Nebraska Extension Protocols
These protocols are designed by UNL faculty to answer questions for your farming operation.
Click on a topic below to view or print a PDF.
Cover Crop Management
Interseeding Cover Crops in Corn or Soybeans
Corn CRM Hybrids for Improving Cover Crop Establishment
Crop Protection
V5 Fungicide Applications for Corn
Crop Management
Final year of this study - farmer compensation is provided in 2021! Soybean Management Practices - Yield Benchmarking
Soygreen for Fields with Iron Deficiency Chlorosis
Soybean Early vs. Later Planting Date Protocol
Soybean Maturity Group Comparison with Early Planting
Planting Populations
Corn Planting Population: 4 Populations
Corn Planting Populations: 2 Populations
Soybean Population Research Protocol: 4 Populations
Soybean Population Research Protocol: 2 Populations
Variable Rate Planting: Protocols developed on an individual basis.
Contact us for more info:
Laura Thompson
402-245-2224
laura.thompson@unl.edu
Soil Fertility Management
New for 2021! Pivot Bio PROVEN(R) at One Nitrogen Rate
New for 2021! Pivot Bio PROVEN(R) at Two Nitrogen Rates
New for 2021! Precision nitrogen management study options (with grower compensation) can be found here
New for 2021! Crop Yield Response to Sulfur Application
Nitrification Inhibitor for Anhydrous Ammonia Application
Fall versus Spring Anhydrous Ammonia Application with and without a Nitrification Inhibitor
Pre-Plant Nitrogen Studies
UNL Pre-Plant Corn N Recommendation +/- 30 lbs
UNL Pre-Plant Corn N Recommendation vs. Producer Pre-Plant N Recommendation
UNL Pre-Plant Corn N Recommendation vs. UNL N Recommendation as Variable Rate
Maize-N Pre-Plant Corn N Recommendation vs. Producer N Recommendation
Sidedress or Split-Application Nitrogen Studies
Maize-N Sidedress vs. Producer N Sidedress
PSNT-N +/-30 lb N/ac at Sidedress
UNL Corn Nitrogen Recommendation +/- 30 lb N/ac at Sidedress
UNL Nitrogen Calculator Spreadsheet
Sugar Studies
Sugar on Corn, Soybean, and Sorghum
Irrigation Management Protocols
Traditional vs. 75% Irrigation Study (with hybrid and population options)
Industry Partnership Protocols
These protocols are designed in cooperation with industry to answer specific questions. For more details about each study, click on the links below.
Industry sponsored protocols for 2021 include starter fertilizer evaluation. Get in touch for more info.
Cutomized Protocols
Do you have a specific research topic in mind? We can design a protocol customized to your farming operation.
The following templates are Word Documents which can be downloaded and modified to fit your project.
Two Treatment, Paired Comparison Design
TWO TREATMENT, RANDOMIZED COMPLETE BLOCK DESIGN
THREE TREATMENT, Randomized complete block DESIGN
FOUR TREATMENT, randomized complete block dESIGN
For help setting up an on-farm research project, please contact us:
Find your local extension educator or
Laura Thompson
laura.thompson@unl.edu
402-245-2224