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Reporting districts

Published: July 12, 2019

Disease Reports from the UNL Diagnostic Clinic

Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

CropWatch Graphic

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

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 11, 2019

Nebraska Wheat Crop Forecast at 51.4 mil bu, up 4% from 2018

USDA NASS

Farmers, Nebraska Extension educators, and NRCS employees at the NRCS-Nebraska Extension Soil Health Initiative Meeting held in York earlier this year. (Photo by Laura Thompson)

Published: July 11, 2019

Why Growers are Adopting Practices to Build Soil Health

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

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 11, 2019

KSU: Pre-harvest Weed Control in Wheat - Sharpen Update

Aerial view of field trials at the university's South Central Agricultural Lab near Clay Center.

Published: July 11, 2019

View Latest Field Research at South Central Field Day Aug. 1

Bacterial stalk rot in corn

Published: July 11, 2019

Diseases to Watch for in Flooded Crops

Sarah Sivits - Former Extension Educator, Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist

Painted lady butterfly

Published: July 10, 2019

Painted Lady Butterflies Are Abundant In Many Areas—What Now?

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

Fields in central Neraska faced a range of damage from heavy rains earlier this week, from being totally inundated by flood waters to plants being flattened by the storms and high winds. (Photo by Todd Whitney)

Published: July 9, 2019

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 8-12, 2019)

Extension Educators & Specialists

Price adjustment graph for N in corn

Published: July 9, 2019

Nutrient Management Suggestions for Corn Updated in EC117

Charles Shapiro - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Brian Krienke - Former Soils Extension Educator

Green June beetle

Published: July 8, 2019

Help Identify Crop Insect Distribution in Nebraska

Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Figure 1. Soybean plant showing signs of wilting from soybean gall midge infestation.

Published: July 8, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge: New Counties Infested and Second Generation Adults Emerging

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator

Field of diverse cover crops

Published: July 8, 2019

Cover Crop Use and Implications for Cropland Lease Arrangements in 2019

Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Map of the Corn Belt showing locations for the 2019 Corn Yield Forecasts

Published: July 8, 2019

2019 Corn Yield Forecasts: Approach and Interpretation of Results

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 8, 2019

Corn and Soybean Progress Lag, but Condition Good

USDA NASS

Soybean gall midge larvae inside a soybean stem

Published: June 29, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Larvae Found in Soybean Plants

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

On flood-damged fields cover crops offer benefits as a soil cover and rebuilder as well as a source of forage.

Published: June 28, 2019

NRCS Recommendations for Growing Corn as a Cover Crop

S. Corey Brubaker - NRCS State Conservation Agronomist

Stripe rust and leaf rust on wheat

Published: June 28, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist