1.5 miles NE of Scribner: Irrigated no-till soybeans on Moody Silty Clay loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot) July 13 – July 20 Weekly Rainfall/Irrigation & Crop Water Use for July 6 – July 13: Rainfall = 2.0″ Irrigation = 0″ (0.0″ total for season) ET (Evapotranspiration) Reading: 1.4 Corn Water Use […] Continue reading → 
In this report, I will use the definitions used by USDA-NASS for crop conditions: General crop conditions. Categories are defined as follows: Very Poor – Extreme loss of yield potential; complete or near complete crop failure. Poor – Heavy loss of yield potential due to excessive soil moisture, drought, disease, etc. Fair – Less than […] Continue reading → A new program called “Local Crop Water” sponsored by Nebraska Extension in Dodge & Washington counties will share weekly crop water use and soil moisture measurements from three irrigated and one rainfed field in 2015. The cost of the materials (ET gauges, Watermark soil sensors, sensor reading, mileage, etc.) for the program comes from local […] Continue reading → 
Figure 1. Major soil associations (colored polygons) in Dodge County are used to segment the crop condition report due to difference in soil texture, drainage, and topography. In this report, I will use the definitions used by USDA-NASS for crop conditions: General crop conditions. The county’s entire crop should be assigned a percentage by category, […] Continue reading → 
Reprinted from Crop Watch May 13, 2015 With spring planting well underway, it’s time for irrigators to begin thinking about this summer’s irrigation management. While parts of the state are experiencing flooding, other areas are unfortunately experiencing drought conditions. Hopefully irrigators across the state will receive adequate rainfall to delay irrigation until July or even […] Continue reading → 
Chemigation Training to be held April 3rd at ARDC Nebraska Extension will conduct a chemigation certification training session at the ARDC near Mead on April 3rd at 9:30 a.m. Producers who plan to apply crop nutrients and pesticides through irrigation systems during 2015, including those whose 2014 permits expired Dec. 31, are required to attend […] Continue reading → 
Patricio Grassini, UNL Assistant Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist, and other faculty have put together forecasted corn yields for 2014 using the Hybrid-Maize Model. Please read the full report and view the two tables showing the corn yield predictions across the Corn Belt. Full report: 2014 Forecasted Corn Yields Based on July 20 Hybrid […] Continue reading →