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Nebraska Extension 2023 Organizational Structure

The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 provided federal support for land-grant universities to establish Cooperative Extension Services. Cooperative Extension was originally designed to bring vocational, agricultural, and home economics learning opportunities to all residents. Today Nebraska Extension, formerly called Cooperative Extension, provides University of Nebraska expertise in 8 major program areas that impact Nebraskans from all […]
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Plan ahead to plant alfalfa

Preparation for planting alfalfa in a field starts about 18 months to 2 cropping seasons prior because of herbicide rotation restrictions and need to adequately manage soil pH in some fields. Alfalfa is the 3rd most grown crop in Gage, Jefferson, and Saline counties after corn and soybeans. There was approximately 16,000 acres of alfalfa […]
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2023 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa & Wheat Expo – Aug. 24

Southeast Nebraska farmers and crop consultants can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops at the 3rd annual Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa & Wheat Expo. Hosts and Nebraska Extension Water & Cropping Systems Educators, Nathan Mueller and John Nelson, and Nebraska Extension Livestock Systems Educator, Connor Biehler advocate for more diverse […]
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2023 Cash Rent Rates and 2022 Custom Farm Rates

Nebraska Extension publishes survey results on farm custom rates every two years and annually for cash rent rates and real estate values. Jim Jansen, Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, leads the Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report effort, and Glennis McClure, Farm and Ranch Management Analyst Extension Educator, leads the Nebraska Farm Custom Rates Report effort. […]
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Soybean leaf defoliation by insects

soybean defoliation
It is that time of year when Japanese beetles, grasshoppers, or various caterpillars consume the soybean leaf canopy. It is very easy to overestimate the amount of defoliation that has occurred, and many do not like walking and scouting soybeans this time of year. We should tolerate some low level of defoliation simply because there […]
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Potassium Deficiency in Corn

In Kansas and Nebraska, I remember seeing several corn fields with severe potassium deficiency symptoms in 2012. Unfortunately, this June I have confirmed one field in Gage County and observed several others in the area with potassium deficiency. Along with many other agronomic challenges during a drought, potassium deficiency in corn is one of them. […]
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