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March 2, 2018

Farm scene

March 2, 2018

Farm and Ranch Estate Planning Workshops

cropwatch graphic

March 2, 2018

Legumes Can Benefit Your Pasture Mix

By Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Field pennycress

March 2, 2018

Dormant Spraying for Alfalfa Weeds

By Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

A March 14 noon-hour webinar will explore the issue of wheat stem maggot damaging corn planted directly into rye or wheat cover crops.

March 2, 2018

March 14 Webinar on Wheat Stem Maggot in Cover Crops

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

DriftWatch facts

March 2, 2018

Specialty Growers, Pesticide Applicators Can Work Together to Protect Sensitive Crops

By Nebraska Department of Agriculture News Release

Market Journal

March 2, 2018

Market Journal Looks at Farm Bill Discussions

attendees of Yeutter Symposium

March 1, 2018

Yeutter Symposium to Highlight Issues of International Trade in Nebraska

Marestail seedling

March 1, 2018

In the News

Photo of field trial studying management of glyphosate-resistant ragweed

March 1, 2018

Herbicide Options for Managing Glyphosate-resistant Common Ragweed in LibertyLink Soybean

By Ethann Barnes - Graduate Research Assistant, John Lindquist - Professor of Agronomy, Stevan Knezevic - Extension Weed Management Specialist, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Michelle Soll, farm and ranch program director with Legal Aid of Nebraska, speaks at the 33rd annual Women in Agriculture Conference in Kearney. More than 250 women attended the conference Feb. 22 and 23. (Photo by Haley Apel)

February 28, 2018

Conference Educates, Uplifts Nebraska Women in Agriculture

By Haley Apel - IANR Media

Distribution of the 1-square-kilometer cells where irrigated land in 2012 exceeded 50 percent of the cell area (blue-green dots) in Nebraska. Pink corresponds to declining annual, while yellow corresponds to declining irrigation-season (May-July) precipitation rates over the 1979-2015 period. The brownish color marks their spatial overlap.

February 28, 2018

Research Shows Large-Scale Irrigation Reduces Local Precipitation

By Shawna Richter-Ryerson - Communications Associate in the School of Natural Resources

Corn and soybean fields

February 27, 2018

Nebraska 2017 Crop Value Forecast at $9.52 Billion

Calculator and rolls of financial data

February 27, 2018

Accounting for Agriculture: Using Constructive Receipts

By Austin Duerfeldt - Former Agricultural Systems Economist Extension Educator

Sprayer in Field

February 27, 2018

Kruger to Present National Spray Drift Webinar

Grain bins

February 27, 2018

Diligent Monitoring, Cool Temps Needed to Maintain Stored Grain Quality

By Ken Hellevang - North Dakota State University Extension Agricultural Engineer

Field of winter wheat at harvest

February 27, 2018

Winter Wheat Condition 43% Good-Excellent

CO2 sensor in rye cover crop

February 26, 2018

Cover Crop and CO2 Emissions

By Sabrina Ruis - Post-Doctoral Associate, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Virginia Jin - USDA ARS Research Soil Scientist, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

cropwatch graphic

February 26, 2018

Q&A: How Often do I Need to Record Dicamba Sprayer Cleanout?

By Clyde Ogg - Pesticide Safety Extension Educator

Taking CO2 measurements in plots where residue has been baled

February 26, 2018

Corn Residue Removal and CO2 Emissions

By Manbir Rakkar - Doctoral Student, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Virginia Jin - USDA ARS Research Soil Scientist