August 21, 2020

Irrigation Management

Irrigation end gun — End guns are a very common feature on center pivots in certain areas. (Photo by Steve Melvin)

Center Pivot End Gun Considerations

End guns have been on center pivots from almost the beginning and the merits of their use have been debated about as long. Some farmers would not have a pivot without an end gun and others would not have a pivot with one.

Cover Crops

National Survey Shows a Wide Range of Cover Crop Benefits as Acreage Continues to Expand

The most recent survey included perspectives from 1,172 farmers representing every state and included a detailed exploration of “planting green” as well as crop insurance use among cover croppers.

Nutrient Management

What Are the Barriers and Benefits of Manure Use in Cropping Systems? (part 1 of 2)

Understanding the ag community's perceptions of manure's benefits and barriers is important to recycling manure nutrients efficiently. A recent survey is helping us understand the next steps to encouraging manure's use as a valuable asset.

Farm Management

Terminating a Verbal Farmland Lease

Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or 'handshake' agreements. The most common legal issue associated with verbal farm leases is how a lease may legally be terminated.

Farm and Ranch Filing Systems

The goal of record-keeping is to be able to access the information you need quickly. This starts with a filing system that is tailored to the needs of your farm or ranch.

Free Quicken Course for Farmers and Ranchers

A new online course aims to equip Nebraska agricultural producers with the skills and tools needed to establish or improve digital financial record keeping for their operations.

5 Things to Improve Your Quicken Record Keeping

Many computer programs are available to help you organize your financial information. If you already have Quicken, here are five things you can do to improve your Quicken file.

Tips for Fixing Quicken Mistakes Quickly

When inputting several months of entries, it is likely that you are going to make a few mistakes. Here are a few tips to tackle two common problems when entering transactions into Quicken.

Quicken Tags for Your Farm or Ranch

Tags can help you glean information from your Quicken file without complicating your category list. This article discusses how to get started with tags, and how to use them to enhance your financial records.

Crop Reports

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (Aug. 17-21)

Extension educators report on what they are seeing in the fields this week in southeast Nebraska, the northern panhandle, Dawson, Buffalo and Hall counties.

N Field Observations for This Week

This week, Extension educators preview the upcoming 2021 Cover Crops and Soil Health Conference and offer tips on how to get prepared for chemigation training sessions beginning this month in Nebraska.

USDA Crop Progress Report, Aug. 17

Corn condition is rated 73% good to excellent, 88% dough and 29% dented. Soybean condition is rated 76% good to excellent, 90% setting pods and 2% starting to drop leaves. Dry edible beans are rated 69% good to excellent, 83% setting pods and 7% dropping leaves, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.