UNL CropWatch April 23, 2010: Hay Too Wet to Bale? Try Hay Inoculants and Preservatives
April 23, 2010
Hay-making season will start surprisingly soon. If rain often affects your hay-making plans, try hay inoculants and preservatives to get hay made without spoilage.
UNL CropWatch April 23, 2010: Manage Spring Grazing to Reduce Excess Grass Heading
April 23, 2010
Spring pastures are early and growing fast so spring grazing should be good.
Some years, and this may be one of them, there is so much grass that by early summer much of the pasture has gone to seed. This can lower feed value and reduce calf gains. To avoid this problem, follow these three management steps:
UNL CropWatch April 23, 2010: Market Journal: Soybean Qualities Sought by Chinese Buyers
April 23, 2010
On this week's Market Journal Lisa Lunz, chair of the Nebraska Soybean Board, discusses what characteristics Chinese buyers are looking for in U.S. soybeans. Topping the list are soybeans with a higher oil and protein content than those traditionally grown here.
UNL CropWatch April 23, 2010: Drew Lyon, UNL Extension Specialist, Receives Weed Society Award
April 23, 2010
Drew Lyon, UNL extension dryland cropping systems specialist at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, received the Outstanding Weed Scientist Award from the Western Society of Weed Science. Lyon was recognized at the society’s recent annual meeting in Hawaii for his professional achievements and the impact of his programming.