CropWatch January 2012 Stories
UNL's new wind tunnel research facility at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte is one of two in the nation. Researchers will be able to test spray droplet size under various conditions and develop recommendations for industry. See more of this facility in this Market Journal segment.
January 2012
Weed Management
Climate & Weather
Farm Management
- Negotiating 2012 Cash Rents for Cropland
- 2012 Nebraska Crop Budgets up 15% from 2011 (51 budgets in Excel & PDF formats)
- The How-To's of Farm Lease Termination
Corn Production
- Corn Yield Challenge Open to Youth in 2012
- UNL Research: Irrigated Corn Achieves High Yields with High Energy Efficiency, Little Impact on Climate Change
Soybean Production
- Research: Under Heavy Insect Pressure, CruiserMaxx Protected Yield
- 2011 Field Research Shows Little Yield Effect from Soybean Seed Treatments
- Effect of Foliar Fungicides and Insecticides on Soybean Disease Severity and Yield
Stored Grain Management
- Mid Winter to Spring Grain Storage Management
- Protecting Your Harvest from Vertebrate Pests: Potential Impacts of Rodents
Soil Nutrition
Hybrid/Variety Selection
- UNL Spring Seed Guide Includes Trial Results, Lists Certified Seed Dealers
- Nebraska Dry Bean Variety Test Results Released
Extension Information & Programs
- Sorghum Seminars Feb. 1-2 Offer Strategies to Stay Competitive
- Market Journal Looks at Soil Moisture Conditions, Wind Tunnel Research
- Nebraska No-Till Conferences at 3 Sites in February
- Market Journal: Budget Analyst Discusses Factors Affecting 2012 Crop Budgets
- Center Pivot Irrigation Management Short Course Feb. 6
- UNL Offers Land Application Training in February
- Women in Ag Conference Feb. 23-24 in Kearney
- Market Journal: USDA Reports Offer a Retrospective of the Season
- Nebraska Ag Technologies Association Conference Feb. 1-2 in Grand Island
- Agronomy Seminar Series Opens with Monsanto Corn Breeder
AgNews
- Tom Field Named Director of UNL's Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program
- Nebraska Harvests 1.54 Billion bu of Corn, 258 Million bu of Soybeans in 2011
- USDA NRCS Extends Sign-up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program
- A Letter from Governor Dave Heineman on the Upcoming Ag Conference
Ag News from Neighboring States