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2023 Nebraska Crop Production Budgets — Higher Costs and Risks

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension educator and farm and ranch management analyst, reviews her projections for cost of crop production increases in 2023.

Nebraska Mesonet

Financial Drought Prompts Closures, Uncertainty for Mesonet’s Future

It's been providing vital climatological data since 1981, but now the Nebraska Mesonet is slowly disappearing from the map. It needs a champion.

IANR & Extension

Soybean Day expo — The 2022 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 with the opening of the expo, followed by speaker sessions beginning at 9:10 a.m.

Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Offers 2023 Growing Season Information

Presentations at the 2022 expo will highlight soybean market predictions for 2023, management of soybean stem borer and how to plan a successful transition for your farm or ranch operation.

Survey: How Did We Do in 2022?

What did you like about CropWatch content in 2022? How can we better help you with farm management decisions in 2023? Take our survey and let us know!

TAPS Banquet to Celebrate 2022 Competitions

After a social hour and dinner, TAPS organizers will discuss the findings from this year’s competitions, present data derived from teams’ decisions, and end the evening with honors to the award recipients for each contest.

CropWatch Podcast

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In this episode, we speak with Mitiku Mamo, an extension educator for Dixon, Wayne, Cedar and Knox counties, about field fires that damaged crops prior to harvest in his area.

Forage Production

Pasture and Forage Minute: Saving Hay, Ag Land Leasing Workshops

Tips on reducing hay loss from the elements and during feeding, and information on December's ag land leasing workshops for producers seeking more in-depth farm and ranch leasing guidance.

Cattle eating hay — Choosing the right protein may help bring the cost of feed down and more accurately meet the needs of your cattle.

Pasture and Forage Minute: Cornstalk Quality after Precipitation, Alfalfa for Protein

This week, Jerry Volesky reviews cornstalk feed quality after rain and snow, and Brad Schick discusses the pros and cons of alfalfa as a supplemental protein.

Farm Management

Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for December

There are three dates scheduled for free, in-person farm and ag law clinics in December.

Agricultural Land Management Quarterly Webinar

The November webinar covered recent findings from the 2022 USDA NASS county-level cash rent survey and trends in farm programs influencing operations across the state.

Crop Reports & AgNews

2022 Census of Agriculture Now Underway in Nebraska

Nebraska producers can now begin using their unique survey codes to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which is open for responses until Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Crop Progress: Minor Improvement in Winter Wheat Condition

Winter wheat made only a slight improvement in condition as of Nov. 27.

2022 Northern Plains Farm Labor Report

Northern Plains farm laborers are receiving higher wages in the region and the workforce remains stable compared to 2021, according to a recent report by USDA NASS.

In Case You Missed It...

Wiping Paraquat as a Rescue or Salvage Treatment in Sugarbeet

To manage glyphosate-resistant Palmer in low-growing crops like sugarbeet, wipers filled with paraquat can be adapted by using the right speed, wiper height and wiper saturation.

Research project team — Members of the Field-Nets research team pose in a soybean field on East Campus with their millimeter wave radios with phased-array antennas. The researchers (from left) are Santosh Pitla, Qiang Liu, Yufeng Ge, Christos Argyropoulos and Mehmet Can Vuran. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing)

Project Aims to Boost Ag Tech Through Improved Field Connectivity

A Nebraska research team is designing a next-generation wireless network for agricultural fields that would catalyze an array of digital farming technologies and buoy the businesses of countless farmers.