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
3-year Rye Cover Crop Study (for sloping or sandy soil)
Crop Protection
NEW for 2019! Soybean Gall Midge Research
V5 Fungicide Applications for Corn
Crop Management
NEW for 2019! Soybean Management Practices - Yield Benchmarking
NEW for 2019! 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
Nitrification Inhibitor for Anhydrous Ammonia Application
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
2019 Featured Study - Nitrogen Decision Management Tools
Do you use a nitrogen decision model to determine your N rate? Are you interested a research project about your recommendation strategy? Evaluating Sidedress Nitrogen Decision Tools
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
For nitrogen calculator help:
Brian Krienke
402-472-5147
krienke.brian@unl.edu
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.
New Protocols for 2019, coming soon!
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