The Nebraska Cover Crop Conference will take place Feb. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road G in Ithaca. The conference will provide information to growers who are in a corn-soybean rotation and assist them in understanding the value of cover crops. “The conference features innovative speakers who […] Continue reading → 
You can find a county-by-county map of corn and soybean yields reported by growers at AgWeb. Consider this your virtual coffee shop. Please take the time to contribute to these reports with your own field or farm yields by clicking on the links below. What is in it for you… nothing. However, is a fun […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. As you get crops out of field this fall, you may begin to think about the 2016 growing season. Harvest is the ideal time to consider how on-farm research could benefit your farm. The Nebraska On-Farm Research Network provides an opportunity for you to […] Continue reading → 
Video showing how to collect the soybean data in the field to enter into the forms below: Form filled in as an example: Blank form: Video showing how to collect the corn data in the field to enter into the forms above: Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on improvements. […] Continue reading → 
2015 Dodge County Crop Yield Tour: September 1-4 by Nathan Mueller Note: Summary tables provided at the end of the blog post. Corn Yield Estimation Method: Stop at random fields along a predetermined driving route through Dodge County (Map). Walk past all end rows and then walk another 60 feet or more into the field. […] Continue reading → 
Upcoming plot tours from local agribusinesses in Dodge and Washington Counties: August 18: Syngenta – Dam Seeds (Derek Dam, 402-278-0682) Time: 6:00 PM Directions: Two miles east of Winslow on Co Rd J and one half mile north of Co Rd 24 Dinner: To follow at 7:45 pm at Hooper Fire Hall August 26: Syngenta […] Continue reading → 
Interview on Diseases in Corn and Soybeans with Nathan Mueller (Nebraska Extension) and Chad Moyer (KTIC) http://s61.podbean.com/pb/0d7bbf589284976a07848e38cb240b4a/55ca56ab/data2/blogs60/700996/uploads/08-11-15MuellerCropsweb.mp3 Over the past week, southern rust (Figures 1-4)) is being found in some corn fields in Cuming, Dodge, & Washington Counties. Southern rust does not overwinter in Nebraska and must be blown in from the south. […] Continue reading →