UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Evaluating Corn Stands
May 7, 2010
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Table 1. Row length required to equal 1/1000 acre for various row widths.
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UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Early Cutting Alfalfa Offers Benefits
May 7, 2010
Your first cutting of alfalfa often is the most important one of the year. It usually produces the most yield and its forage quality changes fastest from day to day. With some seasons, determining the right time for the first cutting can be a little tricky.
UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Controlling Postemergence Weeds in Alfalfa
May 7, 2010
Vigorous weed growth this spring may be making it extra tough for alfalfa seedlings to compete.
UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Be Strategic in Harvesting Sunlight
May 7, 2010
Costs for many inputs such as seed, fertilizer, pesticides, fuel, hay and supplements seem to just keep rising, but miraculously, the most important input — sunlight — is still free.
UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Wireworms Pose Minimal Threat to Nebraska Dry Beans
May 7, 2010
Last week I was asked, “Will a sugarbeet field that was wireworm-infested last year spell trouble for dry beans if I plant them into that same field this year?” The answer is, probably not. Here's why.
UNL CropWatch May 7, 2010: Field Updates
May 7, 2010, updated May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010
Tom Dorn, Extension Educator in Lancaster County: Corn planting is nearly complete in Lancaster County. About 80% of the corn is in the 1- to 2-leaf stage. A small percentage of soybeans had pushed through the surface as of last Friday.