Summer Weather Outlook: Equal Chances Wet or Dry

June 27, 2008

Most of Nebraska has seen above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures this summer, and July forecasts show equal chances of those trends continuing, UNL's state climatologist reported this week.

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Field Updates

June 27, 2008

Photo showing wireworm damage to corn.

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Field Damage — Then and Now

June 27, 2008

In recent weeks we featured several photos of flood-damaged fields. The following photos show how these fields near UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center are faring now. It may be helpful with some of these photos to compare the skylines to get a perspective.

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USDA: Nebraska Soybean Acres Up; Corn Acres Down Slightly

June 27, 2008

Nebraska producers increased area planted to soybeans,proso millet, dry edible beans, and sunflowers from a year ago, according to a June 30 report from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Area devoted to corn, winterwheat, hay, and sugarbeets decreased, while sorghum and oats acreage were unchanged.

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USDA: Nebraska Grain Stocks as of June 1

June 27, 2008

Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2008 totaled395 million bushels, up 7% from June 1, 2007, according to the USDA's NationalAgricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Of the total, 180 million bushels arestored on farms, unchanged from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 215 million bushels, are up14% from last year.

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USDA: Crop Condition

June 30, 2008

Normal temperatures, rain, wind, and hail were all seen in Nebraska during the week ending June 29, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service, Nebraska Field Office.

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Protect Yourself to Keep Away Mosquitos, West Nile

June 27, 2008

Heavy rainfall has affected most of the Midwest, but flooding won't be the only consequence. An increased mosquito population will be an outcome of more rain as well, said Barbara Ogg, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator in Lancaster County.

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