Articles

Filter results to articles tagged with a specific crop.
Start typing your keyword or topic. This is an autocomplete field.
Search for names, keywords and phrases.
CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 16, 2018

Strengthening Nebraska's Ag Economy This Season

Figure 1. Sulphur cinquefoil flower (Photos by Gary Stone)

Published: March 16, 2018

Sulphur Cinquefoil — An Invasive Species in Nebraska

Gary Stone - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 16, 2018

Applications for Innovative Youth Corn Challenge Due by April 1

Brandy VanDeWalle - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 16, 2018

Market Journal on Regional and Global Trade Issues

Market Journal

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 15, 2018

Research-Based Resources on Non-Traditional Crop Products

Lisa Jasa - Former CropWatch Editor

Figure 1. The 2018 statewide average market value of farmland in Nebraska, at $2,745 per acre, declined 3% from a year ago. Average values decreased in all eight districts. (Source: Preliminary report from the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey)

Published: March 15, 2018

Nebraska Average Ag Land Value Drops 3% from 2017

Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist

Andrea Durkin (left), editor-in-chief of TradeVistas; Darci Vetter (center), diplomat in residence at Nebraska; and Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Trade, discuss how international trade affects rural America during the final Heuermann Lecture of the 2017-18 season March 13 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Published: March 15, 2018

Heuermann Lecture Highlights Impact of Trade on Daily Life

Haley Apel - IANR Media

Figure 1. The Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report shows groundwater-level changes in Nebraska from spring 2016 to spring 2017.

Published: March 15, 2018

Nebraska Continues To See Modest Groundwater Decline

Shawna Richter-Ryerson - Communications Associate in the School of Natural Resources

Figure 1. Uncontrolled blue mustard in a thin stand of winter wheat. (Photos by Robert Klein)

Published: March 15, 2018

Controlling Weeds in and Fertilizing Winter Wheat, Particularly Late-Seeded Fields

Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Dallas Peterson - Kansas State University Weed Management Specialist

Figure 1. Uncontrolled blue mustard in a thin stand of winter wheat. (Photos by Robert Klein)

Published: March 15, 2018

Controlling Weeds in and Fertilizing Winter Wheat, Particularly Late-Seeded Fields

Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Dallas Peterson - Kansas State University Weed Management Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 15, 2018

Adding Grass to Thinning Alfalfa Offers a Win-Win

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Figure 1. Now is a good time to evaluae your alfalfa stands to determine the level of winter injury they may have sustained during the bitter early-winter cold spell. (Photo by Bruce Anderson)

Published: March 15, 2018

Checking Alfalfa For Winter Injury

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Negotiations

Published: March 14, 2018

Negotiations: Striving for a Fair Process

Austin Duerfeldt - Former Agricultural Systems Economist Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 13, 2018

Economic Model for Dryland Crop Rotations in Western Nebraska

Strahinja Stepanović - Former Extension Educator

Figure 1. Aaron Yoder uses an ATV simulator at the National FFA Convention to provide safety training. Yoder will be one of the course instructors for the Youth Tractor Safety and Hazardous Occupations Course.

Published: March 9, 2018

Required Youth Tractor Safety Training at 12 Sites This Summer

Susan Harris-Broomfield - Former Extension Educator for Rural Health, Wellness, and Safety

Women in Ag featured on Market Journal

Published: March 9, 2018

Market Journal Spotlights Women in Agriculture, Risk Management

Market Journal

Cattle in a field

Published: March 9, 2018

Q&A: How do I determine a fair pasture rental rate?

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Figure 1. Rye cover crop planted in small sections of field for erosion control. Center photo shows a section of ground where cover crop did not establish with normally developing plants. Damaged corn plants were primarily restricted to areas where cover crop was present.

Published: March 8, 2018

Wheat Stem Maggot in Corn: Plan on Scouting Your Cover Crop Fields This Spring

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Gabriela Inveninato Carmona - Entomology Graduate Student

Figure 1. Rye cover crop planted in small sections of field for erosion control. Center photo shows a section of ground where cover crop did not establish with normally developing plants. Damaged corn plants were primarily restricted to areas where cover crop was present.

Published: March 8, 2018

Wheat Stem Maggot in Corn: Plan on Scouting Your Cover Crop Fields This Spring

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Gabriela Inveninato Carmona - Entomology Graduate Student

Figure 1. Rye cover crop planted in small sections of field for erosion control. Center photo shows a section of ground where cover crop did not establish with normally developing plants. Damaged corn plants were primarily restricted to areas where cover crop was present.

Published: March 8, 2018

Wheat Stem Maggot in Corn: Plan on Scouting Your Cover Crop Fields This Spring

Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Gabriela Inveninato Carmona - Entomology Graduate Student