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August 31, 2016

The Value of Wheat in a Crop Rotation

By Robert Klein - Western Nebraska Crops Specialist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Rodrigo Werle - Cropping Systems Specialist

Russian thistle in wheat stubble.

August 31, 2016

Fall Weed Control Options for Winter Wheat

By Rodrigo Werle - Cropping Systems Specialist, Nevin Lawrence - Integrated Weed Management Specialist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

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

While yields were high, protein content in Nebraska's wheat this year was below normal in many instances, likely due to environmental and management factors. (Photos by Cody Creech)

September 1, 2016

Nebraska 2016 Wheat – High Yields, Low Protein

By Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Rodrigo Werle - Cropping Systems Specialist

wheat stem sawfly

September 1, 2016

Wheat Insects in 2016

By Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Stripe rust in wheat in the Nebraska Panhandle. (Photo by Bob Harveson)

September 2, 2016

Stripe Rust in Wheat

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

Figure 1. Stripe rust on a flag leaf in a growerâs field in south central Nebraska in 2016

September 2, 2016

Fall Strategies for Managing Wheat Diseases

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

USDA winter wheat loan rate by Nebraska county.

September 9, 2016

Price Support for Winter Wheat

By Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Figure 1. This is the second successive year for stripe rust to be identified in the fall in Panhandle wheat.

November 4, 2016

Stripe Rust of Wheat Identified in the Panhandle

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

Fall occurrence of stripe rust in wheat

November 11, 2016

Stripe, Stem, and Leaf Rust in Fall-Planted Wheat

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

wheat stripe rust in the Panhandle

November 18, 2016

Stripe Rust Reports in Wheat Lead to Winter Treatment Research

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