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Japanese beetle

Published: July 31, 2025

Japanese Beetles Active; Scout Corn and Soybean Fields

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

A mature common mullein plant in bloom, with tall flower spikes of small yellow blossoms standing in a grassy pasture.

Published: July 30, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: How to Manage Heat, Weeds and Pests in Peak Season

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

A mature common mullein plant in bloom, with tall flower spikes of small yellow blossoms standing in a grassy pasture.

Published: July 30, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: How to Manage Heat, Weeds and Pests in Peak Season

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

A mature common mullein plant in bloom, with tall flower spikes of small yellow blossoms standing in a grassy pasture.

Published: July 30, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: How to Manage Heat, Weeds and Pests in Peak Season

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

Published: July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

crop water use graphic

Published: July 29, 2025

Crop Water Use for July 22-29, 2025

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

crop water use graphic

Published: July 29, 2025

Crop Water Use for July 22-29, 2025

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

Map of the United States showing the 8–14 day precipitation outlook issued July 25, 2025, for the period August 2–8. Most of the country is forecast to have near normal or above normal precipitation, with above normal chances in the Southeast and Northwest. Below normal precipitation is likely in parts of the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and central Alaska. A key in the lower-right corner shows probability categories from 33% to over 90%.

Published: July 25, 2025

Weather Update: Rain, Heat and Cooler Weather

Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

corn field under heavy fog

Published: July 25, 2025

What is Corn Sweat?

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: July 24, 2025

Soybean Disease Update: High Risk Predicted for Nebraska Soybean in 2025

Dylan Mangel - Extension Plant Pathologist

magnified photo of tiny yellow and light green soybean aphids cling to soybean stem

Published: July 24, 2025

On the Lookout for Soybean Aphids in 2025

Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist | Updated by: Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, | Updated by: Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

magnified photo of tiny yellow and light green soybean aphids cling to soybean stem

Published: July 24, 2025

On the Lookout for Soybean Aphids in 2025

Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist | Updated by: Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, | Updated by: Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

A round bale of forage sorghum sits in a harvested field, with more bales scattered in rows across the background as plants mature.

Published: July 23, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: 2025 Rental Rates, Summer Haying Tips and Yucca Control Strategies

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator