UNL Colloquium to Present Range of Water Topics

September 12, 2008

UNL researchers, students, and experts from government and private sectors will make presentations on a range of water-related topics on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Hardin Hall on UNL's East Campus.

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UNL Offers Online Exchange for Cattle Feed and Pastures

September 12, 2008

The drought may have eased slightly in western Nebraska, but its effects on cattle producers are still being felt: hay is expensive and sometimes in short supply, and as winter approaches, hay supplies are expected to get tighter.

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New Web Site Provides UNL Water Expertise

September 12, 2008

A new UNL Web site — water.unl.edu — offers research and extension information on a wide variety of water issues. 

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Fall Strategies for Managing Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Wheat

September 3, 2008

Table I.  Scab index and DON concentration in the 2008 State Variety Trial in Saline County.

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High Grasshopper Pressure Warrants Concern for Winter Wheat Planting

August 28, 2008

Grasshopper activity has been high in many areas of Nebraska this year and wheat growers should be planning how they're going to manage this pest in seedling wheat this fall. Grasshopper populations decline through late summer and fall, but can remain in significant densities until after the first hard freeze.

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UNL Extension Partners With Industry to Conserve on Center Pivot Water Use

September 4, 2008

Municipal supplies, domestic users, industries, commercial businesses, livestock and power plants are among the users of Nebraska's water resources. None, however, use as much of Nebraska's water as farmers irrigating their crops.

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