Corn Production

• 2015 Forecasted Corn Yields Based on July 15 Hybrid Maize Model Simulations. Based on yield forecasts made this week, there is a high (>80%) probability of near- or above-average irrigated yields at most locations in Nebraska (7 of 10 sites); however, researchers caution it is still early in the growing season and factors may change. Yield forecasts for dryland corn are also favorable. See specific yield day and long-term yields for selected sites.
• Southern Rust Confirmed in Kansas; Start Scouting in Nebraska

Soybean Production

• Soybean Aphid Scouting and Management Recommendations. Aphids are being found in northeast Nebraska and growers are urged to be watching for building populations, depending on favorable conditions.
• Soybean Aphid Life Cycle and Natural Predators

Wheat & Oat Production

• Marestail in Oat and Wheat Fields. Uncontrolled marestail is becoming evident in some fields and will need to be addressed this fall to avoid costly infestations.

Irrigation Management

• CornSoyWater: New Free Web and Mobile App to Aid Irrigation Management.  Download this handy decision-aid tool to guide irrigation timing this summer. It includes an automated soil type map.
• Reminder: CropWater Use Data is available in CropWatch ET Resources and on Water.unl.edu in the Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network.

Alfalfa & Forage Management

• New Organic Seed Coating for Alfalfa Helps Prevent Soilborne Diseases

IANR & UNL

• UNL Soil Scientist Gary Hergert Reflects on 40 Years of Ground Breaking Work
• Market Journal: Ag Meteorologists Look at Weekly & Summer Forecasts
• Reminder: Deadline for 2015 Youth Crop Scouting Contest July 22
• Reminder: Managing Herbicide-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Field Day Aug. 4

• Extension Crop Updates
• NASS Crop Condition
• Soil Moisture Update

AgNews

• August 2015 Legal and Financial Clinics