Chemigation is the process of applying chemicals to land/crops with water from an irrigation system. Chemical is broadly defined as any fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, or pesticides mixed with the irrigation water during application. In southeast Nebraska, the most common chemigation process is applying liquid nitrogen fertilizer through a center pivot. Applying nitrogen fertilizer through pivots […] Continue reading → 
The 2022 Eastern Nebraska Soil Health Conference (merger of two previous conferences, the Nebraska Cover Crop Conference and Southeast Nebraska Soil Health Conference) will provide information to farmers who are just getting started with cover crops and other soil health practices and to those who are already making soil health part of their farm operation plan. Register […] Continue reading → 
There are a lot of winter Ag programs for farmers and agronomists to attend. I want to highlight some of the offerings from Nebraska Extension coming up in January and February. Private pesticide applicators have several training options to become certified for a three-year period. Options include an online self-study, an in-person Crop Production Clinic, […] Continue reading → 
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability will present a land management workshop in Beatrice to address financial resiliency for agricultural operations to sustain risk while remaining profitable. “Building Farm and Ranch Resiliency in the Age of Financial Uncertainty” will be presented from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 21 at the office of Nebraska […] Continue reading → 
I encourage farmers in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage counties to attend the regional 2021 Nebraska Soybean Day & Machinery Expo on Thursday, Dec. 16 that will assist them in planning for next year’s growing season. The expo, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 2:15 p.m., will be in the pavilion at the Saunders […] Continue reading → 
Nebraska Extension will present a live workshop covering 2022 inputs and cost of production for crop producers from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Gage County Extension Office, 1115 W. Scott St., in Beatrice. Crops and agricultural economics extension educators will cover the forces that are driving input costs and commodity prices, discuss […] Continue reading → 
Sulfur deficiency in Southeast Nebraska crops has been more frequently observed over the past two decades. Some of the contributing factors include higher yearly removal of sulfur in harvested grain due to increasing yields, less atmospheric deposition, less sulfur impurities in non-sulfur fertilizers and pesticides, and less potential mineralizable sulfur in eroded and lower organic […] Continue reading →