Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn in Nebraska
June 27, 2019
Bacterial leaf streak of corn is increasing as Nebraska. When scouting, growers should take time to differentiate it from gray leaf spot as fungicides will not work on bacterial leaf streak but will help control gray leaf spot.
Japanese Beetles Emerging; Scout Corn and Soybean Fields
July 26, 2023
Extension recommendations on estimating total defoliation from multiple insects to determine need for treatment in soybean.
Does Your Corn Need Added Nitrogen? On-farm Research can Help Evaluate That
June 21, 2019
Knowing how much nitrogen (N) to apply to corn is challenging, especially in wet years, but on-farm research can help evaluate your N program to get the answers This article looks at several times of N trials conducted by other growers and invites you to learn how to set up your own trial yet this season.
Looking Back at Corn Planting Progress and Fieldwork Day Records: 1996 -2019
June 21, 2019
How do this year's corn planting delays compare with other years here and those in Illinois. After observing fields from Nebraska to Illinois on a recent trip, agronomist Roger Elmore digs into agricultural statistics dating back to 1996 to see just how this planting season and fieldwork days compare with previous ones.
Using Degree-Day Models to Predict Western Bean Cutworm Flights
June 21, 2019
With late planting, slow emergence, and cooler summer temperatures affecting corn development, will corn be spared from western bean cutworm damage in 2019. Unfortunately, models indicate WBC growth is also delayed. See a table of predicted dates for 2019 WBC flights in Nebraska and surrounding states.
UNL-TAPS Field Tour this Thursday, June 27
June 19, 2019
View the variable rate irrigation system and the subsurface drip irrigation system used for this year's UNL-TAPS competition at the TAPS Field Tour on Thursday, June 27. There will be plenty of time to talk with contest participants and staff about this year's contest.
Will Matopiba Change the Competitive Landscape in the International Grain Market?
June 19, 2019
The development of a new agricultural frontier in Brazil, in a region known as Matopiba, may help Brazilian grain become more competitive and bring more changes to the world market.
USDA: Nebraska Corn, Soybean Planting Nearly Done
June 18, 2019
With 98% of the corn crop and 91% of the soybean crop planted as of Sunday, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska planting efforts moved down the home stretch.