Crop Progress: Conditions Hold Steady into August
August 10, 2022
For the first week of August, crop conditions remained mostly steady, with soybeans setting pods slightly behind average pace at 66% and corn entering dented growth stage.
Crop Progress: Winter Wheat Harvest Wraps Up, Pasture Conditions Decline
August 3, 2022
The final USDA NASS report for July reflected a slow continuation of declining crop and pasture conditions in Nebraska. Harvest was 92% complete for winter wheat and 82% for oats.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Harvesting Drought-stressed Corn and Milo, Controlling Grasshoppers
August 2, 2022
Considerations for harvesting drought-stressed corn or milo, grasshopper control in pastures and rangeland, and taking inventory of fall/winter feed and hay.
Crop Progress: Nebraska Crop Conditions Take Slight Downturn
July 27, 2022
Hot, dry conditions led to a minor decrease in crop health last week in Nebraska, and winter wheat harvest neared the finish line.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Volunteer Wheat, Drought-stressed Corn Options
July 27, 2022
Solutions for managing volunteer wheat in cooperation with neighbors, grazing heat-stressed forages and deciding on a course for drought-stressed corn.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Options for Wet Hay Meadow, Harvesting Summer Annual Forages
July 20, 2022
Nebraska Extension educators share tips and techniques for addressing wet hay meadows and summer annual forages at harvest time, plus info on this year's Nebraska Grazing Conference.
Crop Progress: Conditions Unchanged as Corn, Soybeans Maturing at Average Pace
July 19, 2022
Though oat harvest is running behind, all Nebraska crop conditions continue to remain steady, with corn and soybeans entering reproductive growth stages.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grasshopper Control, Safe Grazing Guidelines And Blue-green Algae Poisoning
July 13, 2022
Tips for effective control of grasshoppers in alfalfa, prussic acid poisoning from summer annual forages and blue-green algae in livestock water.