Corn Corn planting was complete along the route, other than a few seed corn fields near Dorchester (Figure 1). Planting progress was well ahead of normal this season due to the dry weather during April and May, with an average of 5.3 days suitable for field work per week locally since the beginning of April […] Continue reading → 
Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Pictures submitted May 14 to 24 by eastern Nebraska wheat growers and agronomist in Dodge, Gage, Jefferson, and Lancaster counties. Email me to have your wheat picture featured next week! Weather NWS Quantitative Precipitation Estimates: 7-day totals range from 1 to 6 inches USDA […] Continue reading → 
Fusarium head blight or scab was first reported in 1898 or 122 years ago in Nebraska. Though not a severe disease each year, it was a problem in 2019. Will it be a problem in 2020 for wheat growers in southeast Nebraska? Plan ahead, pun intended. It is one disease that wheat growers should have […] Continue reading → 
Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather USDA-NASS VegScape – Learn more about how to use this tool NOAA Drought Severity Index: May 9 Long Term Palmer Index NWS Climate Prediction Center – 6-10 day, 8-14 day, and 3-4 week outlooks suggest above normal chances for precipitation for eastern Nebraska Highlights in the News […] Continue reading → 
What’s up this WHEAT? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather Abnormally dry rating from the US Drought Monitor moves further into southeast and east central Nebraska Wheat Growing Degree Days Map for Nebraska shows variation across the state: Select from the dropdown menu on the Daily Maps from the […] Continue reading → 
What’s up this WHEAT? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather Midwest Climate Hub: Midwest Ag-Focus Climate Outlook, May 1 Abnormally dry rating from the US Drought Monitor moves into Nuckolls and Thayer counties. NWS Climate Prediction Center: Dry pattern predicted to continue in the 6-10 day and the 8-14 […] Continue reading → 
Last week I wrote about freeze damage to alfalfa and there is now an expanded version on our statewide agronomy website at https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2020/freeze-damage-alfalfa. I have received numerous questions and concerns about winter wheat too. Our western Nebraska Cropping Systems Extension Specialist, Cody Creech, has already written an article about freeze injury to wheat with references […] Continue reading →