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Wheat

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April 22, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Budgeting Forage During Drought, Wheat Grazing vs. Grain Value

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

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March 12, 2025

Improving Wheat Yield Estimation: Modern Methods for Farmers

By Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Katherine Frels - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Maria Sciencia-Wakefield - Soybean Seed Agronomist, Syngenta

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February 18, 2025

Roots of Progress: The Hybrid Wheat Journey Continues

By Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist

Elbon rye and AU-merit hairy vetch

January 21, 2025

Assessing the Production Potential of Fall-planted Cover Crops in Western Nebraska

By Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Grace E. Pacheco - Former MS student, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bridget McKinley - Former MS student, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Carlos J. Villarreal - USDA NRCS State Soil Scientist

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Determining the Seeding Rate for Winter Wheat

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor

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What's New in Winter Wheat Varieties

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

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May 12, 2017

How Late Can You Seed Winter Wheat and Still Produce Grain?

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair

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March 22, 2016

Wheat Rust in Kansas; Start Scouting Nebraska Fields

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Bob Harveson - Extension Plant Pathologist, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

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March 31, 2016

Wheat Leaf Rust Confirmed in Nebraska

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

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April 1, 2016

Freeze Damage to Western Nebraska Wheat Mostly Cosmetic

By Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Travis Orrell - UNL Agricultural Technician at the High Plains Ag Lab

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April 5, 2016

Nebraska Wheat Condition 60% Good-Excellent

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April 8, 2016

Wheat Condition and Soil Moisture Reports

By Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Robert Tigner - Agricultural Systems Economist Educator, Paul Hay - Exension Educator, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator