Strengthening Nebraska's Agricultural Economy

• 10 Years of Research Shows Benefit of Reducing Soybean Seeding Rates. (Dropping from 150,000 to 120,000 seeds per acre can save $10.69/acre without affecting yield.)
• Reducing Costs with High-Speed, High-Capacity Dryers

Climate

• View Talks by UNL and ISU Climatologists on How You Can Use Climate Data to Manage Risk
• Stormy Spring Expected, says Climatologist Al Dutcher in most recent Climate Crossroads, from the Nebraska State Climate Office

Insect Management

• Emerging New Technologies in Insect Pest Management - DuPont Pioneer researcher speaking on campus April 4

Market Journal

• On this week's show view segments on scouting winter wheat for disease; NRCS help with controlling ephermeral erosion; weather updates on a regional and seasonal scale; the state forecast for next week; and a cattle market analysis.

Crop Reports

• USDA-NASS on Wheat Condition, Soil Moisture
• Nebraska and US Prospective Plantings for 2017. Nebraska corn acres down, soybean acres up from 2016, but it's still King Corn.
• USDA: US and Nebraska Grain Stock Report

IANR & Extension

• UNL Potato Specialist Alex Pavlista Retires after 50 Years in Research
• Water and Global Resources Focus of April Heuermann Lecture
• Small Scale Farming Workshop April 8
• Quicken Classes in April for Farm, Ranch Record Keeping