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Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Map of Nebraska counties showing wheat stem sawfly and parasitoid presence, overlaid on a close-up photo of a wheat stem sawfly on a wheat stem.

September 11, 2025

Wheat Stem Sawfly Update: New GDD Tool to Track Spring Flight

By Vinicius Zuppa - Assistant Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

A field of healthy green alfalfa in spring under a cloudy sky.

January 20, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Snow Cover Concerns, Selecting Alfalfa Varieties

By Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Aerial photograph of brown and black cattle moving across green field in a line.

January 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Pros and Cons of Drones, 2025 Season Review

By Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

White C-shaped grub larva curled among dense plant roots in dark soil.

December 4, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Field Soil Sampling, Winter Insect Mortality

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Pile of chopped corn silage under a blue sky with an inset photo showing southern rust pustules on a corn leaf, highlighting disease risk at harvest.

September 15, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Southern Rust Impacts on Corn Silage, Testing Hay Quality and Fall Armyworm Management

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Cattle drinking from a stock tank with visible algae floating on the water’s surface.

August 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Silage Inoculants, Fall Armyworms, and Managing Stock Tank Algae

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

A mature common mullein plant in bloom, with tall flower spikes of small yellow blossoms standing in a grassy pasture.

July 30, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: How to Manage Heat, Weeds and Pests in Peak Season

By Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

black cow stands in pond near pasture

July 7, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Pastures Through Weather Swings, Water Risks and Summer Pests

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

poison hemlock plants with white flowers in green meadow with trees in the background

June 26, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Battling Summer Weeds, Toxic Invaders and Pasture Pests

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

maturing wheat field with yellowing heads

June 20, 2025

Late-season Rust Observed in Eastern Nebraska Wheat; Limited Yield Impact Expected

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Katherine Frels - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

numerous people stand in wheat field during presentation

June 13, 2025

Stripe Rust Expands in Nebraska Wheat Fields; Leaf Rust Remains Isolated

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Katherine Frels - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

calf eating young yucca plant

June 9, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: What You Might Be Missing in Your Fields This Week

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator