UNL CropWatch Sept. 22, 2010: Nebraska Wind Power Conference at Kearney November 9-10

Oct. 22, 2010

A keynote speaker at this year's Nebraska Wind Power Conference will be James A. Walker, vice chair of the enXco Board of Directors and past president of the American Wind Energy Association Board. The third annual conference will be Nov. 9-10 at the Younes Conference Center, 110 3rd Avenue in Kearney.

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UNL CropWatch Oct. 18, 2010: Lincoln Students Learning About UNL Soybean Research

Oct. 18, 2010

Soybean plants grow on 5.35 million Nebraska acres and are in line for a record-breaking 2010 harvest, but what intrigues Maxey Elementary schoolchildren are the legumes growing in their classrooms.

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UNL CropWatch Sept. 24, 2010: Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers: Are They Right for You?

Sept. 24, 2010


You’ve seen the TV ads promoting new medications and at the end, asking the question, “Are they right for you?”

We should probably place the same slogan on many of our agricultural products, especially the numerous combinations of standard fertilizers, organic acids, biologicals, growth regulators. and enzymes.

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UNL CropWatch Sept. 24, 2010: Fall-Winter Outlook - La Nina Effect

September 24, 2010

In the following story series Extension State Climatologist Allen Dutcher outlines the weather trends forecast for fall, winter, and spring and how the current La Nina may affect December-January snowstorms in Nebraska and possibly lead to dry conditions in summer 2011.

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UNL CropWatch Sept. 23, 2010: Compensate for Late Wheat Seeding to Improve Yield Potential

Sept. 23, 2010

Many producers will be seeding winter wheat after the suggested seeding dates this year (see Recommended Dates) so we wanted to revisit some of the recommendations made earlier this season on how to ensure the best yields possible.

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