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Get the Scoop from the NRCS Soil Health Demo Farm Field Day in Dodge County

Field Day on August 30 Showcased Local Value of Soil Health Positioning your farm to become more resilient to extreme weather includes focusing on long-term soil health. The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) and Nebraska Extension in Dodge County hosted a Soil Health Farm Field Day on Friday, August 30 […]
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What’s Up This Wheat? Sept. 17

Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Al’s Forecast on Market Journal – Nebraska Extension Ag Climatologist Fall Freeze Statistics for Nebraska Regions from the Nebraska Climate Office High Plains Regional Climate Center – August Climate Summary Highlight(s) in the Media Farm Progress: Morning […]
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What’s Up this Wheat? Sept. 6

Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather NOAA Climate Prediction Center – Above average temperature probability and equal to slightly above average precipitation probability for September-October-November in eastern Nebraska U.S. Soil Moisture Totals, Anomalies, Percentiles and Changes – CPC U.S. Drought Monitor –Small area […]
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What’s Up This Wheat? July 9

Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather NOAA Climate Prediction Center – Warmer and drier for wheat harvest later this week and next Quick Drought Response Index – northeast Nebraska showing initial signs NOAA Precipitation Analysis – Radar estimated rainfall from July 8 and […]
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Soybean Gall Midge Emergence in the Area

This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. Last week, Wayne Ohnesorg covered some important information on soybean gall midge. This week I want to give you an updates since we just received confirmation from UNL researchers that soybean gall midge adults have started emerging in the […]
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