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June 28, 2019

Japanese beetle

July 1, 2024

Japanese Beetles Emerging; Scout Corn and Soybean Fields

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator

Soybean gall midge larvae inside a soybean stem

June 29, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Larvae Found in Soybean Plants

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

On flood-damged fields cover crops offer benefits as a soil cover and rebuilder as well as a source of forage.

June 28, 2019

NRCS Recommendations for Growing Corn as a Cover Crop

By S. Corey Brubaker - NRCS State Conservation Agronomist

Stripe rust and leaf rust on wheat

June 28, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat head with fusarium head blight

June 28, 2019

Why Did Fusarium Head Blight Develop in My Wheat Field after I Sprayed at Flowering?

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Unplanted acres with corn residue

June 28, 2019

Check Herbicide Restrictions before Planting and Using Cover Crops

By Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Cover crop mix in the field

June 28, 2019

Deadline Extended to Apply for Funding to Plant Cover Crops on Flooded Cropland Acres

By Nebraska NRCS News Release

Map of Nebraska land values

June 28, 2019

Nebraska Land Values Drop 3% from 2018

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance

June 27, 2019

Roger Elmore Retiring from Career in Ag Research, Extension

By Fran Benne - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Chart showing deviations of yield forecasts to actual yields at four times during the season for 10 years.

June 27, 2019

The Big Unknown in Corn Yield Forecasts

By Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist

Bacterial leaf streak on corn

June 27, 2019

Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn in Nebraska

By Sarah Sivits - Former Extension Educator, Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist

Tamra Jackson-Ziems

June 27, 2019

June Podcast: Mid-Season Diseases in Corn and Soybean

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June 26, 2019

Controlling Summer Annual Weeds in Alfalfa

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June 26, 2019

Avoiding Fireworks When Two Generations Manage an Ag Operation

By Allan Vyhnalek - Extension Educator, Farm/Ranch Succession and Transition

Soybean gall midge larvae inside a soybean stem

June 26, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge: Management Window Changing for Nebraska Growers

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

cropwatch graphic

June 26, 2019

Forecast Shows Much Warmer Days Ahead in July

By Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Field of wheat with severe fusarium head blight

June 25, 2019

Strategies for Handling Wheat Grain Affected by Fusarium Head Blight

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Illustration of injury symptoms in a field. It is one of several indicators used to diagnose whether injury is caused by a disease, chemical application, or agronomic practice. This field shows random, non-uniform distribution common with diseases.

June 24, 2019

Using Symptom Distribution to Identify Problems and Guide Management

By Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist