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Person using a tablet while inspecting corn plants in a field, illustrating pesticide application certification training and modern crop management.

Published: December 19, 2025

Pesticide Applicator Certification Training in 2026

In-person and online training options for 2026 are now available

Greg Puckett - Extension Assistant, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator

Center pivot chemigation system applying irrigation in a Nebraska field, with a fertilizer tank in the foreground and “Chemigation Certification 2026” banner above.

Published: December 18, 2025

Chemigation Certification Training in 2026

Nebraska Extension’s Annual Chemigation Training — Dates and Registration Now Available

Greg Puckett - Extension Assistant, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator

Split photo of black dectes stem borer adult on soybean leaf and orange soybean gall midge larvae inside soybean stem

Published: December 17, 2025

Extension Highlights 2025 Yield Results from Nebraska Soybean Pest Study

Final update from Nebraska Soybean Board–funded project examining soybean gall midge, Dectes stem borer and plant disease impacts on yield

Thales Rodrigues da Silva - MSc Graduate Student, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Dylan Mangel - Extension Plant Pathologist, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator, Ritika Lamichhane - Extension Educator, John Nelson - Extension Educator

A beef cow stands in a snow-covered field with corn residue visible, illustrating winter grazing conditions following corn harvest.

Published: December 15, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-Keeping for Taxes, Cornstalk Quality After Weathering

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Farmer applies pesticide to soybean crop near dusk during spring

Published: December 15, 2025

Endangered Species Act in Nebraska: Ecological Spray Drift Buffers, Part 3

Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor, Greg Puckett - Extension Assistant, Craig Romary - Environmental Programs Specialist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Map shows above-normal temperature probabilities across most of the southern U.S., with near- to below-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest.

Published: December 12, 2025

Large Temperature Gradients and Swings

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Collage showing a farmer, grazing cattle, young calves and an old tractor, with a quote about healthy soil and family stewardship.

Published: December 11, 2025

Soil Health Stories: Hank McGowan — A UNL Alum Turning Soil into a Living System

Christina NoKu - UNL Environmental Science Graduate Student, Rylie Carter - UNL Animal Science Undergraduate Student, Isac Groeteke - UNL PGA Professional Golf Management Student, Zack Gaffney - UNL Agronomy Undergraduate Student, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

White pesticide jug sits in young corn field

Published: December 10, 2025

Endangered Species Act in Nebraska: Runoff and Erosion Mitigation, Part 2

Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor, Greg Puckett - Extension Assistant, Craig Romary - Environmental Programs Specialist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

A partially eaten round hay bale sits beside a metal feeder ring in a muddy winter pasture with leafless trees in the background.

Published: December 8, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips for Safe, Efficient Hay Feeding During Winter

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

NOAA 8–14 day precipitation outlook showing Nebraska near normal, with drier conditions south and wetter chances north.

Published: December 5, 2025

Snow Chances Saturday and Rollercoaster Temps

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

White C-shaped grub larva curled among dense plant roots in dark soil.

Published: December 4, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Field Soil Sampling, Winter Insect Mortality

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Shriveled yellow corn kernel with a pinched base held between two fingers, showing poor fill and stress-related kernel development issues.

Published: December 3, 2025

Disappointing Corn Yields in 2025

Tom Hoegemeyer - Former Adjunct Professor of Practice, Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator, Bob Nielsen - Professor Emeritus, Purdue University , Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

Farm equipment chops and loads corn residue at sunset, with tractors and a forage harvester working through a dusty field after harvest.

Published: December 3, 2025

60 Harvests: Changes I Have Seen

Tom Hoegemeyer - Former Adjunct Professor of Practice

Person holding an unmarked pesticide container in an early-season cornfield, illustrating herbicide planning and compliance requirements.

Published: December 3, 2025

Endangered Species Act in Nebraska: Crop Protection Program Requirements, Part 1

Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor, Greg Puckett - Extension Assistant, Craig Romary - Environmental Programs Specialist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Angus cattle graze corn residue field under a blue sky

Published: December 2, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Partial Budgeting for Forage Changes, Grazing Bt Corn Residue

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

U.S. map showing slight risk of heavy snow Nov. 28–Dec. 3 along a broad band from the Rockies through the Midwest to the Northeast, highlighted in purple.

Published: November 20, 2025

Rain Chances, Nice Weekend, Seasonal Thanksgiving, Cold Coming

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Brown mushroom-like apothecia emerging from moist soil and crop residue, indicating active white mold spore production in the field.

Published: November 20, 2025

Confronting Cropping Challenges to Tackle 2025 Problem Weeds and Pests in December Sessions

Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator, Kayla Nilson - Extension Educator, Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator, Mailson Freire de Oliveira – Assistant Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, Nicole Luhr - Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator

Prescribed burn on farmland

Published: November 17, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Corn Residue Grazing Impacts, Controlling Eastern Red Cedar

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

A field of standing milo with green seedheads and some yellowing lower leaves, growing in dry, sandy soil under a light blue sky.

Published: November 14, 2025

Direct Grazing of Standing Milo with Cows Examined in Webinar

Aaron Berger - Beef Extension Educator

A national precipitation forecast map showing expected rainfall totals over seven days, with heavier amounts along the West Coast and lighter totals across the Plains.

Published: November 14, 2025

Record Warmth Tomorrow and Rain Chances Next Week

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator