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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Drop Soybean Seeding Rate and Save $10-$18 per Acre
April 20, 2012
Added profit: $10.66-$18.75 per acre*
*Based on $40-$65/bag soybean seed cost and reducing populations by 40,000 seeds/acre
*Based on $40-$65/bag soybean seed cost and reducing populations by 40,000 seeds/acre
Research: Under Heavy Insect Pressure, CruiserMaxx Protected Yield - UNL CropWatch
January 27, 2012
Most Sites Showed No Yield Difference between Treated and Untreated Soybean
2011 Field Research Shows Little Yield Effect from Soybean Seed Treatments - UNL CropWatch, 2011
January 12, 2012
A seed treatment trial was conducted at four locations in Nebraska in 2011 to determine its effect on stand, disease control, and yield. The sites, part of the Soybean Management Field Days, were near Bancroft (northeast Nebraska), Clay Center (south central), Cortland (southeast), and Elba (central).
UNL Studies Effect of Foliar Fungicides and Insecticides on Soybean Disease Severity and Yield
January 12, 2012
Foliar fungicide trials were conducted at four locations in Nebraska to determine the effects on disease control and yield. The sites, part of the the Soybean Management Field Days, were near Bancroft (northeast), Clay Center (south central), Cortland (southeast), and Elba (central).
Aids to Selecting Soybean Varieties to Manage SCN - UNL CropWatch, Nov. 4, 2011
November 4, 2011
Soybean producers and farm managers have several great resources available to help with variety selection for fields infested with soybean cyst nematode (SCN).
Is Treatment of Soybean Aphids Warranted at R5 or early R6?
August 25, 2011
Soybean aphids are still present, but we are nearing the period when populations decline and soybeans are less likely to incur economic yield loss. Declining night temperatures and shorter days initiate migration of soybean aphids back to buckthorn, their overwintering host.