Spotty Wheat Stands Stir Concern for Wind Erosion in Western Nebraska
A dry fall across much of western Nebraska in 2010 resulted in spotty winter wheat stands. Although late moisture did manage to germinate and emerge some additional wheat plants before winter set in, ground cover in portions of many fields is low.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 2, 2011: National Webcasts Cover Sorghum Production Topics
Feb. 2, 2011
The national Sorghum Checkoff program and the Plant Management Network are offering three webcasts on sorghum crop management.
UNL CropWatch Jan. 28, 2011 2011: Extension Crop Budgets Feature 50 Systems
Jan. 28, 2011
The 2011 Crop Production Budgets (EC 872) are now available online at http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/ec872.pdf and feature costs for 50 production systems. New this year are budgets for pivot- and gravity-irrigated dry beans.
2011 Plant Breeding and Genomics Focus of New National Web Resource
Feb. 21, 2011
A group of researchers and educators from America's land-grant universities, government agencies and industry have created the first Internet resource aimed at quickly putting basic research on crop genomes into practice through plant breeding programs across the U.S. to more efficiently improve crops.
UNL CropWatch: Jan. 28, 2011 Legislative Hearing Feb. 7 for Bill on Notification of Soil Sampling
Jan. 28, 2011
A bill before the Nebraska Legislature would revise state regulations regarding notification of excavations, including soil samples, and could affect thousands of farmers across the state.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 15, 2011 USDA Looks at How Rising Commodity Prices May Affect CRP
Feb. 15, 2011
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UNL CropWatch Feb. 1, 2001: USDA: Weather and Crop Update
Feb. 1, 2001
For the month of January, temperatures averaged below normal with above normal precipitation across the eastern two-thirds of the state, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.