Nebraska Crop Production Report for October 2023
October 12, 2023
Although estimates have decreased since September, sorghum continues to lead Nebraska's crop production forecasts at a 153% increase from last year.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning Cover Crops, Testing Hay Quality and Nitrate Management
September 12, 2023
Tips on selecting and planting cover crops, managing nitrate risks while grazing annuals, and preparing hay samples for testing.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Corn Silage, Last Cutting Alfalfa and Forage Inventories
August 29, 2023
Best practices for packing and covering corn silage, timing the last fall alfalfa cutting, and taking inventory of fall and winter feed supplies.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Grasshoppers, Pasture Weeds and Wet Hay
August 23, 2023
Insights on late summer grasshopper and pasture weed control, and options for producers putting up hay in wet conditions.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Kernel Processing for Silage, Hay Harvest and Storage Considerations
August 9, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Ben Beckman reviews methods of kernel processing for quality corn silage, reducing hay loss during storage and adjusting for adverse weather during hay harvest.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Corn Silage Harvest and Storage, Rejuvenating Thin Alfalfa
August 3, 2023
Extension educators share recommendations on strategies for silage harvest and storage, and ways to improve thinning alfalfa fields to delay the need for a complete reseeding.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Nebraska Grazing Conference, Summer Annual Forages and Pricing CRP Hay
July 17, 2023
Make plans to attend the 2023 Nebraska Grazing Conference, tips to help make sure summer annual grass hays are dry and of good quality, and how to price CRP hay.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grasshopper Control, Sub-irrigated Meadow Hay Harvest
July 7, 2023
Extension insights on grazing strategies to accommodate weather changes, grasshopper scouting and treatment recommendations, and tips for getting the most out of sub-irrigated meadow hay harvest in Nebraska.