2022 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo on Sept. 1
August 18, 2022
The second annual expo will feature extension insights on a wide array of alfalfa and winter wheat concerns — variety recommendations, underseeding red clover, cost-share programs, and research on pest, disease and irrigation management.
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.
Nebraska June 1, 2022 Grain Stocks
June 30, 2022
Nebraska corn stocks are up 3% from 2021, and soybeans stored are up 53%, according to USDA NASS.
Wheat Disease Update: Overview of the 2022 Growing Season
June 24, 2022
The major factors that have impacted the wheat crop in 2022 are drought-like conditions — especially in western Nebraska, where freeze damage also caused significant injury — hail, and the virus diseases wheat streak mosaic and barley yellow dwarf.
Pre-harvest Hail in 2022 Elevates the Risk for Wheat Streak Mosaic in 2023
June 17, 2022
This year, given the widespread pre-harvest hail in Nebraska wheat, it's crucial to take measures that will minimize the risk of occurrence of wheat streak mosaic in next year’s winter wheat crop.
2022 UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field Day Set for June 22
June 13, 2022
This year's HPAL Field Day will feature UNL research and varieties of peas, winter and spring wheat, and barley.
Wheat Disease Update — June 10
June 10, 2022
Growers in southeast Nebraska have detected trace levels of foliar fungal diseases in wheat fields; no rust diseases have been reported yet.
Wheat Disease Update: Barley Yellow Dwarf and Wheat Streak Mosaic
June 9, 2022
Widespread wheat streak mosaic and severe barley yellow dwarf have been scouted in Panhandle wheat fields.