Pasture and Forage Minute: Timing Last Alfalfa Harvest with GDD, Sampling Hay
September 17, 2024
Insights on using growing degree days for alfalfa harvest to ensure winterization before dormancy, managing nitrate levels in annuals for foraging livestock, and sampling hay for a comprehensive quality test.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage, Insect and Water Quality Issues for Grazing Livestock
July 9, 2024
Extension educators review common issues for producers to bear in mind as livestock graze throughout the summer, including prussic acid, horn flies and face flies, and water contamination.
How Can a Warm Winter and Spring Affect Nitrogen Availability for the Upcoming Crop?
April 3, 2024
With a warmer start to the 2024 growing season, more nitrogen could be available in the soil. To estimate the amount of fertilizer N to apply this year, extension educators review how to conduct a late spring soil nitrate test.
Interseeding Cover Crops into Soybean in West-central Nebraska
April 3, 2024
Results of a 2022-23 study on interseeding cover crops into soybean reveal the impacts on soybean seed yield and nutrient dynamics for the following corn crop.
How Does Soil Life Contribute to Soil Health?
March 28, 2024
How is healthy soil created? In this article, soil health experts explain how plants and soil organisms interact to compose and decompose organic matter, cycle nutrients, and build the structure of soils.
Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series Begins for Spring 2024
January 30, 2024
The spring seminar series features a new timeslot and panel of experts, set to share insights on topics such as rapid soil sensing, precision ag advancements, nitrate leaching, vegetable production, yield gap analysis and soil organic carbon.
Extension’s Successful Farmer Series Will Dig into Cropping Systems Hot Topics
November 17, 2023
Split into three sessions, the series will feature discussions on ag policy and marketing, weather and climate projections, cover crops, nitrogen and nitrate management, water quality and more.
This Week on N Field: Iron Deficiency Chlorosis
September 22, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Chuck Burr highlights management practices for iron deficiency chlorosis in soybean fields.