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Daren Redfearn

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Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Program Leader Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Work Keim Hall (KEIM) 136

Lincoln NE 68583-0915

Work 402-472-2662 On campus, dial 2-2662

dredfearn2@unl.edu

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Ph D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995
MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992
BS, Texas Tech University, 1985

icon-business-chartResearch & Grants

Five-year Plan for the Beef Systems Initiative, Internal, August 2017
Enhance Animal Protein Crops/Cattle, Fdn for Food & Agriculture Research, July 2017
Soil Health Initiative, Dept of Agriculture-NRCS, September 2017
Dev Rsrch Ext Skills of Students, Dept of Agriculture-NIFA, March 2016

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Can Cover Crops Offset the Negative Impacts of Corn Silage?

April 28, 2021

UNL researchers discerned varied results from a study on reducing soil compaction and wind/water erosion on fields harvested for corn silage by planting cover crops.

Scout Wheat Fields for Early Disease Detection

April 28, 2021

The presence of diseases in their early stages of development in research plots indicates that it is time to scout Nebraska wheat fields for early disease detection.

Alfalfa weevil larvae — **Figure 1.** Adult and small- to medium-sized larvae of the alfalfa weevil. (Photo by Julie Peterson)

Alfalfa Weevil Surging in Alfalfa Fields

May 8, 2024

Alfalfa weevil larvae have emerged in southeast, south-central and central Nebraska; scouting for this pest is crucial for alfalfa producers over the next few weeks.

Soybean Planting Begins as Corn Gets Underway

April 27, 2021

For the week ending April 25, 2021, soybean planting was at 3%, equal to average, and corn planted was 6%, behind 17% last year and 15% for the five-year average.

Cattle grazing pasture — If turned out early enough, cattle will successfully graze reed canarygrass, which is very nutritional at a young growth stage (less than 10 inches tall).

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Turn-out Strategies, Seedbed Preparation and Grazing Reed Canarygrass

April 27, 2021

In this week's Pasture and Forage Minute, Extension educators discuss the best time and location for spring turn-out and how to encourage cattle to graze reed canarygrass.