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Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator

Close-up of a corn leafhopper on the left and a corn leaf with reddish streaking symptoms of corn stunt disease on the right.

September 4, 2025

Presence of Corn Leafhoppers Confirmed in Southeast Nebraska

By Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Kyle Koch - Assistant Extension Educator, Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, David Wangila - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Abigail Lyons - Research Technician, Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist

Brown mushroom-like apothecia emerging from moist soil and crop residue, indicating active white mold spore production in the field.

November 20, 2025

Confronting Cropping Challenges to Tackle 2025 Problem Weeds and Pests in December Sessions

By Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator, Kayla Nilson - Extension Educator, Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator, Mailson Freire de Oliveira – Assistant Extension Educator, Marina de Val-Hilden - Extension Educator, Nicole Luhr - Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator