Brad Lubben

Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center

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Work Filley Hall (FYH) 207A
Lincoln NE 68583-0922
US
Work 402-472-2235 On campus, dial 2-2235
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Brad Lubben is an Extension Associate Professor, Policy Specialist, and Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has nearly 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and extension, focusing on agricultural policy and agricultural economics and working in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. Brad's expertise includes federal farm policy and agricultural policy development and risk management education. Brad grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Burr, southeast of Lincoln and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University.

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Should Hail-Damaged Corn be Treated With Foliar Fungicides?

June 27, 2008

With the frequent hail events that have pounded Nebraska corn fields, many have questioned whether a foliar fungicide should be applied to protect the remaining injured foliage from infection by pathogens.

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Start Scouting for Soybean Aphids

July 3, 2008

Photo of a soybean aphid
Soybean aphid

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Scouting and Treating Western Bean Cutworms

June 27, 2008

Photo of a western bean cutworm moth
Western bean cutworm moth

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Light Trap Data

June 27, 2008

The UNL Department of Entomology offers light trap data on-line from three sites

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Stay the Course When Replanting Soybean

June 27, 2008

Soybean growers just planting or replanting soybeans may be tempted to shift to a shorter maturity, but experts at UNL and at neighboring universities would caution against this.

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