As harvest winds down, there is another important task that many folks need to remember. Fall is a perfect time of year to control our three most common noxious weeds, leafy spurge, Canada thistle and musk thistle. This fall is setting up to be excellent for weed control because moderate temperatures, some rainfall, and […] Continue reading → 
Pickup bags to submit soils samples for a free soybean cyst nematode (SCN) analysis from your local Nebraska Extension Office. I have 31 bags here at the office in Fremont For years we have promoted farmers soil sampling their fields for SCN in the fall after harvest. The reasons we’ve listed for sampling at this […] 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 → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Over the last two weeks, I have been getting some calls about planting winter wheat after soybeans. The most common questions have been on variety selection, planting dates, seeding rates, and planting depth. You might be saying to yourself, “I don’t plant winter wheat, […] Continue reading → 
I had several calls this morning about planting winter wheat after soybeans in the area. Below is one-page guide for planting winter wheat after soybeans in east central Nebraska (Dodge, Washington, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy) 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 → 