August 25, 2017

Cover Crops

Students conducting cover crop research — Students collecting data in cover crop plots at North Platte. (Photo taken on October 15, 2016)

Research Update on Cover Crops after Winter Wheat Harvest

What was the effect on corn from cover crops planted after winter wheat and prior to corn in a fallow rotation using different planting dates and cover crop mixtures? In the first year of a three-year study in North Platte and Grant, researchers compared the effect of several systems on multiple variables and share findings and considerations for growers.

Soybean Production

Figure 1. Dicamba injury to 40 acres of soybean near Geneva due to volatility/temperature inversion. (Photo by Amit Jhala)

Tell Us about Your Dicamba Use and Suspected Injury in Soybean

Nebraska Extension educators and specialists would like to hear from growers and agribusiness about their experiences with dicamba this season. Information can be shared via an online survey or by contacting them directly with the email provided.

White Mold More Common This Year in Soybean

The increased levels of white mold that growers are finding in soybean this year are likely due to cool wet conditions at bloom, when the initial infection actually occurred.

Corn Production

Nebraska Extension Educator Nathan Mueller on estimating corn yields.

Estimating Potential Corn Yield

Interested in estimating your corn or soybean yields? Most of the components for corn yields—except seed weight—are set. Check out these Nebraska Extension videos and guides from Kansas and Iowa Extension for photos and how-to's on assessing your crop and estimating yield.

Bacterial leaf streak in corn — Figure 1. Bacterial leaf streak symptoms on corn are interveinal streaks that may appear tan, brown, or especially yellow when backlit by the sun.

Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn

Bacterial leaf streak was just confirmed in Nebraska in 2016, the first incidence in the US, but has now spread to 56 counties and is found in eight other states.Learn about factors contributing to its development and "host" plants, as well as management options.

Screen capture of irrigation scheduling system

View Corn Plots and 7 Demos of Irrigation Scheduling Equipment at Aug. 31 Tour

View corn variety plots and demonstrations of seven irrigation scheduling systems at the Aug. 31 Hamilton County Corn Growers Tour. The seven systems have been monitoring the same field throughout the season, providing a unique opportunity for growers to compare how each system manages similar information.

Taking the corn stalk nitrate test in the field

Evaluating N Management with the Corn Stalk Nitrate Test

When is this test best used? Often it may be well used to compare nitrogen uptake between two practices in corn.

Weather

US map of temperature departures for the first three weeks of August

Nebraska Drought Decreases; Forecast for Cooler, Wetter Conditions

Cooler and sometimes wet conditions continue in the forecast for Nebraska. And, with Hurricane Harvey barreling into the Texas coast, there are likely to be waves of rain in the eastern Corn Belt and changing conditions that may bring an early freeze to some areas there.