2024 Nebraska Soil Health Conferences: Beyond the Topsoil
December 14, 2023
The 2024 Soil Health Conferences will take place in West Point and Hastings, offering the latest advancements and research in soil health and cover crop practices.
Water for Food Marks Global Impact in Annual Report
December 14, 2023
The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute's recent report highlights numerous initiatives in ongoing water management advances, including a water and nutrient application decision-support tool for farmers.
What Happens to Your Farm or Ranch if You Become Disabled?
December 14, 2023
Labor contingency plans, emergency funds, buy-sell agreements, insurance — there's many factors to consider when preparing for a potential disability on the farm. Read this article for more on what to expect of the process.
Project to Assemble Global Ag Data on Potassium Deficiencies
December 13, 2023
Potassium-related crop challenges remain poorly understood in many crop-growing regions. A new joint research initiative aims to fill in these knowledge gaps and help producers better address potassium deficiencies.
Nebraska Extension Releases 2024 Nutrient Record-keeping Calendar
December 13, 2023
The nutrient management calendars can help producers keep records of manure handling and the weather that affects its application on the land, as well as yield and fertility records for those fields.
University Releases Web-based Nitrogen Management Tool for Corn Growers
December 13, 2023
Available now on CropWatch, the web-based tool allows users to input data for individual fields to help fine-tune their nitrogen applications, and maximize yield and profitability.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Water Costs for Grazing Cattle, Twine in Feed
December 12, 2023
Extension educators share recommendations for calculating the cost of water for cattle grazing on cornstalks, and highlight the risks associated with cattle ingesting twine or net wrap in hay feed.
![Participants in the 2023 TAPS Competition tackled some atypical challenges during this year's contest, from hail damage in corn plots to irrigation issues in sorghum. Contestants' strategies to overcome these and other production issues throughout the growing season will be shared during the awards banquet on Jan. 13 in Kearney. Field of sorghum](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2023/2023-12-15-taps-banquet-hero.jpeg?itok=dHBOQvyf)
2023 TAPS Competitions to Culminate with Awards Banquet
December 12, 2023
The seventh annual TAPS Competition awards banquet will showcase how participants managed their plots throughout the 2023 growing season amid numerous production challenges.