Andrea Basche
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- Assoc Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Selling During Times of Rising Commodity Prices
June 9, 2021
In this article, extension professionals discuss how producers can make decisions about pricing new crop grain by understanding the forces driving the market, and also through defining their farm goals and objectives.
Irrigation Strategies for Profit and Productivity and What TAPS Data Tells Us
June 9, 2021
During a May webinar, extension professionals discussed research on the optimal amount of water to apply during the growing season and the latest ag technology.
TAPS Competitions Planted Amid Cool, Wet May
June 9, 2021
With corn fields now planted, TAPS readies for its fifth year of crop competitions, which will compare sprinkler irrigated corn, subsurface drip irrigated (SDI) corn and grain sorghum from a multitude of corn and grain sorghum hybrids.
Nebraska Extension Field Day for Management of Atrazine/Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth
June 9, 2021
The in-person Palmer amaranth field day will feature on-site demonstrations on controlling atrazine/glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in Roundup Ready/LibertyLink corn, Enlist corn and non-GMO white corn in Nebraska.
Small Grains Improvement Team Releases Two New Winter Wheat Varieties
June 8, 2021
Two promising new winter wheat varieties — a hard white winter wheat and a hard red winter wheat — could be available for planting in growers’ fields as early as fall 2021.
Weed Management Field Day June 23 at South Central Agricultural Laboratory
June 8, 2021
The Weed Management Field Day will highlight new technology and new herbicides for corn, soybean, sorghum and sweet corn, plus field experiments on weed control options for various herbicide programs.
Corn 95% Emerged, Soybeans Emerged 84%
June 8, 2021
For the week ending June 6, 2021, corn emerged was 95%, soybean emerged was 84% and winter wheat headed was 79%. More on sorghum, oats and dry edible beans in USDA NASS's latest report.
Corn Emerged at 84%, Soybean Planting Nears Completion
June 2, 2021
For the week ending May 30, 2021, there were 3.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2% very short, 10% short, 82% adequate and 6% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 3% very short, 17% short, 78% adequate and 2% surplus.
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