Assessing Wheat Damage
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| Wheat badly damaged by heavy rains and hail this week in the Nebraska Panhandle. (Photos by Bob Harveson) |
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.