Vegetation_Control_Grant

July 31, 2009

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has awarded $500,000 in grant funds for a project to address riparian vegetation overgrowth in the Platte River basin. The project addresses invasive vegetation on approximately 130 river miles from Ogallala to Columbus.

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Corn Rootworm 7-24-09

July 24, 2009

Use Corn Rootworm Scouting Numbers as Basis for 2010 Production Decisions

Corn rootworm

Western corn rootworm beetle

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Why Control Volunteer Winter Wheat in Wheat Stubble?

Clean Fields are Nice,
B
ut the Money You'll Keep in Your Pocket is Even Nicer

July 24, 2009

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Wheat Trials 7-24-09

July 24, 2009

Wheat Variety Test Results

Wheat variety test results from seven sites have been posted to the Web and more will be added in the coming weeks. Variety test results for multiple years and multiple crops are available on the

UNL Variety Testing Web site.

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Wheat Testing 7-24-09

July 24, 2009

Soil Testing for the 2010 Winter Wheat Crop

Table 1. Nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for dryland wheat when N is $0.50 per pound of N.

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Soybean Defoliation 7-24-09

July 24, 2009

Decision-Making for Soybean Defoliating Insects

There have been numerous reports of grasshopper populations building along field edges and moving into corn and soybean fields, and bean leaf beetle populations are building in some areas (mainly in the south). In the July 10, 2009 CropWatch

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Alfalfa Assessment 7-24-09

July 24, 2009

Evaluate and Replace Thinning Alfalfa Stands

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