UNL Wheat Tours Continue this Week
June 19, 2009 UNL winter wheat plot tours will continue this week in the Panhandle. They offer information on new wheat varieties, drought stress, wheat streak resistance, and other topics relevant to western Nebraska.
South Central Disease Management Crop Clinic June 24
June 22, 2009 Disease management for wheat, corn, and soybeans will be the topic of a crop clinic this Wednesday, June 24, at the UNL South Central Agricultural Laboratory (SCAL) near Clay Center. Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the program to begin at 7 p.m.
Featured speakers will be Tamra Jackson and Stephen Wegulo, Extension plant pathologists.
Biofuels Forum: Net Metering and the New Nebraska Law
June 24, 2009 "Net Metering, and Wind Energy Legislation" will be the topic of this month's UNL Biofuels Forum. Nebraska State Senator Ken Haar, District 21, will discuss a new law that provides for standard metering criteria for connecting to the energy grid. The discussion forum will be open online from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. this Friday.
Nebraska Leads the Nation in Irrigated Acres
June 19, 2009
Some Areas May Face Over Appropriation
NDA Issues Importation Order in Response to Confirmed Vesicular Stomatitis in Texas
June 19, 2009 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has issued an importation order to help prevent the spread of vesicular stomatitis (VS) into Nebraska after a case of the disease was confirmed in Texas. The importation order went into effect Monday, following an announcement about the case late last week from the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Crop Damage Reports
June 12, 2009
Severe storms with pockets of hail and heavy rain damaged crops and property Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights and again on Wednesday (June 10) in areas of Nebraska.
Factors to Consider with Hail- or Flood-Damaged Corn - 2009
Some Nebraska producers are deciding whether to replant their crop or plant another crop after severe storms damaged fields and reduced stands this week.