Chloride and sulfur could be two key nutrients to apply during the spring green up phase of winter wheat in southeast Nebraska. If these nutrients were not included in your fall fertilizer, an early spring fertilizer pass across the field may still be warranted. In southeast Nebraska, local observations and preliminary data suggest that sulfur […] Continue reading → 
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 → 
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 → 
Southeast Nebraska farmers can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops in the region at the inaugural 2021 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo. Hosts and local Water & Integrating Cropping Systems Extension Educators, Nathan Mueller, Gary Lesoing, and Melissa Bartels said more diverse crop rotations are both underutilized and undervalued. […] Continue reading → 
Crop scouting in late August often will not result in immediate management decisions. However, taking notes on what you observe now can provide valuable information moving in to harvest and confirm or reprioritize agronomic goals for next year. There are many things to take note of and questions to ask. What diseases are the most […] Continue reading →