Workshops on Farmland Cash Rent/Leases and Ag Estate Planning on July 26 Two workshops, Farmland Cash Rent/Leases and Ag Estate Planning Primer, will be hosted by Nebraska Extension in Dodge and Washington counties on Wednesday July 26, 2017 in Blair at the Washington County Extension Office (address, map and registration link below). The morning workshop […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner that discusses what you need to know about Japanese beetles: “This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Japanese beetles have been considered infested in Dodge and Washington counties since at least 2013 (Figure 3 below). Japanese beetles feed […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Do I still need to control weeds in my soybean field? Is it too late to apply the herbicide I have? Can I switch to another herbicide product? These are all important questions to answer. Let’s talk about […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. This week let’s talk about the benefits of using soil water sensors for managing irrigation. Potential benefits include lower irrigation costs, reduced chances of overwatering, and less nutrient leaching. One […] Continue reading → 
Visit the Winter Wheat Field Day webpage to get more information and to pre-register! Continue reading → 
Cow-Calf Management Field Day Set for June 17 Area beef producers will want to make plans to attend a Cow-calf Management Field Day that is scheduled for Saturday, June 17. According to Nebraska Extension Educator in Cuming County, Larry Howard, this Field Day will be hosted by producers in Cuming and Dodge counties. The event […] Continue reading → 
On a warm, windy day in Washington County, Nathan Mueller plants a magenta-colored flag, marked “90,000” on the edge of a field where his dad, Larry, recently started planting soybeans. It’s the first of several soybean fields the Muellers are planting this spring, but this one was specifically chosen for a research trial with the […] Continue reading → 