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Cover Crops

A single green weed growing in a dry brown crop field under a bright blue sky.

August 7, 2026

New Herbicides for Weed Control in Corn and Soybean Production

By Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

fall armyworm with distinctive white and dark green stripes and dots across body

Published: September 24, 2021 | Updated: September 5, 2025

Fall Armyworms in Pastures, Alfalfa, Small Grains, Cover Crops and Lawns

Authored By: Jenny Brhel - Former Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator, Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy

Updated By: Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Former Extension Educator

Rows of young green crops emerging in a harvested straw-covered field under clear skies.

October 1, 2026

Legume Cover Crops After Winter Wheat Provide Meaningful Nitrogen Credits for Corn

By Madhusudhan Adhikari - Graduate Student , Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Damaged corn plants in soil, close-up of root damage on the right.

June 5, 2026

2026 Alert System for Wheat Stem Maggot: Infestation Detected in Early-Planted Corn

By Silvana Paula-Moraes - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator

Tractor with sprayer attachment in a field under a cloudy sky.

June 3, 2026

Non-Chemical Methods for Terminating Cover Crops

By Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Sam Wortman - Professor and Environmental Horticulturist, Agronomy and Horticulture, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Bright orange butterfly perched on vibrant purple clover flowers in a green meadow.

May 7, 2026

How Do Full-Season Cover Crops Affect Insect Populations?

By Abby Lyons - Research Technician, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Cian Hassovic - Nebraska Master Naturalists Volunteer, Nathan Pflueger - Precision Ag Coordinator, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Andrew Little - Wildlife Extension Specialist

A small colorful fly with yellow body, striped wings, and large reddish eyes on a greenish surface.

May 1, 2026

2026 Wheat Stem Maggot Detection and Risk to Cover Crop-to-Corn Systems

By Silvana Paula-Moraes - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Former Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Nicole Luhr - Extension Educator, David S. Wangila - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator

corn field with symptoms of infestation

March 31, 2026

2026 Alert System for Wheat Stem Maggot in Cover Crop-to-Corn Systems

By Silvana Paula-Moraes - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Former Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Nicole Luhr - Extension Educator, David S. Wangila - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator

Farm equipment chops and loads corn residue at sunset, with tractors and a forage harvester working through a dusty field after harvest.

December 3, 2025

60 Harvests: Changes I Have Seen

By Tom Hoegemeyer - Former Adjunct Professor of Practice

Holstein cattle graze a grassy field beside a mature soybean field ready for harvest.

November 3, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Late Fall Rye Planting, Soybean Residue for Forage

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

A collage of four images showing soil health farmers Paula and Tom Peterson from Waverly, Nebraska — the couple standing together in a cover crop field, a tractor cutting hay, a green soybean field, and cattle grazing on pasture.

October 28, 2025

Soil Health Stories: Paula and Tom Peterson — Stewarding the Land for Generations

By Christina NoKu - UNL Environmental Science Graduate Student, Rylie Carter - UNL Animal Science Undergraduate Student, Zack Gaffney - UNL Agronomy Undergraduate Student, Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

Close-up of cereal rye ‘Elbon’ on the left and winter wheat on the right growing in dry, cracked soil at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center as plants mature.

Published: October 8, 2025 | Updated: August 27, 2026

Selecting the Right Winter Small Grain Cover Crop This Fall

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, David Scoby - Laboratory Research Manager, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture