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Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist

Farmers, Nebraska Extension educators, and NRCS employees at the NRCS-Nebraska Extension Soil Health Initiative Meeting held in York earlier this year. (Photo by Laura Thompson)

July 11, 2019

Why Growers are Adopting Practices to Build Soil Health

By Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

Grazing an additional 10% of available acres of corn residue could increase income for crop producers by more than $6 million. (Photo courtesy of USDA)

July 31, 2019

The Value of Grazed Corn Residue for Crop and Cattle Producers

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Hailed corn field

August 29, 2019

Cover Crop Considerations Following Late-Season Hail

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist

The Crop Residue Exchange continues to expand to better connect livestock producers with available forage resources.

September 20, 2019

Crop Residue Exchange Updated and Available for Listings

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

new buds on alfalfa affected by freeze injury

April 15, 2020

Freeze Damage to Alfalfa

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Drought stressed soybeans

September 1, 2020

Harvesting Soybeans for Hay or Silage

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

September 24, 2020

Market Your Crop Residue Using the Crop Residue Exchange

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

example aerial imagery

October 15, 2020

Assessing Cover Crop Biomass Using Aerial Imagery: Lessons Learned During the UNL-NRCS Soil Health Initiative

By Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Dania Vieira Branco Ozorio, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

example aerial imagery

October 15, 2020

Using Aerial Imagery to Help Determine the Impact of Cover Crops on Cash Crop Growth and Development

By Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Dania Vieira Branco Ozorio, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

Cattle in pasture

August 23, 2021

Cattle Compaction in Cropland: Fact or Fiction?

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Harvested corn field

August 23, 2021

Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Alfalfa field

January 12, 2022

Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning 2022 Forages, Alfalfa Fertility

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator