KTIC Radio Extension Corner: 2016 Dodge County Preharvest Yield Tour
Listen to this weeks KTIC Radio Extension Corner: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. This morning I wanted to share with the results from my second annual Dodge County crop yield tour. The tour is conducted during the first week of September and includes stopping […] Continue reading →
Profit and Soybean Variety Selection
Listen to this blog post too: Many of you, including me, have been attending plot tours and starting to think about which soybean varieties to pick for 2017. Soybean variety selection is the earliest routine management decision you make and one of the most important. Trials in the region show a yield difference of […] Continue reading →
2016 Northeast and East Nebraska Cash Rent Rates for Pasture, Dryland and Irrigated Cropland
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Survey Results for 2016-2014 Cash Rent Rates by Crop Reporting Districts: Average Reported Value of Nebraska Farmland Cash Rent Rates in Northeast and East Crop Reporting Districts, East (includes Colfax, Dodge, Washington) Northeast (includes Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Thurston, Dakota) Type of Land 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Dryland/Rainfed Cropland Average 200 […] Continue reading →
2016 Dodge County Crop Tech Cafe Yield Tour
2016 Dodge County Crop Tech Cafe Yield Tour: September 7-10 by Nathan Mueller Listen to this interview with Chad Moyer and I from Husker Harvest Days about the results of the 2016 Dodge County Yield Tour: First, how close was my preharvest yield estimates last year during this tour? USDA-NASS 2015 Dodge County yields based […] Continue reading →
Palmer Amaranth Distribution and Potential Resistance Survey
In an effort to improve local weed management and educational efforts, Nebraska Extension would like to determine the distribution of Palmer amaranth across Nebraska counties and assess those populations for potential multiple-resistance to various herbicide site of action groups. Therefore, we are asking producers, agronomists, USDA staff, university faculty, and others with a knowledge of […] Continue reading →
August 19 – 26 Crop Water Use and Soil Moisture Status Report
Location 1: 2 miles west of Hooper, rainfed no-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot) August 19 – August 26 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 19 – August 26: Rainfall = 2.3″ ET Reference Reading = 0.9 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/2 […] Continue reading →