High Plains Ag Lab Summer Field Day is Aug. 12
July 25, 2008
Crop production topics will be the focus of the Summer Crops Field Day Tuesday, Aug. 12 at UNL's High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at the Ag Lab shop, followed by lunch at 11:30 with a presentation by Charlie Fenster about the Farm and Ranch Museum.
Assessing the Economics of Co-Product Storage
August 1, 2008
A new UNL software tool can help ranchers and farmers assess the economics of co-product storage. In the July 23 issue of Cornhusker Economics, Josie Waterbury, Graduate Research Assistant, and Darrell Mark, Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, discuss the current co-product market and what the software shows.
Deciding When to Apply Soybean Fungicides
Soybean Aphid Update
July 25, 2008
Several growers and consultants have called this week with reports of soybean aphids in fields. They have usually described the fields as having low numbers, with "hot spots" of 50 to 100 square feet where aphids are at or near threshold levels.
Forecasts Offer Little Comfort to the Corn Belt
July 25, 2008
Above Normal Temps Needed in September
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Timely Weed Control Essential After Winter Wheat Harvest
July 25, 2008
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| Russian thistle had grown higher than the combine cutter bar and was cut off at harvest, complicating weed control efforts. |