I talked with 160 private pesticide applicators at the trainings in Wilber and Saline Center this past week about integrated pest management in regards to frogeye leaf spot, a fungal disease in soybeans. In 2019, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension confirmed this pathogen showed resistance to a common fungicide group 11 or QoI, formerly called […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. A more diverse crop rotation can play a fundamental role in managing yield limiting factors, increase resilience to extreme weather, and distribute workload. Join Nebraska Extension on Tuesday, June 18 for the Eastern Nebraska Wheat, Pulse, and Double Crop […] Continue reading → 
The Kornhusker Kids 4-H Club Crop Scouting Team would like to invite you to show off your agronomy skills this Saturday, August 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by competing in the Cuming County Crop Scouting Identification Contest. The contest will be held in front of the 4-H Building on the Cuming County Fairgrounds […] Continue reading → Listen to this week’s extension corner: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Many soybeans are growing fast and already in full bloom, or in R2 growth stage. At this point each year, agronomist and growers start thinking about fungicide applications to their soybeans. In Nebraska, […] Continue reading → 
Eastern Nebraska Wheat and Pulse Crop Field Day, June 12 near Mead Print the program flyer as a reminder and tape or pin up at home or work. Listen to this audio promotion for the the field day! Please register online at go.unl.edu/wheatpulsefieldday by June 8 Learn more about this field day and others during […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s Up This Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Nebraska Drought Monitor for May 17 – A 5% reduction in the area under abnormally dry area coming from north of the Platte River. Slight reduction in the D1 drought rating for southeast Nebraska. Significant rainfall predicted […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s Up This Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Nebraska Drought Monitor for May 3 – Created prior to the rain this week, but expansion of the abnormally dry area throughout southeast Nebraska and up into east central Nebraska. Significant rainfall May 1-3 across portions of […] Continue reading →