Extension Offering Free Suicide Prevention Training
March 9, 2022
This free online training by Nebraska Extension will teach participants how to recognize and respond to potential signs of crisis and suicidal behavior.
Dryness Continues as We Round Out Winter
March 9, 2022
The primary weather story this February was the continued lack of precipitation leading to expansion of drought, which covered 38% of Nebraska at the start of February and 98% by early March.
Private Pesticide Training Offered by Zoom for 2022
March 9, 2022
Nebraska Extension will be offering five private pesticide applicator trainings via Zoom in March and April. Each one will have a different agricultural area of focus, including alfalfa, corn, soybean, pasture and wheat.
Hard Red Spring Wheat Water Use
March 9, 2022
This study looked at water consumption (evapotranspiration), productivity and protein content of hard red spring wheat, a viable option when winter wheat experiences injury or low productivity.
Nebraska Inheritance Tax Update
March 8, 2022
Dave Aiken, UNL Extension water law and agricultural law specialist, discusses how LB310 will reduce most inheritance taxes beginning in 2023.
Spring 2022 Weather Outlook
March 8, 2022
With chances of below normal moisture and above normal temperatures through the next three months, Al Dutcher reports drought conditions across western Nebraska could rapidly intensify this spring.
Nebraska County-level Commodity Estimates
March 8, 2022
Now available, the 2021 row crop county-level estimates are based primarily on surveys conducted with farmers and ranchers last fall.
Nebraska Crop Values Rise 31% for 2021
March 8, 2022
The value of corn production is expected to total $10.0 billion, and the value of soybean production is expected to total $4.42 billion. These figures are up 26% and 45% from the previous marketing year, respectively.