Corn Production

• "Cross-Banding" on Corn Leaves Due to Pre-Emergent, Cold Soil Temperatures
• Assessing 2016 Corn Yield Forecasts by the Yield Forecasting Center
• Scout Emerging Corn for Early Season Insects

From Recent Issues

• Do I Need to Replant my Corn?, includes table of relative yield potential of corn by planting date and population (May 5)
• Recent Cold, Wet Conditions are Favorable for Seedling Diseases in Early-Planted Corn (May 5)
• Risk of Freeze Damage in Early-Planted, Emerged Corn (April 28)

Soybean Production

• Spraying the New Phenoxy Herbicide Formulations in Xtend and Enlist Soybeans: Application Factors to Consider

Wheat Production

• Wheat Disease Update from Eastern Nebraska
• Leaf Rust Confirmed, Stripe Rust Widespread but at Low Levels

Weed Management

• Watch for Palmer Amaranth in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields

Research

• Field Studies: Replicated Comparisons vs Side-by-Side Comparisons

Farm Management

• On-Farm and Off-Farm Heirs: Family Feud Ends Up in Court (May 10 Cornhusker Economics)

Alfalfa and Forage Production

• Time First Alfalfa Cutting to Best Fit Your Needs
• Harvesting Small Grain Cereals for Hay or Silage

Market Journal

• View segments on the May crop report, corn seedling diseases, winter wheat scouting, Nebraska LEAD program, and the forecast for the coming week

Climate

• Temperatures Continue Above-Average Streak in April (see Climate Update, a monthly PDF summary from the Nebraska State Climate Office)

Disease Management

• Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic Report

Youth Education in Crop Production

• Form Your Teams and Start Preparing for Youth Crop Scouting Contest

Crop Report

• USDA NASS: Corn Planting at 50%, Soybean at 13%
• 2017 Winter Wheat Crop Down 27% from 2016