What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather High Plains Regional Climate Center:Station Tool and view Crete 4ESE station with two record cold days set on April 10 and 14. Station data from 1893-Current. USDA Midwest Climate Hub: Extreme Cold-Freezing Impacts USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: […] Continue reading → 
What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather Dry week ahead in eastern Nebraska: Quantitative Precipitation Map Past 30 Days of Precip: Below normal rainfall in southeast NE (50-75%) and above normal in northeast NE (150%) Current soil moisture is good for the most part at 4, […] Continue reading → 
As winter wheat has started to greenup, it is now time to finalize plans for topdress fertilizer applications so you are ready to apply once the soil is dry enough. Even though the acres of wheat are much lower than they once were, wheat still ranks as the fourth most planted crop following corn, soybean, […] Continue reading → Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Weather NOAA and USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: March 24 How much rainfall do we expect to see over the next 5-7 days? Estimates of 0.5” to 1.25”, with higher amounts in in the northeast Nebraska Mesonet: […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Happy first day of spring! Weather Al’s Forecast on Market Journal – Nebraska Extension Ag Climatologist Nebraska Mesonet: Soil Moisture Sensor Readings at 4, 10, 20, and 40 inches deep. Use the drop-down menu and select soil moisture […] Continue reading → 
Two weeks ago, I was an invited speaker at an Iowa State University Extension agronomy program for producers in southwest Iowa. Given my talk was on adding small grain production in southwest Iowa; I was not expecting much of a crowd since there was another concurrent session they could attend. To my dismay, 40 producers […] Continue reading → 
Hello All, What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Weather Al’s Forecast on Market Journal – Nebraska Extension Ag Climatologist Fall Freeze Statistics for Nebraska Regions from the Nebraska Climate Office High Plains Regional Climate Center – August Climate Summary Highlight(s) in the Media Farm Progress: Morning […] Continue reading →