Eric Hunt
- Asst Exten Educator School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Controlling Postemergence Weeds in Alfalfa
June 6, 2008
Are weeds appearing in your new alfalfa? Seedlings compete poorly with weeds and if weeds get thick, alfalfa will suffer. While control decisions can be difficult, timely measures will be important to your alfalfa's sustainability.
Making Hay When the Sun Shines
June 6, 2008
With this spring's cool wet weather optimal conditions for making hay have been rare. You've heard the maxim a hundred times, but do you know why it's best to make hay when the sun shines?
Getting hay to dry fast is important for several reasons, including the most obvious, to avoid rain damage.
Irrigating Dry Beans — Research Leads to Changes
June 6, 2008
It's June, and dry edible bean producers find themselves faced with a familiar question: "When should I use my irrigation water?"
Midsummer Crop Diagnostic Clinics July 15-16 near Mead
June 13, 2008
Agribusiness professionals and crop producers will take a close-up look at field conditions, research and techniques at UNL's midsummer Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics July 15-16.
Lincoln Weed Science Field Tour June 17
June 13, 2008
Although spring 2008 has been wetter than normal, field work has progressed adequately for us to hold our annual Weed Science Tour in Lincoln on June 17, starting at 8:30 a.m. The tour will begin at the shop buildings on the southwest corner of 84th and Havelock streets, and will last for approximately three hours.
High Plains Ag Lab Field Day June 24
June 13, 2008
"Knowledge for Better Decisions" is the theme of the 38th annual June Field Day scheduled for June 24 at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney. University speakers will provide up-to-date information about:
Managing Rust Diseases in Winter Wheat - 2008
June 2, 2008
Although rust diseases have not appeared in most of the state, the potential still exists for outbreaks of leaf rust and stripe rust. In south central and eastern Nebraska wheat is already flowering or will be flowering very soon. This means that the window for applying certain fungicides for control of foliar diseases is past.