UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: La Nina Building; Temperature Swings Expected This Winter

August 20, 2010

Map Key

EC means equal chances for A, N, and B
A means above average chance
N means normal chance

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UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: Protect Your Freshly Cut Silage (and Your Investment) with Plastic

August 20, 2010

Properly storing silage now can help ensure you have good feed for your livestock when you need it.

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UNL CropWatch Aug. 20, 2010: North Platte Invasive Species Tour Aug. 26

Aug. 23, 2010

View three experimental plots where scientists are studying the best options for controlling invasive plant species during a field tour along the North Platte River.

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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.

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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

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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.

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