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 → 
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 → 
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 → 
Crop Tour and Replant Considerations This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington Counties. Two days ago, I took the first crop tour of 2016. During this 175 mile crop tour, I covered the 9 major soil regions of Dodge and Washington counties. My goal was to assess […] Continue reading →