Ben Beckman
faculty
- Assoc Exten Educator NE Ext Engagement Zone 5 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
PO Box 368 101 E Centre
Hartington
NE
68739-0368
US
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402-254-6821
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Extension Co-creating a Better Tomorrow for Nebraska
May 2, 2024
Nebraska Extension staff and programs are at the forefront of establishing agricultural practices to help producers save money and resources. This article highlights some of extension's recent successes and impacts in Nebraska.
Vélez is a Leader in Genetic Technology to Contain Corn Rootworm
May 2, 2024
Husker scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic technology that increases larvae mortality to suppress western corn rootworm, which annually causes up to $2 billion in yield loss and control costs in the Corn Belt.
Nebraska Extension Offers Introductory-level Crop Scout Training May 21
May 1, 2024
The 2024 training course will review a wide variety of crop scouting concerns, such as drone scouting best practices, identifying nutrient deficiencies and insect damage in corn and soybean, and detecting weed seedlings.
UNL Researchers Advance Soil Health Cycle Concept
May 1, 2024
In a new manuscript, UNL researchers outline the soil health cycle — a systematic approach to improving soil management practices that highlights the importance of soil health knowledge and beneficial policies for producers.
Wheat Disease Update for May 3, 2024
May 1, 2024
Diseases observed in Nebraska wheat fields so far this growing season have been minimal, but producers should be on the lookout for stripe rust, as infections have been identified in two southern Nebraska counties.
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Estimated Crop Water Use for April 29-May 5
April 30, 2024
Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone shares details about some of the new features that will enhance crop water use reports in 2024.
Crop Progress: Sorghum Planting Underway
April 29, 2024
Planting continues to push forward at a good pace in Nebraska, with corn, soybeans and oats still near average for this time of year, and sorghum getting started at the end of April.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Fertilizing Cool-season Pasture, Army Cutworm Control
April 29, 2024
Extension educators review timelines for turnout to summer pastures, calculating returns on fertilizing cool-season pastures, and tips for scouting army cutworm in alfalfa fields.