Listen to this blog post too: Many of you, including me, have been attending plot tours and starting to think about which soybean varieties to pick for 2017. Soybean variety selection is the earliest routine management decision you make and one of the most important. Trials in the region show a yield difference of […] Continue reading → 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Survey Results for 2016-2014 Cash Rent Rates by Crop Reporting Districts: Average Reported Value of Nebraska Farmland Cash Rent Rates in Northeast and East Crop Reporting Districts, East (includes Colfax, Dodge, Washington) Northeast (includes Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Thurston, Dakota) Type of Land 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Dryland/Rainfed Cropland Average 200 […] Continue reading → 
2016 Dodge County Crop Tech Cafe Yield Tour: September 7-10 by Nathan Mueller Listen to this interview with Chad Moyer and I from Husker Harvest Days about the results of the 2016 Dodge County Yield Tour: First, how close was my preharvest yield estimates last year during this tour? USDA-NASS 2015 Dodge County yields based […] Continue reading → 
In an effort to improve local weed management and educational efforts, Nebraska Extension would like to determine the distribution of Palmer amaranth across Nebraska counties and assess those populations for potential multiple-resistance to various herbicide site of action groups. Therefore, we are asking producers, agronomists, USDA staff, university faculty, and others with a knowledge of […] Continue reading → 
Location 1: 2 miles west of Hooper, rainfed no-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot) August 19 – August 26 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 19 – August 26: Rainfall = 2.3″ ET Reference Reading = 0.9 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/2 […] Continue reading → 
Crop Tech Cafe Preharvest Soybean Yield Estimator After years of frustration in trying to estimate soybean yield prior to harvest, I have created a set of resources for others to use that hopefully allow us to more closely agree with the combine and weigh tickets. Below you will find a brief video created by Market […] Continue reading → Location 1: 2 miles west of Hooper, rainfed no-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot) August 12 – August 19 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 12 – August 19: Rainfall = 1.25″ ET Reference Reading = 1.3 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/4 milk […] Continue reading → 