Corn and Soybean Production

• Imbibitional Chilling and Factors Influencing Cold Stress in Corn and Soybean, Planting is underway just as a drop in temperatures is predicted for early next week. UNL agronomists discuss the window when injury could occur and what to check for in the forecast for the immediate post-planting period.
• Check daily soil temperature updates on CropWatch
• Reader Q&A: Are Cutworms Likely to be a Big Problem in Corn in 2014?

Forage & Alfalfa Production

• Winterkilled Alfalfa More Common This Year; Growers Urged to Assess Stands
• Control Musk Thistle While You Can
• USDA Research Shows Potential Impact of Climate Change on Rangeland

Market Journal

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• Countering Rootworm Resistance in Corn
• Early vs. Late Planted Soybeans -- A Climatological Perspective
• The Forecast For Next Week

Pesticide Safety

• Pesticide Container Recycling Dates and Locations

Crop Reports

• Extension Reports from Across the State
• USDA on Crop Condition, Planting Progress

IANR & Extension

• Elmore Returns to UNL, Part of New Water Focus Team
• New Publications from UNL Extension
  — Market and Financial Outlook for Production Agriculture in Nebraska (EC865)
  — Agriculture in the Nebraska Panhandle (EC864)
  —The Spotted Wing Drosophila, An Invasive, Small Fruit Fly in Nebraska

AgNews

• USDA NRCS Update on Conservation Compliance in New Farm Bill