Corn emergence has been progressing nicely this week with the warmer temperatures. Little or no planting occurred however. A surprise thunderstorm (Figure 1) with hail moved through the area on Saturday, May 2, that chased many growers out of the field earlier than expected. We missed the heavy rains and severe storms on May 6 […] Continue reading → Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils Heavy rains on May 6-7 in southeast Nebraska resulted in ponding and flooded areas of some fields. As of Sunday, May 3, USDA-NASS reported that 57% of Nebraska’s corn was planted, ahead of the 41% last year and 38% average. We’ve had a good planting season […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. From April 10 to May 5, we have accumulated 235 growing degree days here in Fremont and the 30-year average is 200. A question I get every spring after corn has been planted is “How many Growing Degree Days does it take for my […] Continue reading → 
Corn and soybean planting this week started off slow due to rainfall on Saturday, April 25, that averaged around nine-tenths of an inch in Dodge and Washington County. The area around Uehling was on this light side with several tenths while fields around Fremont received as much as 1.6 inches. Corn acreage planted built on […] Continue reading → 
I’m going to talk about noxious weeds a little bit early, as recent rains and warm temperatures may move up the time to control them this year. If you are not ready, you can miss the window when you can most effectively control noxious weeds… in the spring. Fall is the best time to control […] Continue reading → This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. It is that time of year again to consider planting soybeans. Nebraska research shows that for every day after May 1st, we lose ½ bu/ac per day of yield potential. That equates to a 7.5 bu/ac loss in yield potential by the middle of […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. It has been a busy week for spraying burndown and soil applied herbicides. Winter annual weeds such as tansy mustard, field pennycress, and henbit had good growth with the warmer than normal March. Let’s answer three questions for you in the next minute. First, […] Continue reading →