Humberto Blanco

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Work Keim Hall (KEIM) 367
Lincoln NE 68583-0915
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Work 402-472-1510 On campus, dial 2-1510
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Glennis McClure on RFD-TV

McClure Discusses 2023 Crop Production Challenges on RFD-TV

March 2, 2023
UNL Farm and Ranch Management Analyst Glennis McClure appeared on RFD-TV to discuss crop production costs and strategies for mitigating financial burdens during the 2023 growing season.

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Barn on feedlot
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Nebraska Agriculture a Leader in the Region and the Country

March 2, 2023
UNL agricultural economics experts shed light on the impact of Nebraska agriculture in the United States.

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Farming family
Nebraska Extension Educator Allan Vyhnalek chats with David Endorf of Daylon, and June and Ryan Loseke of Columbus — three Nebraska producers who share their experiences surrounding transition and succession of their operations.

Producer Perspectives: Farm and Ranch Transition and Succession

March 2, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Allan Vyhnalek interviews two families currently going through the process of transition and succession of their operations.

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Cattle grazing ryegrass
After intense drought conditions and heavily grazed pastures last year, producers may want to consider strategies like reducing stocking rates, delaying spring turnout and seeded annual forages in their forage plans for 2023.

Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding TDN Values, Planning Summer Grazing

February 21, 2023
A review of the impact of TDN values in hay tests, and considerations for spring and summer forage plans following the severe drought conditions and heavy grazing experienced in 2022.

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2022 On-Farm Research Results book cover
All Nebraska On-Farm Research results books are free to the public and available as PDF downloads.

Nebraska On-Farm Research Network Releases 2022 Results Publication

March 1, 2023
The nearly 70 on-farm research studies conducted by Nebraska farmers in 2022 addressed fertility and soil management, cover crops, crop protection, equipment and non-traditional products, including biologicals.

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2023 TAPS Competitions Kicks Off with Learn, Launch, Interact Event

March 1, 2023
Free to attend, the kickoff event will include a tour of Corteva Agriscience and a launch of the 2023 TAPS Competition, where attendees will learn more about competing in this year's contest.

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Soybean pesticides
Though Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and South Dakota have received new guidelines for the cutoff date to apply dicamba-based herbicides this year, Nebraska's cutoff date remains June 30.

No Change in Dicamba Cutoff Date in Nebraska for 2023

February 28, 2023
Nebraska's cutoff date of June 30 for application of Engenia, Tavium and XtendiMax in soybean remains unchanged for the 2023 growing season.

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Soybean field

Nebraska County-level Commodity Estimates for 2022

February 28, 2023
County-level estimates for 2022 production of corn, sorghum and soybeans are now available on the USDA NASS site.

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