USDA: Nebraska Crop Conditions
July 10, 2009 Wheat harvest is over half complete in the southeast and moving west, according to a July 6 report from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
Nebraska July 1 Wheat Production Forecast Higher
July 10, 2009 Based on July 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2009 winterwheat crop is forecast at 78.2 million bushels, up 9% from last month's forecast and6% above last year's crop, according to the Nebraska Field Office of USDA's NationalAgricultural Statistics Service.
USDA: Nebraska Acreage Report
July 10, 2009
Nebraska producers increased acreage devoted to corn, hay, oats, and sugarbeets from a year ago, while decreasing acres planted to soybeans, winter wheat, sorghum, dry edible beans, proso millet, and sunflowers, according to a June 30 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office.
Key to Nutrient Deficiencies of Corn and Sorghum
July 1, 2009
Plant symptoms can be used to differentiate and identify crop nutrient disorders. Symptoms of nutrient deficiency vary with variety, growing conditions, and plant age and similar symptoms may be caused by other abiotic or biotic stresses. Use the following key to help identify seven nutrient disorders observed in Nebraska corn and sorghum.
Using Fertigation for Efficient Nitrogen Application
June 26, 2009
With corn in much of Nebraska currently in the V8 to V12 growth stages and rapidly growing, crop water use and nitrogen (N) uptake are increasing rapidly as well. Many irrigated growers are starting to closely monitor crop water use and soil moisture conditions in order to anticipate when to begin irrigation.