UNL CropWatch Sept. 14, 2010: USDA Cost-Share Funds Available for Organic Certification
Sept. 14, 2010
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) will receive funding from USDA to aid the state’s organic producers and processors with certification costs.
UNL CropWatch Sept. 10, 2010: Temperature & Precipitation Record for Sept. 5-9
Sept. 10, 2010
For related CropWatch story, see Early Freeze Causes Spotty Damage in the Panhandle
Provided by Al Dutcher, Extension State Climatologist.
UNL CropWatch Sept. 14, 2010: USDA Crop Report: Corn Harvest, Panhandle Wheat Seeding Begin
Sept. 14, 2010
For the week ending September 12, temperatures early in the week dipped below freezing in parts of the Panhandle and southwest Nebraska, impacting crops not yet mature.
UNL CropWatch Sept. 14, 2010: USDA Offers Cash Rent Reports by County and District
Sept. 14, 2010
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collects county-level data on cash rental rates for agricultural land. The information is available online and includes average rental rates for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, and pastureland for the 2010 calendar year.
UNL CropWatch Sept. 15, 2010: UNL Cover Crop Field Days Sept. 24
Sept. 15, 2010
Cover crops will be the focus of two UNL Extension field days Sept. 24 near Gresham and Mead.