This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Over the past two weeks, soybean aphids have started to infest fields in Dodge and Washington counties. Based on my observations, soybean aphids populations are still low and do not warrant treatment. However, I want to discuss with you […] Continue reading → 
Written by Allan Vyhnalek, Extension Educator, in Platte County It is that time of year to remind our landowners and tenants about verbal or hand shake lease agreements. Some farm leases are not written, but are verbal “handshake” agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, making lease […] 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 5 – August 12 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 5 – August 12: Rainfall = 0.7″ ET Reference Reading = 1.1 Corn Water Use (R4.7 beginning dent stage) = 1.21″ […] Continue reading → View crop water use from around the Nebraska at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 29 – August 5 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 29 – August […] Continue reading → View crop water use from around the Nebraska at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 22 – July 29 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 22 – July 29: […] Continue reading → 
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Listen to this weeks KTIC Radio Extension Corner: Do I have Palmer Amaranth? This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Over the past two weeks, farmers and agronomists have been contacting me for help in verifying if they have Palmer amaranth, a weed in their […] Continue reading → 