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P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

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What's New in Winter Wheat Varieties

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

Field trial of Husker Genetics Ruth

September 1, 2016

What’s New in Wheat Genetics

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

It usually takes five to 10 years of research and testing before a new wheat variety is released for production. (Photo by David Ostdiek)

September 1, 2016

2016 Winter Wheat Varieties for Nebraska

By Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist, Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, Rodrigo Werle - Cropping Systems Specialist, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist

In these research trials in western Nebraska winter triticale was found to offer several advantages over winter barley as a cover crop.

December 1, 2016

Triticale: A Useful Component of a Cover Crop

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist, Robert Mitchell - USDA-ARS Research Agronomist

Field of wheat near McCook April 27, 2017.

April 27, 2017

Assessing Freeze Injury to Wheat

By Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Winter wheat variety Ruth

August 28, 2017

Top Performers by Region in 2017 Wheat Trials

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

Photos of two very different eastern Nebraska wheat fields

July 25, 2018

Recap of 2017-18 Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Crop

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator

Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger speaking at a wheat variety trial field day at the High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney in 2018.

August 29, 2018

Update on Wheat Varieties for Nebraska: 2018 was an Unusual Year

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

Figure 6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln winter wheat variety trial (25 entries/varieties) on July 16 in Washington County hosted by Hoegermeyer Farms, southwest of Herman. (Photo by Nathan Mueller)

August 15, 2019

A Review of the 2018-19 Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Growing Season

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Michael Sindelar - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Stephen Baenziger speaking to growers at one of the Winter Wheat Variety Trial field days.

August 29, 2019

Update on Wheat Varieties for Nebraska 2019: Another Unusual Year

By P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair