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 → 
Resistance Problems Not Limited to Weeds and Insects By John Wilson – Extension Educator and Loren Gielser – Extension Plant Pathologist It is easy to see when weeds or insects develop resistance to a herbicide or insecticide. The weeds or insects are easy to spot in the field. Even some plant diseases are becoming resistant […] Continue reading → 
Guest Blog Post: Authored by John Wilson, Extension Educator in Burt County. I recently had a farmer ask me what he needed to do to take the perfect soil sample for SCN? I think he was joking in his search for perfection, but he does ask a good question that I’m asked more all the […] Continue reading → 
1. Scouting fields for Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS): Scout soybean fields this month to determine if you have SDS (How do I know? Look at the three figures below and read about symptoms) If you do not identify SDS in your field and have not in the past, manage the field as you normally have. […] Continue reading → 
Highlighted items you may want to read more about in this week’s report: Soybean aphids reported, where at? Corn rootworm damage… have you checked your roots? What is a Grape Colaspis beetle? Corn and soybean weekly water use. Platte River Valley (Fremont, Ames, North Bend) Overall, corn is in poor to good condition and soybeans […] Continue reading → 
Most growers and agronomists are familiar with gray leaf spot, but another less known leaf fungal pathogen that I am starting to see in Dodge County is called Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. Right now, the the incidence of NCLB is low and the severity is low to moderate, suggesting previous […] Continue reading → 
USDA-NASS general crop conditions categories are defined as followed: Very Poor – Extreme loss of yield potential; complete or near complete crop failure. Poor – Heavy loss of yield potential due to excessive soil moisture, drought, disease, etc. Fair – Less than normal crop conditions. Yield loss is a possibility, but is not severe. […] Continue reading →