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Winter wheat field trials conducted at the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center in 2018-2019.

September 11, 2019

Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern Nebraska

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Brian Maust - Agronomy Research Technologist

August 30, 2019

Pre-Harvest Hail across Western Nebraska Necessitates Breaking the Green Bridge

By Gary Hein - Former Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Comparison of wheat crop budgets

August 30, 2019

Winter Wheat Crop Budgets Available for 7 Systems

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor, Glennis McClure - Extension Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

Wheat stem sawfly adult

August 30, 2019

Management Decisions Impact Wheat Stem Sawfly Populations

By Bethany Thomas - Entomology Graduate Research Assistant, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Wheat field with significant standing residue following harvest

August 30, 2019

Managing Wheat Residue and Controlling Weeds

By Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor

Winter wheat stubble without a herbicide treatment in the growing crop.

August 30, 2019

Looking Back on the 2019 Wheat Crop in Western Nebraska

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

Stripe rust in corn

August 29, 2019

Fall Wheat Disease Management Strategies to Reduce Losses in 2020

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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

Field of wheat in the Nebraska Panhandle

August 28, 2019

UNL-TAPS Expanding To Include Winter Wheat Competition in the Panhandle

By Krystle Rhoades - Former TAPS Program Coordinator

Wheat in an eastern Nebraska variety trial earlier this year. (Photo by Nathan Mueller)

August 22, 2019

2- and 3-Year Average Winter Wheat Trial Data

By Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

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

Winter wheat variety trials in Saline County (Photo by Randy Pryor)

August 15, 2019

Winter Wheat, Triticale and Barley Variety Tests Now Posted

By Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

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

A mature wheat field in eastern Nebraska.

July 22, 2019

Crop Condition Improves Slightly; Progress Still Behind

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

cropwatch graphic

July 11, 2019

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

cropwatch graphic

July 11, 2019

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

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

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