Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference Set for Feb. 11
January 29, 2021
The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will advise growers on the latest techniques to maximize profit from cover crops in a corn/soybean rotation, including aerial imagery, using cereal rye for weed control, and on-farm research on a three-crop dryland rotation.
Seeding Rates for Broadcasting Cover Crops Into Late-season Corn and Soybean
September 17, 2020
The middle to end of September is a good time to establish cover crops by broadcasting seeds into corn or soybean before harvest. Broadcast interseeding before harvest allows cover crops to capture more sunshine, growing degree days and rainfall than drilling after harvest.
Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference Set for Feb. 13
January 30, 2020
The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will provide information to growers who are just getting started with cover crops and to those who have already made them part of their operation.
Registration Extended for Flame Weeding Workshop
August 9, 2019
The registration deadline for the Nebraska Extension FlameWeeding Workshop has been extended to Thursday, Aug. 15.
Family Friendly Science and Ag Field Day July 24 at Haskell Ag Lab
July 17, 2019
The Haskell Agricultural Lab in northeast Nebraska will be hosting a day jam-packed with family-friendly presentations and activities to field tours on crop and crop pest research, all Wednesday, July 24 near Concord.
Register for Flame-Weeding Workshop by July 30
July 15, 2019
A full-day Flame Weeding Workshop will be held August 19 at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead.
UNL ENREC Open House and Tours June 12
June 4, 2019
From learning about drones to hail research to visiting with the Backyard Farmer panel, an open house at the university's Eastern Nebraska Research and Education Center (ENREC) near Mead offers something for everyone. The June 12 event will take visitors "behind the scene" to see the work being done there.
Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Update
May 3, 2019
Wheat in eastern Nebraska is behind normal growth stage, but has good yield potential. Weather in late May and early June, as wheat enters the critical grain fill stage, will likely dictate final yield.