Area: Saline, Jefferson and Gage Counties
Degrees and Certifications
B.S. Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005
M.S. Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
Ph.D. Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2012
Certified Crop Adviser - NE #106079
Areas of Focus: Precision ag data management, on-farm research, soil fertility and plant nutrition, eastern Nebraska cropping systems
Twitter: @croptechcafe
Blog: Crop Tech Cafe
Irrigation Management in Extreme Conditions -- Maximizing Pivot Efficiency
Extreme Irrigation
For more information see
Deferring the First Soybean Irrigation until Stage R3
July 5, 2012
SoyWater Updated to Account for 2012 Soil Water Conditions
Also see in this week's CropWatch: How to Register For and Use UNL SoyWater
Why You'll Want to Sample for SCN This Fall
Oct. 27, 2014
$45 million.
That's how much Nebraska soybean farmers are estimated to have lost to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) last year.
The good news is that loss will decrease in 2014. The bad news is that's because the price of soybeans is lower, not because SCN is any less common.
SCN Sampling is Part Science, Part Art
Oct. 30, 2014
Recently a farmer asked how to take a good soil sample for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This is a question we're getting asked more often, especially at this time of year.
There is both a science and an art to collecting good soil samples.
USDA Crop Production Report
Based on September 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2014 corn crop is forecast at 1.57 billion bushels, down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Nationally, both the corn and soybean crops would set new yield records if projections hold true.
