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2023 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa & Wheat Expo – Aug. 24

Southeast Nebraska farmers and crop consultants can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops at the 3rd annual Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa & Wheat Expo. Hosts and Nebraska Extension Water & Cropping Systems Educators, Nathan Mueller and John Nelson, and Nebraska Extension Livestock Systems Educator, Connor Biehler advocate for more diverse […]
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Soybean leaf defoliation by insects

soybean defoliation
It is that time of year when Japanese beetles, grasshoppers, or various caterpillars consume the soybean leaf canopy. It is very easy to overestimate the amount of defoliation that has occurred, and many do not like walking and scouting soybeans this time of year. We should tolerate some low level of defoliation simply because there […]
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Potassium Deficiency in Corn

In Kansas and Nebraska, I remember seeing several corn fields with severe potassium deficiency symptoms in 2012. Unfortunately, this June I have confirmed one field in Gage County and observed several others in the area with potassium deficiency. Along with many other agronomic challenges during a drought, potassium deficiency in corn is one of them. […]
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Contribute to the U.S. Drought Monitor

The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows parts of the U.S. that are in drought, how intense it is, and short-term and long-term impacts. As the Water & Cropping Systems Extension Educator for Gage, Jefferson, and Saline counties, I contribute reports for this area directly to the weekly authors in Nebraska through our internal Nebraska drought […]
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Summer Field Days – Weeds & Nutrients

Nebraska Extension has numerous field days that agronomists, conservationists, and farmers can attend during the summer across the state. Locally, we have two upcoming regional field days at the end of June and early July. Please learn more about each of the field days and consider attending. First up is our Weed Management Field Day […]
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2023 Gage, Jefferson, and Saline counties Wheat Management Field Day – June 8, 2023

When: Thursday morning, June 8, 2023 from 9:00 – 11:30 am Location: 1/4 mile west of Wehling Family Farms, 70397 581 Ave, Diller NE, 68342. GPS: 40.030166°, -96.939897° Driving Directions: From Diller, head south on Highway 103 for 4 miles. Go one mile south of Hwy 8 on 581st Ave (1 mile south of Hwy 8 and 103), turn west on 704th Road, […]
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