A NEW MULTI-COUNTY EXTENSION AGRONOMY WEBSITE Last week I mentioned as a Nebraska Extension Cropping Systems Educator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that it is my responsibility to develop and deliver local crops and water educational programs and resources for Saline, Jefferson, and Gage counties for crop producers. Instead of trying to coordinate changes for […] Continue reading → 
HAVE YOU HEARD? There is a new face and name for this weekly column. Randy Pryor’s 37 years of service to Nebraskans is truly remarkable. I hope that you had the chance to attend Randy’s retirement party and read his last column. In my first column, I want to introduce myself and explain my […] Continue reading → 
Workshops on Farmland Cash Rent/Leases and Ag Estate Planning on July 26 Two workshops, Farmland Cash Rent/Leases and Ag Estate Planning Primer, will be hosted by Nebraska Extension in Dodge and Washington counties on Wednesday July 26, 2017 in Blair at the Washington County Extension Office (address, map and registration link below). The morning workshop […] Continue reading → 
Over the last 120 years in Fremont, are Aprils getting wetter or drier? Wetter. Learn more… Using historical weather records back to 1897, I generated a trend line equation to determine if the average monthly precipitation has been decreasing, remaining the same, or increasing in April. The answer appears to be wetter with an […] Continue reading → Nebraska ranks #1 in what crop commodities or acres produced within the U.S.? Great Northern dry edible bean production, popcorn production, and irrigated cropland acres. Learn more… First, thanks to Nebraskans involved in agriculture as we wrap up celebrating National Ag Week. Great Northern dry edible bean production is located in the Nebraska Panhandle. […] Continue reading → 
Which of the following two winter annual weeds are native to Nebraska? Field pennycress Henbit Marestail Prickly lettuce Shepherd’s purse Tansy mustard Dandelion Answer: Marestail and tansy mustard (see pictures and learn more about these weeds below. Learn more… Winter annual weeds are plants that emerge in the fall, overwinter as a seedlings, and resume […] Continue reading → What winter annual weed is the first to grow and flower in our no-till fields? Henbit Learn more… One of the first winter annual weeds we notice in the spring because of its purple flowers is Henbit. Henbit is only 4 to 12 inches tall and has multiple branched stems. One thing unique about […] Continue reading →