Replanting with Forages
June 12, 2009
After disaster strikes, replanting a grain crop may be nearly impossible due to herbicide carryover, the late planting date, or lack of seed. In some instances annual emergency forage crops might be your only choice.
Planting Forage after Wheat
June 12, 2009
With good moisture in much of the state this year, forages might be a good second crop after wheat.
If you could use some extra feed, several crops can be planted for silage after wheat harvest. For example, an early maturing corn is one possibility if you plant it thick, although yield still might not be very high.
USDA Projection: Nebraska Wheat Harvest to Drop 2%
June 12, 2009 Based on June 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2009 winterwheat crop is forecast at 72.0 million bushels, down 2% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
Livestock TB Testing Begins Next Week
June 12, 2009
15,000 Head May be Tested
Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach and State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes updated livestock producers Thursday on the bovine tuberculosis (TB) case in Rock County. The two spoke to a crowd of roughly 500 producers at the Nebraska Farm and Ranch Expo in Bassett.