This is the sixth column in a series on phosphorus (P) management proficiency. Last week I wrote about the importance of controlling and consistently pushing the soil probe to the appropriate depth. The UNL soil test interpretation and fertilizer recommendation based on a 0-8 inch sample for P. Additionally, collecting enough subsamples or cores to […] Continue reading → 
Last week I wrote about phosphorus (P) fertility philosophies or approaches. This week I am writing about Nebraska research that compared those phosphorus fertilizer approaches. This research was published in the 2018 Soil Science Society of America Journal by UNL faculty Wortmann, Shapiro, Shaver, and Mainz. One of the objectives of their research was to […] Continue reading → 
You can subscribe to the weekly Pasture and Forage Minute at: https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5c438ee4998f5db5645a35e0e&id=c2f262f559 BLACK NIGHTSHADE IN CORN RESIDUE – Jerry Volesky Have you noticed any black nightshade in your corn stalks that you are grazing or plan to graze? If these fields have too much black nightshade, be careful, it might be toxic. Black nightshade is common […] Continue reading → 
Listen to several other Nebraska Extension Radio Minutes about boron and chloride in a previous post. Continue reading → 
You can subscribe to the weekly Pasture and Forage Minute at: https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5c438ee4998f5db5645a35e0e&id=c2f262f559 FALL WOODY PLANT CONTROL – Megan Taylor As we transition into fall are you seeing more brush and woody weeds in your pastures? It can be tempting to spray herbicides in fall to manage woody plants and brush. I have been receiving several […] Continue reading → 
GETTING THE MOST FROM GRAZING CORN RESIDUE – Daren Redfearn Corn harvest is starting. That means corn residue will soon available for grazing. How should grazing be managed to get the most out of them? When corn residue becomes available for grazing, several decisions need to be made. For starters, how soon should you move […] Continue reading → 
Welcome to the part three of the micronutrients in soybeans column series. The last two weeks I introduced the series and discussed boron. I will quickly cover how chloride is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies and toxicities in the region, factors of chloride availability in soil, soil and plant tissue testing, and chloride fertilizer recommendations. […] Continue reading →