Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather United States Drought Monitor – April 25 released map – No drought… yet Soil Moisture Models of the U.S. – April 24 calculate soil moisture ranking percentile Climate Prediction Center – 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, Week 3-4 […] Continue reading → 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to implement programs that may aid in flood recovery efforts in the agricultural community and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is leveraging its informational resources through Nebraska Extension, the outreach mission of the land-grant university. In an effort to update farmers in Colfax County on assistance programs and […] Continue reading → 
Due to historic flooding and farmland damage, over 180 farmers attended the USDA and Nebraska Extension Flood Disaster Recovery Meetings on Tuesday (April 2) in Scribner and Fremont and Wednesday (April 3) in Omaha. As a result of feedback from these meetings and individual producers, Nebraska Extension will be providing a meeting for cattle producers […] Continue reading → 
USDA Presentations and Resources USDA-FSA Programs Three major changes to ECP have taken place since the presentation: The limit is now $500K verses $200K for ECP The 90% cost-share rate is also for Beginning Farmers, Socially Disadvantage and Limited Resource Farmers. CRP ground can now receive cost-share assistance under the EC-1 area—Debri, Sand and Silt […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, First 2019 installment of What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather – Sad state of affairs Major flooding in most areas in eastern Nebraska as measured by USGS and Nebraska Department of Natural Resources stream gage. Worst flooding in recorded history measured at some […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. We just finished up with the meetings for Nebraska On-Farm Research Results in Grand Island, Norfolk, North Platte, Alliance, and Beatrice. One attendee told me during one of the meetings that “many of the products and practices evaluated by […] Continue reading → 
Two local chemigation training sessions are being held for farmers who apply fertilizer or chemicals through an irrigation system. The Nebraska Chemigation Act requires that applicators must be certified by attending a course offered by the Nebraska Extension and must pass a 50 question written exam to verify their knowledge of the Chemigation Act requirements. […] Continue reading →