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Figure 1. Planting into cold soil (below 50°F) when cold conditions are expected for the next 48 hours can lead to germination problems and seedlings not emerging or not emerging well. 1a. Corn seedling that started leafing out below ground and now has twisted leaves which will delay or negate normal plant development.. Figures 1b-c. Unemerged seedlings attempting to leaf out belowground. None of the seedlings shown should be counted as a productive plant.

Published: April 12, 2018

Cold Soil Temperature and Corn Planting Windows

Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Jim Specht - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Haishun Yang - UNL Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Patricio Grassini - Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Cropping Systems Specialist

Figure 1. Planting into cold soil (below 50°F) when cold conditions are expected for the next 48 hours can lead to germination problems and seedlings not emerging or not emerging well. 1a. Corn seedling that started leafing out below ground and now has twisted leaves which will delay or negate normal plant development.. Figures 1b-c. Unemerged seedlings attempting to leaf out belowground. None of the seedlings shown should be counted as a productive plant.

Published: April 12, 2018

Cold Soil Temperature and Corn Planting Windows

Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Jim Specht - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Haishun Yang - UNL Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Patricio Grassini - Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Cropping Systems Specialist

Figure 1. Planting into cold soil (below 50°F) when cold conditions are expected for the next 48 hours can lead to germination problems and seedlings not emerging or not emerging well. 1a. Corn seedling that started leafing out below ground and now has twisted leaves which will delay or negate normal plant development.. Figures 1b-c. Unemerged seedlings attempting to leaf out belowground. None of the seedlings shown should be counted as a productive plant.

Published: April 12, 2018

Cold Soil Temperature and Corn Planting Windows

Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Jim Specht - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Haishun Yang - UNL Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Patricio Grassini - Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Cropping Systems Specialist

Hand holding two soil types

Published: April 11, 2018

Soil Health Nexus Looks to Better Understand your Soil Health Challenges

Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator

NOAA US precipitation forecast for April 11-18

Published: April 11, 2018

Spring Still Elusive as Cold then Rains to Quickly Follow Warm-up

Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist

Figure 1. Coal combustion residue is being mixed into manure for land application.

Published: April 11, 2018

Improving the Efficiency of Applied Organic N

Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Figure 1. Coal combustion residue is being mixed into manure for land application.

Published: April 11, 2018

Improving the Efficiency of Applied Organic N

Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: April 11, 2018

Team Registration Open for Youth Crop Scouting Contest

Brandy VanDeWalle - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: April 11, 2018

Cornhusker Economics Q&A on Ethanol Price Fight and Nebraska Ag

Richard Perrin - Jim Roberts Professor of Agricultural Economics

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Published: April 11, 2018

Excel Pro Tip: Conditional Formatting

Austin Duerfeldt - Former Agricultural Systems Economist Extension Educator

Western bean cutworm larvae on an ear of corn

Published: April 11, 2018

Efficacy of Foliar Insecticide Treatments for Western Bean Cutworm in Corn

Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Débora Montezano – Entomology PhD Student, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Western bean cutworm larvae on an ear of corn

Published: April 11, 2018

Efficacy of Foliar Insecticide Treatments for Western Bean Cutworm in Corn

Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Débora Montezano – Entomology PhD Student, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Western bean cutworm larvae on an ear of corn

Published: April 11, 2018

Efficacy of Foliar Insecticide Treatments for Western Bean Cutworm in Corn

Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Débora Montezano – Entomology PhD Student, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Figure 1. Nebraska soybean field with patches of iron chlorosis caused by a deficiency of iron. (Photo by Rodrigo Werle)

Published: April 10, 2018

What's New with Micronutrients?

Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Pulse width modulation sprayer

Published: April 10, 2018

Precise Spray Droplet Sizes for Optimizing Herbicide Applications

Thomas Butts - Graduate Research Assistant in Agronomy and Horticulture, Greg Kruger - Weed Science and Application Technology Specialist

Pulse width modulation sprayer

Published: April 10, 2018

Precise Spray Droplet Sizes for Optimizing Herbicide Applications

Thomas Butts - Graduate Research Assistant in Agronomy and Horticulture, Greg Kruger - Weed Science and Application Technology Specialist

Cold germination test of seed

Published: April 10, 2018

Cold Germination Test for Corn and Soybeans

Steve Knox - Manager of the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association

CropWatch Graphic

Published: April 9, 2018

Winter Wheat 58% Good to Excellent

USDA NASS

person doing finances on a calculator

Published: April 6, 2018

Building Family Resiliency Starts with You

Linda Reddish - Extension Educator with The Learning Child, Carrie Gottschalk - Extension Educator with The Learning Child

CropWatch Graphic

Published: April 6, 2018

Consider No-till Seeding Alfalfa This Year

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist