9-11-09 NASS Yield Forecasts
September 11, 2009
Based on September 1 conditions, Nebraska’s corn crop is forecast at a record high 1.55 billion bushels, 2% above last month and 11% above last year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
CW9-11-09Models Show Freezing Temps
September 14, 2009
Weather models are currently showing a surge of freezing temperatures dropping into the northern Corn Belt September 24-29, with the most likelihood of killing freezes expected Sept. 28.
8-21-09 Hopper
August 21, 2009
Even with this year’s rains, grasshopper activity has been high in many parts of Nebraska. With the upcoming planting of winter wheat, growers need to consider options to manage potential grasshopper problems as winter wheat is establishing this fall.
