Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
Brad Lubben
- Exten Assoc Professor Agricultural Economics University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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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.
Monitor Irrigation Data from Your Phone
July 31, 2014
This week UNL Extension released the Water Meter Calculator App as an aid in irrigation management.
As Crops Emerge Install ET and Soil Moisture Sensors
As growers complete corn and soybean planting, it's a good time to install Atmometers or ETgages as well as Watermark Sensors. We hope you won't need to irrigate for several weeks, but now is the time to begin making plans.