CropWatch March 22, 2010: Counties Recognized for SCN Testing and Results

March 19, 2010

It seems like every time I turn on my TV, there’s another awards program — the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the CMA Awards, the SAG Awards, the Tony Awards  — and the list goes on and on. This year I decided to start my own awards, the Tode  —  (rhymes with Tony) Awards!

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CropWatch March 19, 2010: Soybean Seedling Diseases Could be Prevalent; Seed Treatments Recommended

March 19, 2010

The current forecast is for a wet spring with wet conditions at planting. Given this, soybean seed treatment fungicides may be a good choice in 2010, especially for early planting dates.

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CropWatch March 15, 2010: Hergert Receives Great Plains Soil Fertility Leadership Award

March 15, 2010

Gary Hergert, extension soil and nutrient management specialist at UNL's Panhandle Research and Extension Center, was recently awarded the Great Plains Soil Fertility Leadership Award.

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Shaver to Focus on Nutrient Mangement & Precision Agriculture at WCREC

March 19, 2010

Tim Shaver, the new nutrient management specialist at UNL’s West Central Research and Extension Center, is looking forward to his first season of research and extension programming in the region.

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CropWatch March 18, 2010: Tips for Making Pasture Fertilizing Pay

March 18, 2010

With nitrogen fertilizer costing about 40 cents per pound this spring, you may be asking whether it pays to fertilize pasture?

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CropWatch March 18, 2010: Alfalfa Needs Early Season Attention

March 18, 2010

If your internal engines are reving up to get out in the field but it's still too early, shift your gears to your alfalfa crop.  Taking time in the next two weeks for assessment and decision-making can be critical to the success of this year's crop. 

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