The Kornhusker Kids 4-H Club Crop Scouting Team would like to invite you to show off your agronomy skills this Saturday, August 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by competing in the Cuming County Crop Scouting Identification Contest. The contest will be held in front of the 4-H Building on the Cuming County Fairgrounds […] Continue reading → 
This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If last week’s heat and wind, and this week’s rain has you behind with your soybean post spraying, listen up for a few tips on checking your soybean growth stage before you resume spraying. In order to avoid potential […] Continue reading → 
Eastern Nebraska Wheat and Pulse Crop Field Day, June 12 near Mead Print the program flyer as a reminder and tape or pin up at home or work. Listen to this audio promotion for the the field day! Please register online at go.unl.edu/wheatpulsefieldday by June 8 Learn more about this field day and others during […] Continue reading → 
Listen here: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Though many of you don’t grow winter wheat here in Eastern Nebraska, there is a growing interest locally in Dodge, Washington, and surrounding counties. If you are considering planting winter wheat Fall of 2018, planning starts now […] Continue reading → 1st Annual Winter Wheat Works Initiative Workshop – Feb. 1, 2018 Why attend: Positioning your farm to manage manure, control tough weeds, and improve soil health are just some of the advantages to growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. The winter wheat varieties planted in eastern Nebraska today can yield upward of 140 bu/ac […] Continue reading → 
I know many folks are not near it yet, but as harvest winds down, there is another important task that you need to remember. Late October and early November is the best time of year to control two of our most common noxious weeds, Canada thistle and musk thistle. This is the time of year […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s agronomy Extension Corner on the benefits of fall spraying for winter annual weed control: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If you struggled with control of marestail this growing season, spraying this fall is an excellent option to avoid problems next […] Continue reading →