The following CropWatch stories and information resources address flood damage to crop production areas and rural homes.
- Flood Recovery Programs Available From USDA’s Farm Service Agency (June 23, 2010)
- Weed Control, Nitrogen Loss Among Challenges Facing Farmers with Soggy Fields (June 23, 2010)
- Flood-plagued Farmers Need to Move Quickly but Carefully, a June 21, 2010 IANR News story
- Unknown Soil Nitrogen Losses: What to Do?, a June 18, 2010 CropWatch article
- Crop Insurance Impacts of Recent Flooding, a June 15, 2010 CropWatch article
- 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
- Producers Experiencing Flood are Encouraged to Contact Their FSA Office, a June 14, 2010 release from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- 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
- 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
- Crop Insurance Impacts from Recent Flooding, a June 20, 2008 CropWatch article; reviewed June 14, 2010
- Delayed Planting and Replanting Evaluator, an Iowa State University fact sheet
- Delayed and Prevented Planting Provisions, an Iowa State University fact sheet
- Good Farming Practices Protect Your Investment in Crop Insurance, a USDA RMA fact sheet
Rural Homes and Water
- Drinking Water and Septic System Management after a Flood, on the UNL Water website
- Resources for Coping with Severe Storms and Flooding, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services website
This is a developing Web resource so check back soon for additional stories and information.
CropWatch Stories — June 18, 2010
Soybean Production
- Caterpillars Damaging Seedling Soybeans
- Early Season Soybean Seedling Diseases Showing Up in Nebraska
Weed Management
- Risks of Late Herbicide Applications to Corn
- Scouringrush — Herbicide Trials and Management Recommendations
Alfalfa Production
Crop Reports
- USDA Nebraska Crop Condition Report (June 14, 2010)
- USDA Nebraska Crop Condition Report (June 21, 2010)
AgNews