Last week I wrote about freeze damage to alfalfa and there is now an expanded version on our statewide agronomy website at https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2020/freeze-damage-alfalfa. I have received numerous questions and concerns about winter wheat too. Our western Nebraska Cropping Systems Extension Specialist, Cody Creech, has already written an article about freeze injury to wheat with references […] Continue reading → 
What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather High Plains Regional Climate Center:Station Tool and view Crete 4ESE station with two record cold days set on April 10 and 14. Station data from 1893-Current. USDA Midwest Climate Hub: Extreme Cold-Freezing Impacts USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: […] Continue reading → 
With warm weather the first week of April and the current cold spell, questions about freeze damage to alfalfa will be on the rise. Friend, Plymouth, and Beatrice reached 86, 87, and 89 degrees respectively on April 7. In Lincoln, a record high was set for the day of April 7 (87 degrees) and a […] Continue reading → 
What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather Dry week ahead in eastern Nebraska: Quantitative Precipitation Map Past 30 Days of Precip: Below normal rainfall in southeast NE (50-75%) and above normal in northeast NE (150%) Current soil moisture is good for the most part at 4, […] Continue reading → 
You could really notice the spring growth of winter annual weeds in some fields this past week. A winter annual weed is an unwanted plant in your field that germinated last fall, overwintered, resumed growth this spring, and will some begin flowering and producing seed this spring. There are numerous species of winter annuals weeds […] Continue reading → 
As winter wheat has started to greenup, it is now time to finalize plans for topdress fertilizer applications so you are ready to apply once the soil is dry enough. Even though the acres of wheat are much lower than they once were, wheat still ranks as the fourth most planted crop following corn, soybean, […] Continue reading → Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather NOAA and USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: March 24 How much rainfall do we expect to see over the next 5-7 days? Estimates of 0.5” to 1.25”, with higher amounts in in the northeast Nebraska Mesonet: […] Continue reading →