Raise Cutting Height When First Alfalfa Harvest Is Delayed
May 29, 2009 If you've had to delay your first cutting of alfalfa, consider adjusting your cutting height.Even if it is not blooming heavily, you might be surprised to find that it already has started to grow the next cutting.
Pasture Grubs More Common
May 29, 2009 Grubs have been a problem in lawns for many years, so it's really no surprise that they have moved to pastures, especially those dominated by bluegrass. Growers in many counties in eastern and central Nebraska have reported grubs in scattered areas within pastures.
Countering Heat Damage To Moist Hay
May 29, 2009 Did you bale some first cutting hay a little tough due to high humidity and frequent rain showers? If so, it could mold, spoil, or suffer heat damage.
Cold Weather Likely Cause of Many Cedar Deaths
May 29, 2009 A large number of eastern redcedar trees in south central Nebraska died this spring, probably from very cold temperatures in March.
Market Journal: Identifying Genetic Problems in Cattle
May 29, 2009 On this week's Market Journal Extension Geneticist Matt Spangler discusses why beef producers should be using DNA tests to identify carriers of genetic attributes in cattle. There is increasing concern about genetic defects in cattle, Spangler says.
Other segments on this week's program include:
High Plains Ag Lab Field Day June 23
May 29, 2009
Wheat production will be the focus of the UNL High Plains Agricultural Labratory Field Day June 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event will include presentations and plot tours at the facility six miles northwest of Sidney in the Nebraska Panhandle.
Topics and Speakers
USDA: Crops Report and Regional Crop Emergence Data
May 29, 2009
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Table 1. Corn emergence progress in the Corn Belt. (Source: USDA NationalAgricultural Statistics Service)
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