NDA Issues Importation Order in Response to Confirmed Vesicular Stomatitis in Texas
June 19, 2009 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has issued an importation order to help prevent the spread of vesicular stomatitis (VS) into Nebraska after a case of the disease was confirmed in Texas. The importation order went into effect Monday, following an announcement about the case late last week from the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Crop Damage Reports
June 12, 2009
Severe storms with pockets of hail and heavy rain damaged crops and property Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights and again on Wednesday (June 10) in areas of Nebraska.
Factors to Consider with Hail- or Flood-Damaged Corn - 2009
Some Nebraska producers are deciding whether to replant their crop or plant another crop after severe storms damaged fields and reduced stands this week.
Assessing Post-Storm Soybean Stands
June 12, 2009
(Extension specialists have recommended reprinting the following story published in the May 28, 2004 CropWatch. It was written by Roger Elmore, who was an extension crops specialist at the South Central REC and is now an extension corn specialist at Iowa State University.)