Corn Overall, the corn crop was in pretty could shape. Growth stages ranged from V6 to V10 (page 141 in 2019 pocket guide) and ranged in height from 18″ to 30″ tall (Figure 1). Many irrigated fields had plant populations ranging in the low 30s (Figure 2) while rainfed stands ranged throughout the 20s. The […] Continue reading → 
What is new on the website? A new page about local on-farm research highlights past work done by local producers in cooperation with Randy Pryor and other UNL faculty. The on-farm research results are organized by county and year. Past studies were on cover crops, corn nitrogen management, corn seeding rates, soybean seed treatments, and […] Continue reading → 
Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Pictures submitted in June by eastern Nebraska wheat growers and agronomist in Jefferson (UNL variety trial) and Saline counties. Email me to have your wheat picture featured next week! Weather Drought Monitor in eastern Nebraska: Abnormally dry areas in east central and southern Nebraska remain, but some […] Continue reading → 
Corn Corn planting was complete along the route, other than a few seed corn fields near Dorchester (Figure 1). Planting progress was well ahead of normal this season due to the dry weather during April and May, with an average of 5.3 days suitable for field work per week locally since the beginning of April […] Continue reading → 
Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Pictures submitted on May 28 by eastern Nebraska wheat growers and agronomist in Lancaster. Email me to have your wheat picture featured next week! Weather Changes to the Drought Monitor in eastern Nebraska: May 28, area of abnormally dry shrinks. NWS: Nebraska precipitation maps at a quick glance […] Continue reading → 
Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Pictures submitted May 14 to 24 by eastern Nebraska wheat growers and agronomist in Dodge, Gage, Jefferson, and Lancaster counties. Email me to have your wheat picture featured next week! Weather NWS Quantitative Precipitation Estimates: 7-day totals range from 1 to 6 inches USDA […] Continue reading → 
Fusarium head blight or scab was first reported in 1898 or 122 years ago in Nebraska. Though not a severe disease each year, it was a problem in 2019. Will it be a problem in 2020 for wheat growers in southeast Nebraska? Plan ahead, pun intended. It is one disease that wheat growers should have […] Continue reading →