Nitrogen Management

Fertilizer Prices Forecasted to Continue Increase: What to Know

Fertilizer Prices Forecasted to Continue Increase: What to Know

October 20, 2021
With nitrogen prices predicted to continue increase in the coming years, now is a great time for producers to work on their fertilizer use regime.

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Corn residue
Short pastures and hay prices have some farmers considering an early corn harvest to provide more grazing options.
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Bazile Groundwater Management Area Field Day

September 1, 2021
Nebraska Extension, Upper Elkhorn Natural Resource District (NRD), Lower Niobrara NRD, Lewis & Clark NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD and Nebraska Environmental Trust are sponsoring the Bazile Groundwater Management Area Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at David Connot Farm in Knox County.

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Water and Crops Field Day Set for Aug. 26

August 3, 2021
This year’s focus, “Using Technology to Improve Efficiency and Resiliency,” will involve in-field demonstrations of irrigation and nitrogen, chemigation as a pest management tool, and more.

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Hosted by Samantha Teten and Jackson Stansell — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.

FarmBits Podcast: Solving for N

June 24, 2021
Iowa State University associate professor Jonathan Claussen shares his research on developing and testing soil nitrogen sensors that rely on an ion-selective membrane and communicate via telemetry.

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Hosted by Samantha Teten and Jackson Stansell — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.

FarmBits Podcast: A Birdseye View

June 17, 2021
This week, Samantha Teten and Jackson Stansell discuss their graduate research on leveraging remote sensing data for near real-time, in-season nitrogen management.

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FarmBits Podcast: The Sixth Sense

June 10, 2021
University of Kentucky associate professor Joshua McGrath shares his perspective on nutrient application challenges and the technologies that are best suited to solve those challenges.

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Hosted by Samantha Teten and Jackson Stansell — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.

FarmBits Podcast: Making Sense of Sensors

June 4, 2021
UNL professor emeritus Jim Schepers discusses the history of nitrogen sensor development, pros and cons to different sensor platforms and the future of sensor-based technologies.

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