CropWatch, March 5, 2010: 2010 Chemigation Training Dates and Information
March 5, 2010
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Federal Funds Available To Fight Invasive Weeds
USDA NRCS is offering $1.5 million in cost share assistance to landowners through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) to control invasive species in fully or over appropriated watersheds. Landowners have until March 12 to sign up for assistance.
CropWatch, Feb. 18, 2010: Asssessing Winter Wheat Stands Still in Dormancy
February 18, 2010
The cool summer and fall precipitation delayed maturity and harvest of many crops as well as seeding of winter wheat. Many winter wheat fields were seeded late last fall, especially those seeded after a fall-harvested crop. In many of these fields winter wheat development was limited.
CropWatch, Feb. 16, 2010: Wheat Variety Development May go Commercial
February 17, 2010
For many years, wheat variety development in the U.S. has been primarily driven by public land-grant universities. However, recent trends in agriculture have convinced many in the wheat industry that private companies need to be more involved in wheat variety development to keep wheat competitive with other crops.
Greg Kruger Joins UNL WCREC Staff as Cropping Systems Specialist
February 16, 2010
A new cropping systems specialist has joined the staff at the West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte.
Steve Young, Weed Ecologist, Joins UNL West Central REC
Steve Young, UNL's new weed ecologist at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte, will be taking a multi-pronged approach to researching and developing recommendations for weed management in this region.
Too Much Snow? Not in the Rockies Where Snowpack is Below Normal
As residents across the eastern United States continue to dig out from an endless stream of snow storms, mountain snow pack across the central and northern Rockies has been nothing short of disappointing. Whether snow pack levels can recover from deficits likely will depend on the strength and longevity of the current El Nino event.