Hail and wind damage last Wednesday night affected many acres in south-central Nebraska. The following articles were written in 2013 after the severe hail storms in Clay County. We hope they are beneficial to producers as they make decisions in 2014. You also may be interested in checking out the blog posts from UNL Extension Educator Jenny Rees showing photos of how the crops progressed last year after the storm (http://jenreesources.wordpress.com).
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Planting Cover Crops into Storm-Damaged Fields. Cover crops offer a number of benefits to hailed corn and soybean fields. Consider potential herbicide carryover and the unique attributes of various cover crops when selecting seed. (2014 Update)
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Tips for Planting Fall Forages and Other Salvage Uses. Timing and crop selection are critical to making the best use of the rest of the season for forage production.
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The Dilemma of Managing Storm-Damaged Corn. There are conflicting results among researchers on the value of a preventative fungicide treatment in damaged corn. See more on this and the status of corn diseases across the state. (NOTE: Southern Rust has NOT been found in Nebraska in 2014 so please disregard the beginning portion of this article.)
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Forage Options with Damaged Corn. While chopping silage is one of the most common solutions for storm-damaged corn, standing corn is likely now at 80% moisture. Learn how much grain or hay it takes to lower moisture to just 70%.
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Flying Turnips or Rye into Corn and Beans. When successful, turnips or rye can provide more grazing days and extra protein when residue quality diminishes.
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Sprouting Corn Kernels on Hail Damaged Ears
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Prioritize Fields to Avoid Further Losses at Harvest. Already stressed corn and soybean plants should be harvested first, with careful attention paid to moisture, molds, and other potential damage.
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Testing and Feeding Damaged Corn to Livestock. A veterinarian discusses how nitrate accumulation and molds and mycotoxins can become problematic when feeding damaged corn and discusses how to best sample and test it.
- Grain Storage Management Information is available in this section of CropWatch.