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Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Rows of young green crops emerging in a harvested straw-covered field under clear skies.

October 1, 2026

Legume Cover Crops After Winter Wheat Provide Meaningful Nitrogen Credits for Corn

By Madhusudhan Adhikari - Graduate Student , Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

side by side comparison of cover crop fields in summer

July 10, 2025

Summer Cover Crop Potential in Eastern Nebraska

By Grace E. Pacheco - Former MS student, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bridget McKinley - Former MS student, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Yellow and green agricultural row planter on dirt ground.

April 20, 2007

Tips to Reduce Sidewall Compaction

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Green sprouts grow amid dried corn stalks in a cloudy farm field.

April 2, 2009

Long-Term No-Till Outyields Tilled Comparisons

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Hand planting a seed in soil using a knife for digging.

April 2, 2010

Pre-Season Field Check of Planting Equipment

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

To avoid compacting more of the field, the grain cart should run down the same row middles as the combine. An auger extension may be needed on the combine to get the wheel tracks to line up. The wheel spacing on the combine, tractor, and grain cart should be adjusted to all run between the rows.

October 11, 2017

Avoiding Compaction at Harvest

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Soil-covered plant roots with stems, suspended against a blurred grassy background.

April 16, 2010

Recommendations for Avoiding Sidewall Compaction at Planting

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Green tractor with yellow wheels driving through a harvested field under a clear blue sky.

April 8, 2011

Planting Tips for Successful No-Till

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Rows of young green corn plants growing in a field with soil and corn stalk debris visible.

April 12, 2007

Tips for No-Tilling Corn on Corn: Planting Considerations

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Green corn seedlings growing in a field under sunlight.

May 22, 2009

Evaluating Corn Stands

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

cropwatch graphic

April 8, 2016

Preseason Field Check of Planting Equipment

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

April 29, 2016

Planting Corn into a Cereal Rye Cover Crop

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired