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CropWatch

Nebraska crop production & pest management information

Surviving High Input Costs in Crop Production

Manage Costs, Maximize Profits

These stories include practical recommendations and projected on-farm savings for reducing input costs. Many of the costs used were based on crop budgets revised in early fall 2008 and provided here so you can review the numbers and update as needed.

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Production Practices

Soil Fertility

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Machinery Management

Pest Management

Production Management

Irrigation

Grain Storage & Handling

 

Budgets

Nebraska Crop Budgets for 2009

Background Budget Data

Note on Prices Used in Budgets: Herbicide prices were based on prices provided by a survey of product distributors in August 2008. Nitrogen prices were based on average prices in August 2008.

 

More Resources 

Managing in Tough Times is a new one-stop Web site with information to help Nebraskans weather the current economy. From financial management to stress management and from cutting corners to changing crop and livestock practices, it offers helpful information you need today.

Meeting the Challenge: Farming in Uncertain Times is a 10-part series on issues facing western Nebraska farmers for the 2009 crop season. Some of the stories have been featured in CropWatch, and all of them can be found on the Web site.

Also see UNL's CropWatch, Market Journal, and Ag Almanac for more stories on crop production and pest management in Nebraska. Visit the IANR News site for the latest news from UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Herbicide prices were based on prices provided by a survey of product distributors in August 2008. Nitrogen prices were based on average prices in August 2008.