Hello All, What’s Up This Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Nebraska Drought Monitor for April 19 – No improvement in southeast Nebraska w/moderate drought for portions of Nuckolls, Thayer, Clay, and Richardson counties How cold has been compared to the other coldest Aprils over the last 123 […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s Up This Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Nebraska Drought Monitor for April 12 – No improvement across southeast Nebraska from last week. Subsoil moisture in Nuckolls, Thayer, and Jefferson counties is lacking in the 2 ft and 3 ft based on extension educator reports […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s Up This Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather How cold did it get on April 4? Data from the HPRCC Station Tool Norfolk = 6 (Record Low) Columbus = 12 (Record Low) Fremont = 13 (Record Low) Clay Center = 18 Lincoln = 14 Fall […] Continue reading → Listen here: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Though many of you don’t grow winter wheat here in Eastern Nebraska, there is a growing interest locally in Dodge, Washington, and surrounding counties. If you are considering planting winter wheat Fall of 2018, planning starts now […] Continue reading → 
While the weather this week doesn’t feel like spring, planting season is right around the corner. With that, we are finishing up our in-person winter programming for certifications this week: Chemigation Training – Wednesday, April 4th @ 9:00 a.m. in Fremont at the Dodge County Extension Office, 1206 W. 23rd St. This works for both […] Continue reading → I will be writing a new blog post series this year called “What’s Up This Wheat (Week)?” It will highlight weekly resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Check out Figure 1 above showing the western, central, and eastern growing regions in Nebraska. This is part of my local Winter Wheat Works Initiative, which […] Continue reading → 
Want to listen instead of read? Click Play! This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. With the longer days and warmer temperatures, planting season is just around the corner. Two weeks ago, Nathan Mueller covered one aspect of planting, deciding on the most profitable soybean seeding […] Continue reading → 