Articles

male pheasant with bright plumage stands among corn stalk residue in a harvested field, with green grass and bare trees in the background.

Published: September 29, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Cheatgrass, Grazing for Interseeding and Hunting Rights for Land Leases

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

Man in orange vest and camo with hunting rifle walks beside hunting dog in field near tree line

Published: September 26, 2025

Hunting Lease Comparisons for Wild Game Across Nebraska in 2025

Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Published: September 26, 2025

Five Simple Ways to Improve Your Physical and Mental Wellness

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Dr. David Miers - PhD, LIPC Bryan Medical Center Mental Health, Holly Hatton-Bowers - Assistant Professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies

Published: September 26, 2025

Resources to Support Farmers and Ranchers Dealing with Stress

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Susan Harris-Broomfield - Former Extension Educator for Rural Health, Wellness, and Safety, Soni Cochran - Nebraska EDEN Coordinator, Holly Hatton-Bowers - Assistant Professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies | Updated by: Michelle Krehbiel - Youth Development Specialist

Published: September 26, 2025

Emergency Planning is Essential for the Home, Farm or Ranch

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Sonni Cochran - Nebraska Extension Educator and Disaster Education Coordinator

Grain truck drives on country road alongside combine that pours corn grain into bin as it harvests corn field

Published: September 25, 2025

Crop Revenue: Cash Flow and Government Support

Brad Lubben - Extension Ag Policy Specialist

Published: September 25, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: EONR — Does it Exist?

A Six-Part Series Exploring Key Nitrogen Management Concepts for Corn Producers

Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Map of Nebraska showing forecasted high temperatures for the week ahead, ranging from the upper 70s in the west to the mid-to-upper 80s in central and eastern counties, highlighting warm, dry conditions favorable for harvest progress.

Published: September 25, 2025

Warm and Dry Week Ahead

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Aerial photo of burned combine in a scorched field

Published: September 25, 2025

Fire Safety During Harvest Season: Essential Tips for Farmers

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator

Published: September 24, 2025

Harvest Season Safety: A Reminder for Everyone

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator

Published: September 23, 2025

Farm Rescue: Helping Farm and Ranch Families in Crisis

National Farm Safety & Health Week is Sept. 21–27, 2025

Tractor mowing alfalfa in long green windrows on a sunny fall afternoon, with trees and hills in the background.

Published: September 22, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Using GDD for Final Alfalfa Harvest, Fall Grazing vs. Stockpiling, and Thistle Control

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

Aerial view of a farmstead with grain bins, equipment sheds, semitrucks, tractors, and pickup trucks parked around the yard, surrounded by expansive open fields under a clear blue sky.

Published: September 19, 2025

Navigating Farm Succession Without a Family Heir: Selling Assets During Life

Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics

U.S. 6–10 day temperature outlook showing above-normal temps favored across most of the country (strongest Upper Midwest), near-normal along parts of the West Coast, and below-normal over portions of coastal Alaska/Aleutians.

Published: September 19, 2025

Warm and Dry Finish to September

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

Nebraska map of NiRIA priority areas: Priority A (red) concentrated along the central Platte corridor and parts of the northeast and southwest; Priority B (gray) scattered in broad bands statewide; all other areas Priority C (pale yellow).

Published: September 19, 2025

Nebraska’s Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA) Program Opens for 2026 Applications

Drought- and disease-damaged corn plants in a Nebraska field, with stalks leaning and ears exposed as plants mature.

Published: September 19, 2025

Harvest 2025 Prep Guide: Minimize Losses in Disease-Stressed Corn

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, David S. Wangila - Extension Educator

Split graphic with 'Soybean Pest Alert' over images of an adult soybean tentiform leafminer on leaf and larva on leaf

Published: September 18, 2025

Soybean Tentiform Leafminer Detected in Several New Nebraska Counties

New to Nebraska in 2024, Now Confirmed Across Eastern Nebraska in 2025

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Nikki Luhr, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Thales Rodrigues da Silva - MSc Graduate Student

Published: September 17, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: 1.2 lb N Per Bushel — Where Did That Come From?

A Six-Part Series Exploring Key Nitrogen Management Concepts for Corn Producers

Hero graphic showing a mature cornfield at sunset with the headline “2025 Corn Yield Forecasts — Final Predictions” and an inset NE–KS map with yield-probability pies.

Published: September 17, 2025

2025 Corn Yield Forecasts: Cooler Weather at Season’s End Increased Forecasted Yields for Region

Patricio Grassini - Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Cropping Systems Specialist, Jose Andrade - UNL Affiliate, Fernando Aramburu Merlos - UNL Affiliate, Haishun Yang - UNL Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Jeff Coulter - Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota, Mark Licht - ISU Associate Professor, Extension Cropping System Specialist, Sotirios Archontoulis - ISU Professor, Maninder Pal Singh - Michigan State University Associate Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy, Osler Ortez - Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science Assistant Professor, Daniel Quinn - Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Extension Corn Specialist, Purdue University, Ana Carcedo - Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist, North Dakota State University

Published: September 16, 2025

Crop Water Use for Sept. 9-16, 2025

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist