University of Nebraska irrigation scheduling recommendations encourage irrigators to allow crops to continue using more of the stored soil water starting in August and continuing into September when the crop matures.
With corn silage harvest nearing, extension educators review the highlights of harvest timing and storage, and why an early harvest provides a great opportunity to plant cover crops.
The field day included demonstrations on best practices to reduce herbicide drift, study results on new herbicides to control Palmer amaranth in corn, and discussion on several other research projects.
Hosted by Samantha Teten and Jackson Stansell — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.
Franklin Peitz, John Deere product marketing manager, shares operation and performance highlights of John Deere's newly available See & Spray Select system, the first public selective spraying system.
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will be contacted by USDA NASS for a survey on the 2021 production and supply of small grains — including wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Nebraska is one of six states that legally require Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) to keep an operating agreement, but operating agreements can benefit all farms and ranches.
Animal Manure Management Extension Educator Leslie Johnson discusses how to develop your manure application plan, including best stewardship practices for optimum rates and application methods.
If passed, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 would pave the way toward better assistance for farmers interested in participating in a voluntary environmental credit market, including land or soil carbon sequestration.
No-till farmland. Jason Johnson, Iowa NRCS (Flickr/Public Domain)
UNL Department of Ag Economics professionals reviews the concept of additionality, a potential requirement for the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 voluntary environmental credit market program.
Results of a study evaluating the efficacy and crop safety of labeled post-emergence herbicides to control velvetleaf, a major agricultural weed in Nebraska that reduces yields in popcorn if not controlled.
The 2021 Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics will highlight the latest research on corn and soybean production, with live plot demonstrations and training sessions with CCA credits. The corn production clinic is Aug. 25, and soybeans are the focus of the Aug. 26 clinic.
In-field training during the clinic includes plot observations for crop growth and development at a range of vegetative/reproductive growth stages, with CCA credits available for both days.
During the 2021 Hops Field Day, participants will visit the WCREEC Hop Yard to see up-to-date progress, equipment and hear about the overall goals and future research regarding hops.
