UNL CropWatch July 23, 2010: USB Soybean Quality Toolbox Offers Variety Trial Data for Analysis

July 23, 2010

Successful soybean production starts with selecting the best seed for your field conditions and management practices. While you can’t affect the weather or many other environmental production factors, you can affect your success by selecting hybrid seeds for better protein quality, higher yield performance, and disease resistance.

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UNL CropWatch July 23, 2010: Controlling Summer Weeds in Alfalfa

July 22, 2010

Wet soils in alfalfa fields right after cutting can encourage weeds and grasses to get a foothold, but with good management you can help give your alfalfa a competitive edge.

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UNL CropWatch July 30, 2010: UNL Soil Moisture Sensor Seminar Aug. 2

July 30, 2010

Educators and participants in the Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network will speak about the use of soil moisture sensor technology at special seminars to be held in Alma and Red Cloud on Monday.

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UNL CropWatch July 30, 2010: Irrigation Management Field Tour August 2 near Imperial

July 30, 2010

With today’s tight irrigation water allocations and high input costs, producers are looking for better irrigation strategies to achieve the most from the water they have and the nitrogen they apply.

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UNL CropWatch July 30, 2010: Market Journal Explores Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Deba

July 30, 2010

On this week's Market Journal an extension specialist in agricultural economics at the University of Missouri looks at how agriculture both adds to and offsets greenhouse gases emissions. Ray Massey says that uUnder current rules only the largest 100 to 150 agriucltural operations will be required to report emissions.

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