Using corn yield forecasts to adjust in-season management and the benefits of cover crops are among the myriad of educational exhibits and demonstrations featured at the IANR Building at Husker Harvest Days this year. Preview all the IANR HHD exhibits on the theme "Successfully Managing Extremes" in this week's story and be sure to stop by and visit with Extension educators and specialists next week at Husker Harvest Days.

IANR at Husker Harvest Days Sept. 11-13 — Special Focus on Weather Ready Farms: Successfully Managing Extremes. 

• Preview the exhibits and demonstrations in this week's story and plan to engage with Nebraska Extension educators and specialists about how you can apply these tools on your farms and ranches.
• Ron Yoder, IANR interim vice chancellor for the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, describes why this year's theme is so important for Nebraska agriculture. 

Corn and Soybean Production

• Corn Yield Forecasts as of Sept. 7. Nebraska corn yields forecast at near- to above-average levels, except for three sites. Most sites across the Corn Belt good, but not record-breaking.
  
• Stalk Rot Diseases Developing, Including Anthracnose Top Dieback
• Corn and Soybean Diseases Reported by UNL PPDC

Wheat Production

• Federal Price Support for Winter Wheat. Three programs growers may want to consider this year.

IANR & Extension

• View Market Journal segments on controlling marestail, soybean marketing, the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and the forecast for the coming week.