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Two men examine dry soybean plants in a field, one pointing while discussing crop conditions during drought stress.

Published: March 19, 2026

Millet and Field Pea as Drought-Resilient Options for Nebraska Corn-Soybean Systems

Rituraj Khound - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist

Spray drone applying product over a corn field at sunset, silhouetted against the sky with visible mist drifting downward.

Published: March 18, 2026

Confused on Nebraska Pesticide Certification for Drone Applications?

Dirk Charlson - Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator, Holly Hillebran - Pesticide Certification and Worker Safety Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Protection, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator, Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor

Spray drone applying product over a corn field at sunset, silhouetted against the sky with visible mist drifting downward.

Published: March 18, 2026

Confused on Nebraska Pesticide Certification for Drone Applications?

Dirk Charlson - Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator, Holly Hillebran - Pesticide Certification and Worker Safety Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Protection, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator, Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor

Spray drone applying product over a corn field at sunset, silhouetted against the sky with visible mist drifting downward.

Published: March 18, 2026

Confused on Nebraska Pesticide Certification for Drone Applications?

Dirk Charlson - Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator, Holly Hillebran - Pesticide Certification and Worker Safety Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Protection, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator, Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor

Spray drone applying product over a corn field at sunset, silhouetted against the sky with visible mist drifting downward.

Published: March 18, 2026

Confused on Nebraska Pesticide Certification for Drone Applications?

Dirk Charlson - Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator, Holly Hillebran - Pesticide Certification and Worker Safety Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Protection, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Extension Educator, Milos Zaric - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

Published: March 18, 2026

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Nebraska

Extension Monitoring for Signs of Corn Stunt Disease

Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Wildfire burning across dry pastureland with flames and thick smoke rising behind a fence line in a rural landscape.

Published: March 17, 2026

Assistance Programs for Nebraska Producers Recovering from Wildfires, Drought

Katy Moore - CropWatch Editor

Map of Nebraska showing alfalfa weevil growing degree day totals (base 48°F) from Jan. 1–March 15, with most areas exceeding the 200 GDD scouting threshold.

Published: March 16, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Scouting Urged for Alfalfa Weevil

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

Map of Nebraska showing alfalfa weevil growing degree day totals (base 48°F) from Jan. 1–March 15, with most areas exceeding the 200 GDD scouting threshold.

Published: March 16, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Scouting Urged for Alfalfa Weevil

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

Farmer standing in a corn field using a smartphone near a center pivot irrigation system at sunset with ACREE and Nebraska Extension logos.

Published: March 16, 2026

Register Now for ACREE: Nebraska’s Free Irrigation Scheduling App Is Ready for the 2026 Season

Shuhua Xie - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, Joseph Oboamah - Graduate Student, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator