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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

Close-up of ripe grain sorghum heads in a sunlit field, with golden leaves and warm evening light in the background.

Published: November 10, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Grazing Native Range and Standing Milo

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

U.S. map showing temperature outlook with above-normal temperatures expected across most of the central and eastern United States, below-normal temperatures in parts of the West Coast, and near-normal conditions along the Northeast and Pacific Northwest coasts.

Published: November 7, 2025

Brief Cold Snap Before Mild Temperatures Return

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Holstein cattle graze a grassy field beside a mature soybean field ready for harvest.

Published: November 3, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Late Fall Rye Planting, Soybean Residue for Forage

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

U.S. climate outlook map showing probabilities for November–January precipitation, with below-normal chances across the central and southern Plains, near-normal in much of the Midwest, and above-normal in parts of the Pacific Northwest, Northeast, and southern Alaska.

Published: October 30, 2025

Cool Saturday, Then Seasonally Warm and Dry

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

A collage of four images showing soil health farmers Paula and Tom Peterson from Waverly, Nebraska — the couple standing together in a cover crop field, a tractor cutting hay, a green soybean field, and cattle grazing on pasture.

Published: October 28, 2025

Soil Health Stories: Paula and Tom Peterson — Stewarding the Land for Generations

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

A combine harvests dry beans in a dry Nebraska field, raising a cloud of dust under a clear blue sky.

Published: October 28, 2025

On-Farm Research Plots Harvest Last of Dry Beans

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator

Black Angus cattle graze corn residue in a harvested field under a partly cloudy sky near a distant grain elevator.

Published: October 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nutrition, Disease Concerns for Crop Residue Grazing

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

48-hour precipitation forecast map for the United States valid through Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, showing widespread rainfall potential across the Pacific Northwest, northern Plains, and parts of the central and eastern U.S. Nebraska remains mostly dry, with only light precipitation expected in the northeast.

Published: October 24, 2025

Chances of Moisture and Seasonal Temperatures

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Metallic MythBusters-style title plate with rusted edges over a close-up photo of corn leaves showing orange southern rust pustules.

Published: October 23, 2025

Mythbusters: Southern Rust Edition

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

Wide angle photo of empty canal tunnel during summer, surrounded by green trees

Published: October 22, 2025

Groundbreaking for Tunnel Replacement, Construction Scheduled to Begin

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist

Several cattle with reddish-brown coats and white faces grazing in a frosted pasture on a clear fall morning.

Published: October 20, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Bloat and Prussic Acid When Grazing Fall Alfalfa, Sorghum

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

Four Nebraska farmers sit on a discussion panel, with one speaking and gesturing as others listen during a nitrogen management Q&A about Sentinel Ag.

Published: October 17, 2025

Farmer Testimonials: Nebraskans Share Real-World Results with Sentinel Ag

Jason Richters - Nebraska farmer, Tyler Smith - Nebraska farmer, Scott Richert - Nebraska farmer, Todd Schmieding - Nebraska farmer, Jesse Williams - Nebraska farmer, Brad Morner - Nebraska farmer, Erik Friesen - Nebraska farmer, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

U.S. temperature outlook map showing a high probability of above-normal temperatures across most of the central and western United States, including Nebraska. Areas along the East Coast and parts of Alaska show near-normal conditions, while far western Alaska is below normal.

Published: October 17, 2025

Weekly Weather Update: Parade of Fronts

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

A feed truck delivers a mixture of hay and grain into a concrete bunk at a feedlot as black and white cattle eat. Numbered pen markers line the fence in the background under clear skies.

Published: October 17, 2025

Whole Raw Soybean a Competitive Protein Supplement for Cows and Calves

Aaron Berger - Beef Extension Educator

Close-up of young wheat plants covered in frost, showing ice crystals along the leaf edges after a cold fall morning.

Published: October 16, 2025

Temperature Thresholds Table for Fall in Nebraska