![(From left) James Schnable, Rebecca Roston and Toshihiro Obata hold young sorghum plants outside of the Bioscience Greenhouses on City Campus. The researchers are part of a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to try to boost the cold tolerance of sorghum, and eventually corn and other crops, by harnessing the power of the plant’s circadian rhythms. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing) People holding sorghum plants toward camera](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/2024-03-01-crops-cold-snaps.jpg?itok=B_XGAFUR)
Husker Researchers Aim to Help Crops Survive Cold Snaps
February 29, 2024
UNL researchers are examining the way sorghum defends itself against low temperatures and comparing it to the cold tolerance characteristics of foxtail millet to find answers on improving crop resilience.
Learn, Launch, Interact Event to Kick Off 2024 TAPS Competitions
February 29, 2024
The March 21 Kickoff Event is open to the public and will usher in the 2024 TAPS Competition, which features a new soybean contest at ENREEC.
![See Nebraska's county level estimates for 2023 row crops <a href="https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/results/ADC4C6DE-45B5-320F-8C15-FBEB6DF2DC54" target="_blank">here</a>. Immature soybean plants in field](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/soybean-field.jpeg?itok=0McSC7mv)
Nebraska County-level Commodity Estimates
February 27, 2024
County-level estimates for 2023 row crops in Nebraska are now available on USDA NASS's Quickstats database.
![Historical grain stocks data for Nebraska is available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/xg94hp534” target="_blank">USDA</a>. Oat field at sunset](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/oat-field-sunset.png?itok=ofTRLjyY)
Nebraska Dec. 1, 2023 Grain And Hay Stocks
January 18, 2024
All Nebraska grain and hay stocks were up as of Dec. 1, 2023, with oats leading at an increase of 118% over 2022.
![Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Proso millet and peas side by side](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/2024-01-19-crop-production-nass.jpg?itok=DncXsDkM)
Nebraska 2023 Annual Crop Production Summary
January 18, 2024
Proso millet took the lead for 2023 crop production in Nebraska, increasing 203% over the prior year. Dry edible pea and sorghum estimates also reflect a significant boost in the state's production, increasing 178% and 139%, respectively.
TAPS Awards Banquet Culminates 2023 Competitions
January 18, 2024
See the results of the 2023 UNL-TAPS Competition for sorghum, SDI corn, sprinkler corn and the newest category for the contest — irrigated popcorn.
![Participants in the 2023 TAPS Competition tackled some atypical challenges during this year's contest, from hail damage in corn plots to irrigation issues in sorghum. Contestants' strategies to overcome these and other production issues throughout the growing season will be shared during the awards banquet on Jan. 13 in Kearney. Field of sorghum](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2023/2023-12-15-taps-banquet-hero.jpeg?itok=dHBOQvyf)
2023 TAPS Competitions to Culminate with Awards Banquet
December 12, 2023
The seventh annual TAPS Competition awards banquet will showcase how participants managed their plots throughout the 2023 growing season amid numerous production challenges.
![Historical crop progress data for Nebraska is available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/8336h188j" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Corn field at harvest](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2023/corn-harvest_7.jpeg?itok=m5rUKPoY)
Crop Progress: Corn, Sorghum Harvest at 95% Complete
November 20, 2023
As of Nov. 19, corn and sorghum harvest reached 95% complete. While pasture conditions remained unchanged, soil moisture supplies improved slightly.