Reprinted from Crop Watch May 13, 2015 With spring planting well underway, it’s time for irrigators to begin thinking about this summer’s irrigation management. While parts of the state are experiencing flooding, other areas are unfortunately experiencing drought conditions. Hopefully irrigators across the state will receive adequate rainfall to delay irrigation until July or even […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Many growers across Nebraska have made excellent strides in planting progress this year. However in portions of East Central Nebraska, wet soils, rainfall every 4 to 5 days, and limited days suitable for planting has made this season challenging. In this area, flooding […] Continue reading → 
One important issue facing many Nebraska farms this growing season is the challenge of dealing with herbicide resistant weeds. While not a new issue, herbicide resistance in weeds has increasingly become a struggle for many parts of the United States and in Nebraska. The discovery of multiple weed species with resistance to glyphosate, or the […] Continue reading → Corn emergence has been progressing nicely this week with the warmer temperatures. Little or no planting occurred however. A surprise thunderstorm (Figure 1) with hail moved through the area on Saturday, May 2, that chased many growers out of the field earlier than expected. We missed the heavy rains and severe storms on May 6 […] Continue reading → Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils Heavy rains on May 6-7 in southeast Nebraska resulted in ponding and flooded areas of some fields. As of Sunday, May 3, USDA-NASS reported that 57% of Nebraska’s corn was planted, ahead of the 41% last year and 38% average. We’ve had a good planting season […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. From April 10 to May 5, we have accumulated 235 growing degree days here in Fremont and the 30-year average is 200. A question I get every spring after corn has been planted is “How many Growing Degree Days does it take for my […] Continue reading → 
Corn and soybean planting this week started off slow due to rainfall on Saturday, April 25, that averaged around nine-tenths of an inch in Dodge and Washington County. The area around Uehling was on this light side with several tenths while fields around Fremont received as much as 1.6 inches. Corn acreage planted built on […] Continue reading → 