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July 19, 2019

young grasshoppers on corn leaves

Published: July 18, 2019 | Updated: April 2, 2025

Grasshoppers Return ― It’s Time to Scout Field Borders

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist

Growth stages of corn at rainfed sites in monitored by Corn Yield Forecast Center

July 19, 2019

2019 Corn Yield Forecasts as of July 15

Pollen on leaves and silks in spite of heat

July 19, 2019

How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination

By Tom Hoegemeyer - Former Adjunct Professor of Practice, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Corn rootworm beetle

July 18, 2019

Impact of Planting Dates on Corn and Soybean Insects

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

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July 18, 2019

How Summer Heat Affects Forage Growth

By Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Area of the North Platte River canal where the break occurred July 17.

July 18, 2019

Growers in North Platte Valley Face Critical Water Loss with Canal Damage

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Children experiencing science at the 2018 Haskell Field Day

July 17, 2019

Family Friendly Science and Ag Field Day July 24 at Haskell Ag Lab

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July 17, 2019

The Economic Evaluation of Input Use Prescription Maps: Are You Paying to Make Less Profit?

By Taro Mieno - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Grant Gardner - Master's Student in the Department of Agricultural Economics

Counties documented as infested in 2018 (red) and 2019 (orange).

July 17, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Adults Emerge from this Year’s Soybean Fields

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

Washington County Winter Wheat Variety Trial

July 17, 2019

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 15-19)

By Nathan Mueller - Former Extension Educator, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator Extension Educators & Specialists

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July 16, 2019

Long-Term Study Suggests Management Adaptations for Weather Extremes

By Charles Shapiro - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture Charles Shapiro - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture

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July 16, 2019

New SARE Resource Examines Economics of Cover Crops in Row Crops

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July 16, 2019

Managing Seeding Year Alfalfa

By Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

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July 16, 2019

Whittier Receives Fellow Award from American Society of Animal Science

Matt Stockton accepting the Oustanding Extension Program award on behalf of the UNL-TAPS team.

July 15, 2019

UNL TAPS Receives Outstanding Extension Program Award

By Matt Stockton - Agricultural Economist Krystle Rhoades - TAPS Program Coordinator

Sugar beet leaf with 3 very young, circular lesions induced by the CLS pathogen, Cercospora betae. If conditions are conducive, the disease can spread rapidly, even from this small beginning.

July 15, 2019

Cercospora Leaf Spot Spotted in the Panhandle – Be Aware!

By Bob Harveson - Extension Plant Pathologist, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Soybean field abutting a corn field

July 15, 2019

Corn and Soybean Progress and Winter Wheat Harvest Lag