I will be writing a new blog post series this year called “What’s Up This Wheat (Week)?” It will highlight weekly resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Check out Figure 1 above showing the western, central, and eastern growing regions in Nebraska. This is part of my local Winter Wheat Works Initiative, which […] Continue reading → 1st Annual Winter Wheat Works Initiative Workshop – Feb. 1, 2018 Why attend: Positioning your farm to manage manure, control tough weeds, and improve soil health are just some of the advantages to growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. The winter wheat varieties planted in eastern Nebraska today can yield upward of 140 bu/ac […] Continue reading → 
2017 Dodge County Crop Tech Cafe Yield Tour: September 5-7 with Nathan Mueller As a reminder, here is my methodology… Crop Tech Cafe Corn Yield Estimation Method: Stop at random fields along a predetermined driving route through Dodge County (map above). Walk past all end rows and then walk at least another 60 feet or […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner on Gray Leaf Spot and Southern Rust: “This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Over the past week two leaf fungal disease have become much more noticeable and may warrant fungicide application. This includes gray leaf spot […] Continue reading → 
Private pesticide applicators with licenses expiring in 2017 and anyone seeking first-time private applicator certification should plan to attend one of the remaining training opportunities in the area if they want to become certified. The closest remaining training locations and times are: Fremont – Extension Office – March 21st @ 1:00 p.m. Columbus – Pinnacle […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Join me next Monday in Mead or Tuesday in Norfolk for the Nebraska On-Farm Research Annual Results Updates. Come hear from growers who conducted on-farm research as they share their results from the 2016 growing season. You will obtain […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Nebraska Extension Agronomists, Aaron Nygren, John Wilson, and I will be conducting a new series of workshops for northeast Nebraska farmers. The new Confronting Cropping Challenges Workshop is for those wanting to learn more about crop challenges we had […] Continue reading →