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Published: July 19, 2019

Forecasted Corn Yields as of July 15, 2019

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

Published: July 19, 2019

2019 Corn Yield Forecasts as of July 15

Pollen on leaves and silks in spite of heat

Published: July 19, 2019

How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination

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

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

Published: July 18, 2019

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

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

Corn rootworm beetle

Published: July 18, 2019

Impact of Planting Dates on Corn and Soybean Insects

Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

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Published: July 18, 2019

How Summer Heat Affects Forage Growth

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

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Published: July 17, 2019

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

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).

Published: July 17, 2019

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

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

Washington County Winter Wheat Variety Trial

Published: July 17, 2019

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 15-19)

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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Published: July 16, 2019

Long-Term Study Suggests Management Adaptations for Weather Extremes

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

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Published: July 16, 2019

New SARE Resource Examines Economics of Cover Crops in Row Crops

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Published: July 16, 2019

Managing Seeding Year Alfalfa

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

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Published: July 16, 2019

Whittier Receives Fellow Award from American Society of Animal Science

Soybean field abutting a corn field

Published: July 15, 2019

Corn and Soybean Progress and Winter Wheat Harvest Lag

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

Published: July 15, 2019

UNL TAPS Receives Outstanding Extension Program Award

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.

Published: July 15, 2019

Cercospora Leaf Spot Spotted in the Panhandle – Be Aware!

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

Figure 1. Weeds that are cut off with the combine header will need to regrow before they can be controlled.

Published: July 12, 2019

Controlling Weeds Post-Harvest in Winter Wheat

Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

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Published: July 12, 2019

Good Farmer to Great Manager Record-Keeping Course at 2 Sites

Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics

Figure 1. Corn in one of the irrigation research plots at the South Central Agricultural Lab was starting to show signs of stress Wednesday.

Published: July 11, 2019

Soil Water Content- and Soil Matric Potential-Based Irrigation Trigger Values for Different Soil Types

Suat Irmak – Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Farmer field testing two cover crop management options

Published: July 11, 2019

Farmers Find Solutions Through Nebraska Soil Health Initiative

Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator