![Attendees gather to listen to a presentation during a past South Central Agricultural Laboratory Field Day. Presentations during the 2024 SCAL Field Day will include technologies for irrigation scheduling, corn and soybean disease updates, optimizing nitrogen use efficiency via sensor-based fertigation, and more. (Department of Agronomy and Horticulture photo) People gather at field's edge to listen to presentation](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/2024-07-26-scal-field-day-figure-1.jpg?itok=XrobyFxV)
South Central Agricultural Lab Field Day Kicks Off Aug. 8
July 25, 2024
This year's SCAL Field Day features a live demonstration of John Deere's new camera-based weed detection technology, See and Spray™.
Southern Rust Spreading in Eastern Nebraska
July 25, 2024
Southern rust development and presence in several eastern Nebraska counties was earlier and more widespread this year. Producers are encouraged to scout their fields, and send samples to UNL for assistance with identification.
Nebraska Ag Land Values Up 5%, Cash Rents Moderating According to 2024 Farm Real Estate Report
July 25, 2024
In the final report for 2024, Center of Agricultural Profitability experts detailed Nebraska's fifth consecutive year of rising ag land values.
USDA to Gather Farm Conservation Data to Improve Programs and Services
July 25, 2024
Findings of this survey will be used to guide conservation program development and support conservationists, ag producers, and partners in making informed management decisions.
![Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at <a href="https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177" target="_blank">USDA</a>. Oat field](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2024/oat-field.jpeg?itok=IJlv__q6)
Nebraska Crop Production Report for July 2024
July 25, 2024
Nebraska oat production is up 51% in 2024, according to USDA NASS's latest estimates.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage Harvest, Pasture Rental Rates and Controlling Yucca
July 24, 2024
Considerations for harvest of slow-to-dry summer annual grasses, setting 2024 pasture rental rates, and controlling yucca on Nebraska rangelands.
2024 Corn Yield Forecasts as of July 23
July 24, 2024
Most irrigated corn sites in the Corn Belt are on track for near-average yields this year. However, above-average yields are anticipated in rainfed corn sites in southern and eastern Nebraska, and eastern Kansas and Missouri.
Early Season Interseeded Cover Crops in Corn and the Impact of Residual Herbicides
July 24, 2024
Results of a UNL-Bayer collaborative study that evaluated cover crop biomass production at different early season interseeding timings in corn and the impact of residual herbicide programs on cover crop establishment.