CropWatch August 8
August 8, 2008
Insect Management
Farm Management
- Wheat Profits Could Narrow As Input Prices Increase
- Farm Bill Changes Revenue Safety Net, Disaster Coverage
Disease Management
- Rust Diseases Continue and Goss’s Bacterial Wilt Increases
- Control of Pre-harvest Volunteer Wheat Critical to Virus Management
- Seed Fungicides Offer Early Protection for 2009 Wheat Crop
Weed Management
Nutrient Management
Variety Selection
- UNL Records Best Wheat Variety Test Results Ever
- What’s New in Wheat Varieties?
- How to Select the Winter Wheat Varieties Best for Your Operation
- Balance Risk with Complementary Varieties
- Take a Virtual Wheat Variety Tour Online
Seed Quality and Planting Issues
- Wheat Woes When Wheat Follows Wheat
- Scab Found in Wheat Seed Samples
- Seed Fungicides Offer Early Protection for 2009 Wheat Crop
- Determining Seeding Rates for Winter Wheat in Nebraska
- Planting Wheat Too Early May Lead To Problems
- Wheat: Unintentional Mixtures of Red, White Can Happen
Alfalfa & Forage Production
- Preparing Seedbeds for Late Summer Grass And Alfalfa Planting
- Thickening Existing Alfalfa Stands
- Remove Hay Bales Soon After Harvest
- Plant Oats For Fall Pasture or Hay
Crop Reports
- Field Updates
- USDA: Crop Report
- USDA: Nebraska Farm Real Estate Value and Cash Rents Higher
- USDA: 2007 Farm Production Expenditures
Events and Extension Programs
- Nebraska Soybean Management Field Days Aug. 12-15
- Nebraska Dry Bean Field Tour Aug 19
- Solution Days 2008 Explores New Trends in Ag and Field Research
- No-Till Bus Tour Aug. 25-28
- Pasture Walk Tour Aug. 21 in Pierce County