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Figure 1. Leaf rust, powdery mildew, and a fungal leaf spot all present in a single plot at UNLâs Havelock Research Farm near Lincoln on June 6 (Photo by Stephen Wegulo)

June 7, 2019

Wheat Update: Diseases Are Increasing

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist

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June 11, 2019

Winter Wheat Variety Plot Tour June 18 at North Platte

By Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator

Figure 1. Fusarium head blight in a state variety trial in a growerâs field in Jefferson County on June 13. (Photos by Stephen Wegulo)

June 14, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Fusarium Head Blight

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat leaf rust

June 21, 2019

Moisture Continues to Favor Development of Wheat Diseases

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Field of wheat with severe fusarium head blight

June 25, 2019

Strategies for Handling Wheat Grain Affected by Fusarium Head Blight

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat head with fusarium head blight

June 28, 2019

Why Did Fusarium Head Blight Develop in My Wheat Field after I Sprayed at Flowering?

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Stripe rust and leaf rust on wheat

June 28, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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July 11, 2019

Nebraska Wheat Crop Forecast at 51.4 mil bu, up 4% from 2018

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July 11, 2019

KSU: Pre-harvest Weed Control in Wheat - Sharpen Update

Figure 1. Weeds that are cut off with the combine header will need to regrow before they can be controlled.

July 12, 2019

Controlling Weeds Post-Harvest in Winter Wheat

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

A mature wheat field in eastern Nebraska.

July 22, 2019

Crop Condition Improves Slightly; Progress Still Behind

Corn growing on the University of NebraskaâLincolnâs East Campus. A new Nebraska study has quantified the benefits of irrigation among nine U.S. crops by analyzing yields from 1950 to 2015. (Photo by Craig Chandler/University Communication)

August 13, 2019

Gap Growing Between Irrigated, Rainfed Crop Yields

By Scott Schrage - University Communication