Forecasts Offer Little Comfort to the Corn Belt
July 25, 2008
Above Normal Temps Needed in September
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Timely Weed Control Essential After Winter Wheat Harvest
July 25, 2008
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| Russian thistle had grown higher than the combine cutter bar and was cut off at harvest, complicating weed control efforts. |
Alfalfa Harvest: What's Causing Disappointing Test Weights
July 25, 2008
With the late start, cooler temperatures and increased rain, a number of crop production factors are a little different this year, including pasture production and hay content.
Flying Turnips Or Rye Into Corn
July 25, 2008
Crop residues like corn stalks provide good winter feed, but sometimes, adding turnips or cereal rye can make them even better.
Corn stalks are one of the best and least costly winter feeds, but once cattle finish eating the grain and husks, what remains isn't all that good.
Plant Turnips For Winter Grazing
July 25, 2008
If you're interested in planting turnips into wheat or oat stubble for a high quality pasture, now is the time to plant them.
Turnips provide good grazing beginning in October and often lasting into the new year. Also, they are cheap to plant, with seed costing less than $10 per acre.
New Farm Program Deadlines
July 25, 2008
Several farm program deadlines are coming up and are new or changed from previous years, according to Doug Klein, program specialist with the Nebraska state office of USDA's Farm Service Agency.
No-Till Farmer-Expert Helps Others Make the Switch
July 25, 2008
"In 1987 when I got started with no-till, I was 35 years old and still single. I had better things to do than till fields to kill weeds that weren't even there yet," said Dan Gillespie, state no-till specialist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service.