Disease Reports from the UNL Diagnostic Clinic – July 31
July 30, 2020
Several diseases were reported in samples submitted to the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic from July 15 through July 30, 2020.
2020 Custom Rates Statewide Summary Available
July 30, 2020
The recently completed 2020 Nebraska Custom Rates Survey and accompanying report summarize current rates charged for specific machinery operations and custom services across the state.
USDA Investigates Packages of Unsolicited Seeds from China
July 29, 2020
USDA urges anyone who receives an unsolicited package of seeds to immediately contact their State plant regulatory official or APHIS State plant health director.
Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 27-31)
July 29, 2020
Extension educators report on what they are seeing in the fields this week in Adams, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Saline, Jefferson and Gage counties.
Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for August
July 29, 2020
Free legal and financial clinics are being offered for farmers and ranchers across the state in August 2020. The clinics are one-on-one meetings with an agricultural law attorney and an agricultural financial counselor.
Estimating a Fair Value for Standing Forage
July 29, 2020
Several things need to be considered when deciding what value to place on standing forage. Forage prices reflect current inventories, demand, expected current season production and associated yield risk, and quality characteristics.
Crop Progress Report for July 27
July 27, 2020
Corn is rated 75% good to excellent and progressing ahead of the five-year average. Soybean is rated 80% good to excellent and also progressing ahead of the five-year average, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The winter wheat harvest is nearly complete (93%) and dry edible beans are progressing ahead of the previous year.
Wheat Stem Sawfly Infestations Continue to Impact Harvest in the Nebraska Panhandle
July 23, 2020
WSS damage in winter wheat was first noted in Nebraska in the early to mid-1990s in Banner County near the Wyoming border. It has continued to increase ever since and now is a very significant issue.