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Wheat leaf rust

June 21, 2019

Moisture Continues to Favor Development of Wheat Diseases

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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June 18, 2019

USDA: Nebraska Corn, Soybean Planting Nearly Done

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June 14, 2019

Crop Diseases Confirmed by UNL Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic

By Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

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

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June 14, 2019

UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field Day June 20

By David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

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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. Winter wheat variety trial at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center, 2019. (Photos by Nathan Mueller)

June 7, 2019

Eastern Nebraska Wheat, Pulse and Double Crop Field Day June 18

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist

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

Wheat Field

June 7, 2019

Wheat and Small Grain Field Days Across the State

Field pea in the Panhandle

June 7, 2019

Winter Wheat and Pea Field Days in the Panhandle in June

By David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Figure 1. Stripe rust in a growerâs field in Perkins County on May 30.

May 31, 2019

Stripe Rust Confirmed in Nebraska Wheat

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator

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May 28, 2019

Planting Still Lagging with Corn at 81%, Soybean, 56%

Figure 1. A growerâs wheat field in Webster County with low disease levels on May 23. (Photos by Stephen Wegulo)

May 24, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat flowering

May 24, 2019

Wheat Update

2018 Saline County Wheat Variety Trials

May 22, 2019

Wheat Variety Tour June 13 Near Fairbury

(Photo by Nathan Mueller)

May 21, 2019

Only 27% of Corn, 7% of Soybean Emerged

Powdery mildew in wheat

May 17, 2019

Levels of Wheat Diseases Low, But Likely to Increase

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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May 13, 2019

USDA NASS: Corn Planting at 46%, Soybean at 20%

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May 10, 2019

Options for Failed Wheat

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

Estimate by USDA NASS of winter wheat acres to be harvested in 2019 and difference from 2018. Nebraska is to harvest 1,000,000 wheat acres, down 10,000 from 2018.

May 10, 2019

Nebraska Wheat Crop Forecast at 50 Million Bushels