Corn, Soybean Progress Ahead of Last Year
July 14, 2020
Corn is rated 70% good to excellent and progressing ahead of last year but behind the five-year average. Soybean is rated 73% good to excellent and is progressing ahead of both last year and the five-year average. Winter wheat harvest is ahead of previous years with 50% complete.
Nebraska Invasive Weed: Leafy Spurge
July 14, 2020
Leafy spurge is also known as wolf’s milk, faitours-grass or tithymal, and reproduces from seed and vegetative root buds. It is 1 to 3 feet tall with blueish-green leaves with round edges. Flowers are surrounded by heart-shaped yellow-green bracts which hold three round to oblong seeds.
Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 13-17)
July 14, 2020
Extension educators report on what they are seeing in the fields this week in southeast Nebraska, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Webster and Adams counties, as well as in the panhandle.
New NebGuide: Factors to Consider when Multiple Herbicide-Resistant Soybean Traits Coexist
July 9, 2020
Nebraska Extension has release a new NebGuide (G2326) to help growers understand the various herbicide-resistant soybean traits that are available commercially.
2020 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates Report Published
July 9, 2020
A survey of agricultural custom operators is conducted in Nebraska every two years to determine the current rates charged by custom operators for machine hire services and other work they provide for neighboring farms and ranches or as part of a business enterprise.
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic – Updated Submission Procedures
July 9, 2020
As the growing season continues, the Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic is here to serve Nebraska growers by helping correctly identify weeds, insects, and plant diseases that are popping up. Due to Coronavirus, there are new recommendations for submitting samples.
2020 Corn Yield Forecasts: Approach and Interpretation of Results
July 9, 2020
The Yield Forecasting Center (YFC) will provide real-time information on corn phenology and forecasts of corn yield potential every three weeks, starting in mid-July, to aid growers and ag industry in making management, logistics, and marketing decisions through the 2020 season.
Scouting and Treatment Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm
July 12, 2024
Scouting should be prioritized in fields that are at the preferred growth stage for egg-laying and/or do not have the VIP3A Bt trait to protect them from western bean cutworm injury.