Tour of Wheat Variety Trials scheduled for June 11 Are you looking for a positive cover crop experience, improved soil quality and health, reduced soil erosion, a place to haul manure in the summer, a breakup of the weed cycle, diversification of your corn and soybean rotation, an opportunity to receive additional cost share funding […] Continue reading → 
Nathan Mueller, Extension Educator in Dodge County: Southeast Dodge County and most of Washington County received heavy rainfall (upwards of 2 inches in some areas) on Monday, May 28, bringing total rainfall to 7 inches in May. Corn planting is finished except for in some poorly drained fields in the stream bottoms. Corn growth and […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Producers usually start to wonder if they should make any soybean management changes as they move into June planting such as changing relative maturity, row spacing, and seeding rates. As the next weather systems move in today and tomorrow bringing more chances for rain, […] Continue reading → 
During the growing season, it isn’t unusual for unexpected problems to take a toll on yields. So it’s important to begin scouting fields for weeds, insects and diseases early in the season. Some things you may be able to correct now, while others may be things to note for next growing season. Scouting should begin […] Continue reading → This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. We have received 6 to over 10 inches of rain in East Central Nebraska since April and concerns of nitrogen loss in saturated soils is becoming a reality. At the West Point Weather Station, the root zone soil moisture profile is the highest recorded […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Many growers across Nebraska have made excellent strides in planting progress this year. However in portions of East Central Nebraska, wet soils, rainfall every 4 to 5 days, and limited days suitable for planting has made this season challenging. In this area, flooding […] Continue reading → 
One important issue facing many Nebraska farms this growing season is the challenge of dealing with herbicide resistant weeds. While not a new issue, herbicide resistance in weeds has increasingly become a struggle for many parts of the United States and in Nebraska. The discovery of multiple weed species with resistance to glyphosate, or the […] Continue reading →