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Wheat

A field of lodged wheat with an inset photo showing wheat stubs where the wheat stem sawfly overwinters.

August 30, 2018

Increased Wheat Stem Sawfly Populations In 2018

By John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Comparison of two wheat research plots near Scottsbluff. On the left is an untreated control plot with a heavy infestation of downy brome and feral rye. On the right the same population of grassy weeds was treated with Aggressor herbicide, part of the CoAXium Wheat Production System.

August 30, 2018

CoAXium™ Wheat Production System and Aggressor™ Herbicide for Controlling Grassy Weeds

By Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

UNL variety trials conducted in eastern Nebraska are an important process to help guide growerâs variety selection.

September 27, 2018

Winter Wheat Varieties with an Eastern Nebraska Fit

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator

Marestail seedlings

October 24, 2018

Q&A: How Can I Control Winter Annuals Now Before Planting Wheat?

By Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

Harvest

November 5, 2018

Soybean Harvest at 90%; Corn at 65%

cropwatch graphic

November 13, 2018

77% of Corn, 94% of Soybeans Now Harvested

Map of grassland-sawfly-parasitoid intensive survey.

January 9, 2019

Wheat Insect Update

By Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Bethany Bergstrom - Entomology Graduate Student

Bacterial leaf streak in wheat

January 10, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Bacterial Streak and Black Chaff

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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February 8, 2019

Nebraska Winter Wheat Seedings

person measuring corn stalk diameter

March 12, 2019

Effect of Rye or Oat Cover Crop on Corn Growth and Development in a Rain-Fed, Wheat-Corn Rotation

By Abigail Borgmeier - B.S. Candidate at the College of Saint Benedict and 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Integrated Agronomic Systems Intern, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist

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March 25, 2019

NASS: Nebraska Wheat 61% Good-Excellent

Nebraska map showing departure from normal precipitation in inches for the last 6 months (9/25/2018 through 3/24/2019, generated on 3/25/2019 at HPRCC)

March 26, 2019

Topdressing Winter Wheat with Fertilizer Nitrogen

By Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Brian Krienke - Former Soils Extension Educator, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist