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Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Two green and yellow tractors planting seeds in a harvested cornfield under a sunny sky.

April 22, 2026

Early Planting: Using Soil Temperature Windows for Corn and Soybean

By Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Claudia Marchezan - Research Project Coordinator, Marcos Linzmeyer - Research Technician, Muhammad Ahmad - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Joao Bender - Field Manager, Ronaldo Marchezan - Research Technician III, Marcos Ventura - Research Scholar, Victoria Brittes Inklman - MSc Student, Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

Tractor applying inputs across rows of young corn plants in a field, with equipment visible in the background.

March 19, 2026

How to Adjust Corn Nitrogen Rates with Higher Fertilizer Prices in 2026

By Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

tape measurer lined up against soybean plants in field

June 4, 2025

Timely Field Stand Counts

By Muhammad Ahmad - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Marcos Linzmeyer - Research Technician, Marcos Ventura - Research Scholar, Claudia Marchezan - Research Project Coordinator, Matias Gabilan - Research Scholar, Tiago Facco - Research Scholar , Victoria Brittes Inklman - MSc Student, Carlos De Oliveira Martins - MSc Student, Ronaldo Marchezan - Research Technician III, Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Close-up of a hand holding a green leaf with white streaks; dry, yellowing grass in the background.

Published: May 16, 2014 | Updated: May 1, 2026

Assessing Freeze Injury to Wheat

Authored By: Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Al Dutcher - Former Associate Nebraska State Climatologist, Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor

Updated By: Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Vinicius Zuppa - Assistant Extension Educator

Virus infected wheat

Published: July 12, 2019 | Updated: June 19, 2024

Reasons You Will Want to Control Volunteer Wheat and Weeds in Wheat Stubble After Harvest

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Gary Hein - Former Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

tractor planting field of corn

Published: April 22, 2022 | Updated: April 24, 2026

Considerations for Planting into Dry Conditions

Authored By: Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Updated By: Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, John Nelson - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist

Green tractor planting in a field; second image shows tractor loading seed from a loader under clear sky.

April 30, 2026

Earlier Soybean Planting Trends Continue in Nebraska

By Muhammad Ahmad - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Patricio Grassini - Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Cropping Systems Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

October 13, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: Using Precision Agriculture and Sensor Technologies for Smarter Nitrogen Management to Boost Profits

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist

October 9, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: Fall N Application — Still OK?

By Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

October 2, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: N Credits — How Much?

By Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

September 25, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: EONR — Does it Exist?

By Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

September 17, 2025

Nitrogen for Corn: 1.2 lb N Per Bushel — Where Did That Come From?

By Richard Ferguson - Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist