2021 Herbicide-resistant Palmer Amaranth Management Field Day Featured Research and Demonstrations
August 18, 2021
The field day included demonstrations on best practices to reduce herbicide drift, study results on new herbicides to control Palmer amaranth in corn, and discussion on several other research projects.
2021 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo
August 17, 2021
This new expo will help farmers prepare to grow alfalfa and winter wheat for the first time or fine-tune the skills of experienced growers.
Nebraska Crop Condition for Aug. 15
August 16, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 15, 2021, corn condition rated 47% good, 21% excellent. Soybean condition rated 53% good, 19% excellent.
FarmBits Podcast: Spray Tech Savvy
August 13, 2021
Sam Marx, UNL research technologist, discusses PWM technology, challenges in the spray application industry, and his work to improve the efficiency of spray nozzle designs using computational fluid dynamics.
Control of Velvetleaf with Post-emergence Herbicides in Popcorn
August 12, 2021
Results of a study evaluating the efficacy and crop safety of labeled post-emergence herbicides to control velvetleaf, a major agricultural weed in Nebraska that reduces yields in popcorn if not controlled.
Nebraska Crop Progress for Aug. 8
August 12, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 8, 2021, corn condition rated 51% good, 19% excellent; soybean condition rated 57% good, 19% excellent. Pasture and range conditions rated 58% fair, 16% good, 2% excellent.
Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease
August 12, 2021
Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or "handshake" agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, making lease disputes more difficult to resolve.
Nebraska Crop Production Report for August
August 12, 2021
Based on Aug. 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2021 sorghum production of 18.9 million bushels, is up 38% from a year ago. Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.55 million cwt, down 29% from last year.