August 9, 2012

The following new or revised publications were released this week by UNL Extension and are available on the Extension Publications website at extension.unl.edu/publications. To buy printed Extension guides, visit the UNL Marketplace and look for Extension Publications.

• Baling Corn Residue: A Decision Support Tool to Evaluate the Economics (EC711). Includes downloadable Excel® spreadsheet.
  
  
• Harvesting Crop Residues (G1846). Issues of crop residue harvest, including nutrient removal and effects on erosion, soil quality, water loss, and yield are discussed in this NebGuide.

• Managing Corn and Grain Sorghum Residues During the Pre-Winter Wheat Fallow Period (G1648). How to maintain an appropriate residue cover with ecofarming in the pre-winter wheat fallow period to reduce soil erosion and conserve soil moisture.

• Ecofarming: Spring Row Crop Planting and Weed Control in Winter Wheat Stubble (G551). Weed control, stubble management. and planters for planting in winter wheat stubble.

• Protective Clothing and Equipment for Pesticide Applicators (G758). How to choose and properly use personal protective equipment when mixing, loading, and applying pesticides to help reduce exposure to pesticides and protect human health. Includes photos of various equipment types.

• Sunflower Disease Profiles I (EC1900). Descriptions and photos of foliar sunflower diseases.

• Sunflower Disease Profiles II (EC1902). Descriptions and photos of head and stalk rots and wilts of sunflower.

• Corn Disease Profile III (EC1901). Ear rot diseases and grain molds of corn are described and photos are included.

• Soybean Disease Profile I (EC1903). Descriptions and photos of foliar diseases of soybean; includes brief management suggestions.

• Soybean Disease Profile II (EC1904). Descriptions and photos of stem and root rot diseases of soybean; includes brief management suggestions.

• Western Bean Cutworm Speed Scouting Spreadsheet (EC1583). This downloadable Excel® spreadsheet uses the speed scouting method to collect data and indicate immediately whether treatment is warranted. (Also available as a free Apple app.)