UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: Sorghum Hybrid Field Day Sept. 8 near Blue Hill
Aug. 20, 2010
Sorghum growers can view and compare hybrid performance and visit with commercial representatives at the 2010 Sorghum Field Day Sept. 8 at Blue Hill. The event starts at 5 p.m. with a tour of the Hybrid Demonstration Plot three miles south of Blue Hill.
UNL CropWatch Aug. 23, 2010: Soil Health and No-till Benefits Topic of Sept. 8 Expo
Aug. 23, 2010
The importance of developing and maintaining soil health through no-till will be the focus of the Sept. 8 No-till on the Plains Whirlwind Expo at Auburn.
Featured speakers for the morning program will include
UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: Cornhusker Economics Looks at the ACRE Program a Year Later
August 20, 2010
In 2009, agricultural producers participating in federal farm programs had to make a decision between staying in the existing Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the new Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program.
UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: September Market Journal Focuses on Market Potential in China
Aug. 20, 2010
American consumers are accustomed to seeing the "Made in China" label on products, but someday the Chinese may see their food products labeled "Grown in the U.S.A."
UNL CropWatch Aug. 23, 2010: New Extension Publications -- Custom Farm Rates
Aug. 23, 2010
Several new or revised publications were recently released by University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension and are available on the Extension Publications website at www.extension.unl.edu/publications
UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: Center for Grassland Studies Offers Fall Seminar Series
Aug. 20, 2010
UNL’s Center for Grassland Studies will host a fall seminar series featuring faculty and guest lecturers on topics ranging from future challenges in the turf industry to reclaiming rangeland using prescribed burns to issues related to wildlife in grassland habitats.
UNL CropWatch August 4, 2010: Stem and Root Rots in Soybeans -- Identification and Management
August 4, 2010
As soybeans are in the mid-pod filling stages, we are starting to see stem and root rot diseases. So far we have received reports of sclerotinia stem rot and sudden death syndrome.