UNL CropWatch June 2010: Storm Damage Information
Crop Production
- Unknown Soil Nitrogen Losses: What to Do? (June 18, 2010 CropWatch)
- Market Journal: Charles Shapiro Discusses Potential Need for Nitrogen after Heavy Rains (June 25, 2010)
- Weed Control, Nitrogen Loss Among Challenges Facing Farmers with Soggy Fields (June 23, 2010 IANR News)
- Flood-plagued Farmers Need to Move Quickly but Carefully (June 21, 2010 IANR News)
- Assessing Flood Damage to Soybeans, University of Wisconsin
- Corn Survival in Flooded or Saturated Fields, Iowa State University (Spring 2007)
- Flooded Corn and Saturated Soils, Iowa State University (Spring 2008)
- Effects of Flooding or Ponding on Young Corn, May 2010, Purdue University
- Delayed Planting and Replanting Evaluator, an Iowa State University fact sheet
- Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions, an Iowa State University fact sheet
- Market Journal, June 18, 2010, with Agronomic Issues of Flood-Damaged Crops with Keith Glewen; Crop Insurance Questions with Paul Burgener; and Potential Damage Benefits Under the USDA SURE Program with Brad Lubben
- Crop Management Information for Flood-Damaged Field Crops, a comprehensive, multi-state list of information resources & links related to flood-damaged field crops, developed by Purdue University Department of Agronomy
- Extension Disaster Education Network Flood, national Extension resources on flood damage to crops and homes; search for specific topics
Crop Protection
- Pummeled Corn Vulnerable to Disease Development (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
- Fungicide Use in Corn after Hail Events and Prior to Tasseling (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
- Tips for Harvesting Scabby Wheat (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
Alfalfa and Forage Production
- Be Prepared for Potential Heat Damage to Moist Hay (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
- Managing Windrowed Alfalfa Through Wet Conditions (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
Crop Insurance
- Crop Insurance Impacts of Recent Flooding (June 15, 2010 CropWatch)
- Crop Insurance Impacts from Recent Flooding (June 20, 2008 CropWatch article; reviewed June 14, 2010)
Government Programs
- Flood Recovery Programs Available From USDA’s Farm Service Agency (June 23, 2010)
- Producers Experiencing Floods are Encouraged to Contact Their FSA Office, a June 14, 2010 release from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Prevented Planting Insurance Provisions: Flood, a USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) fact sheet
- How to File a Crop Insurance Claim, a USDA RMA fact sheet
- Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance, a USDA RMA fact sheet
Water Quality Issues
- Be Prepared for Potential Heat Damage to Moist Hay (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
- Managing Windrowed Alfalfa Through Wet Conditions (June 25, 2010 CropWatch)
Crop Insurance
- Crop Insurance Impacts of Recent Flooding (June 15, 2010 CropWatch)
- Crop Insurance Impacts from Recent Flooding (June 20, 2008 CropWatch article; reviewed June 14, 2010)
Government Programs
- Flood Recovery Programs Available From USDA’s Farm Service Agency (June 23, 2010)
- Producers Experiencing Floods are Encouraged to Contact Their FSA Office, a June 14, 2010 release from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Prevented Planting Insurance Provisions: Flood, a USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) fact sheet
- How to File a Crop Insurance Claim, a USDA RMA fact sheet
- Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance, a USDA RMA fact sheet
Water Quality Issues
- Flood Recovery Programs Available From USDA’s Farm Service Agency (June 23, 2010)
- Producers Experiencing Floods are Encouraged to Contact Their FSA Office, a June 14, 2010 release from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Prevented Planting Insurance Provisions: Flood, a USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) fact sheet
- How to File a Crop Insurance Claim, a USDA RMA fact sheet
- Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance, a USDA RMA fact sheet
Water Quality Issues
Check the UNL Water website for the latest information on addressing flood and post-storm drinking water quality issues. Following are a few of the emergency management topics featured on the site.
- Managing a Septic System after a Flood (UNL Water)
- Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Well Water Safety (UNL Water)
- Emergency Disinfection of Flood-Contaminated Private Drinking Water (UNL Water)
- Drinking Water Treatment: Shock Chlorination (NebGuide G1761)
- Drinking Water Treatment: Chock Chlorination Calculator (UNL Water)
- Resources for Coping with Severe Storms and Flooding, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services website
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