Javed Iqbal
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- Asst Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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#NField Observations for August 2021
August 26, 2021
This week, Nebraska Extension Educator Ben Beckman discusses what to do — or not do — about the late summer weeds standing out in pastures.
FarmBits Podcast: Sky-High Scouting
August 5, 2021
Taranis Regional Sales Manager Tim Pearson highlights the company’s approach to scouting — specifically the technology used in Taranis’ precision scouting services, and how it is making scouting operations more efficient.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Late Summer Planting and Regrowth Concerns
August 5, 2021
This week, extension educators review some of the concerns with late summer alfalfa planting, toxicity levels in sorghum and sudangrass regrowth, and how leaving hay bales in the fields can affect your yields.
2020 Farm Production Expenditures Down 4%
August 5, 2021
Farm and ranch production expenditures for Nebraska totaled $20.3 billion in 2020, down 4% from a year earlier, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Nebraska Crop Progress for Aug. 1
August 5, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 1, 2021, corn condition rated 51% good and 20% excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 95%.
2021 Corn Yield Forecasts as of Aug. 4
August 4, 2021
Below-average rainfall has increased the probability of low yield for rainfed sites in western and northern parts of the Corn Belt and central Iowa.
Water and Crops Field Day Set for Aug. 26
August 3, 2021
This year’s focus, “Using Technology to Improve Efficiency and Resiliency,” will involve in-field demonstrations of irrigation and nitrogen, chemigation as a pest management tool, and more.
Using Cover Crops to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in the Waverly Wellhead Protection Area
August 3, 2021
Nebraska Extension research on growing cover crops to reduce nitrate leaching and improving soil resilience in Nebraska communities where groundwater nitrate concentration in municipal wells is rising.