Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: Feb. 29, 2024
March 1, 2024
Chances are increasing for precipitation late next week, with potential for snow in western Nebraska and significant moisture in the eastern region.
Palmer Amaranth in the West Symposium Scheduled in March
February 29, 2024
Academics, industry leaders and impacted stakeholders will discuss Palmer amaranth's current and anticipated impacts across the Midwest during this free, live-streamed event.
Savvy Full Season Soybean Management Webinar Series
February 29, 2024
The three-part webinar series in March will discuss soybean production considerations such as planting dates, seed treatments, fertilizer, fungicide, late season dessication and more.
Farm Energy Management: Focused Solutions for Minimizing Power Charges
February 29, 2024
This webinar explores how farms are charged for electricity and ways to identify and possibly slash costs.
Paying Family Members on the Farm or Ranch
February 29, 2024
This is the first in a series of Center for Agricultural Profitability articles that will highlight ideas and tactics for successfully bringing another family member into the operation.
![(From left) James Schnable, Rebecca Roston and Toshihiro Obata hold young sorghum plants outside of the Bioscience Greenhouses on City Campus. The researchers are part of a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to try to boost the cold tolerance of sorghum, and eventually corn and other crops, by harnessing the power of the plant’s circadian rhythms. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing) People holding sorghum plants toward camera](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/2024-03-01-crops-cold-snaps.jpg?itok=B_XGAFUR)
Husker Researchers Aim to Help Crops Survive Cold Snaps
February 29, 2024
UNL researchers are examining the way sorghum defends itself against low temperatures and comparing it to the cold tolerance characteristics of foxtail millet to find answers on improving crop resilience.
Bean Day Brings Pertinent Information to Growers
February 29, 2024
Attendees of the recent event heard from the Nebraska Department of Ag about ongoing initiatives to expand the dry bean export market, and learned more about the 2024 weather outlook.
Husker Researchers Using Metabolic Model to Study Temperature Stress on Corn
February 29, 2024
Scientists involved in the study are investigating the creation of new hybrids and utilization of beneficial fungus to mitigate temperature stress in corn.