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wildfire burning in mountainous area near pasture

Published: April 18, 2025

Preparedness in Practice: Nebraska AgrAbility Presents Strategies to Empower Rural Families and Communities

Ashley Ahrens - Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition and Health Educator

Tractor planting field

Published: April 18, 2025

Starter Fertilizer — When is it Needed?

Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist

water flowing over dam

Published: April 17, 2025

Yonts Water Conference Updates Growers on Runoff Estimates

Gary Stone - Extension Educator

field of corn

Published: April 17, 2025

Strategically Insuring Your Farm: The Rise of Micro-Captive Insurance

Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

larvae inside wheat stem

Published: April 17, 2025

How Have Winter Temperatures Affected Insect Overwintering in Nebraska?

Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Ana Lima - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Alisson da Silva Santana - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Published: April 17, 2025

Using Emergency Tillage to Control Wind Erosion

John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, John Smith - Retired Machinery Systems Engineer, PREC

alfalfa field on bright day

Published: April 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Grass Management — Fertilizer, Weed Control and Grazing

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

cattle grazing spring pasture

Published: April 11, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grass Tetany, Spring Grass Seeding

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

weather map of U.S.

Published: April 11, 2025

Weather Outlook: Open Planting Windows, Severe Threat Later in April

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

tractor planting field of corn

Published: April 11, 2025

Considerations for Planting into Dry Conditions

Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

irrigation scheduling graphic overlaid on field

Published: April 10, 2025

Using Irrigation Scheduling Tools to Save Water Without Sacrificing Yield

Bruno Lena - Extension Educator

alfalfa field

Published: April 9, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Prep and Evaluating Stands

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Cover crop plantings

Published: April 9, 2025

Cover Crop Termination Tradeoffs

Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Young plant surrounded by periodic table tiles

Published: April 4, 2025

100 Years of Nebraska Nitrogen

Crystal Powers - Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Nebraska Water Center

map for projected moisture over the next 48 hours

Published: April 3, 2025

Weather Outlook: Sub-freezing Temperatures Followed by Warm-up

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

people scout for weevils in alfalfa field

Published: April 3, 2025

On the Lookout for Alfalfa Weevil Emergence and Scouting

Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

manure spreader

Published: April 3, 2025

A Beginner's Guide to Manure Spreaders: Ensuring Even Application for Healthy Fields

Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator, Amber Patterson, Amy Millmier Schmidt - Livestock Bioenvironmental Engineer, Glen Arnold - The Ohio State University

county map of nebraska with at-risk counties highlighted

Published: April 2, 2025

Increased Risk of Grasshoppers in 2025

Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

highboy in corn field

Published: April 2, 2025

Highboy Cover Crop Interseeding Project Fall 2024 Updates

Victor de Sousa Ferreira - Graduate Student, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, John Nelson - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Bruno Lena - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator

young grasshoppers on corn leaves

Published: April 2, 2025

Grasshoppers Return ― It’s Time to Scout Field Borders

Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist