Two local chemigation training sessions are being held for farmers who apply fertilizer or chemicals through an irrigation system. The Nebraska Chemigation Act requires that applicators must be certified by attending a course offered by the Nebraska Extension and must pass a 50 question written exam to verify their knowledge of the Chemigation Act requirements. […] Continue reading → 
This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. Hope everyone is making some progress in the field this week after the long weather delay. As you harvest, be sure to be looking for fields with winter annual weeds and make plans for control. Many of the fields […] Continue reading → 
This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If last week’s heat and wind, and this week’s rain has you behind with your soybean post spraying, listen up for a few tips on checking your soybean growth stage before you resume spraying. In order to avoid potential […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s agronomy Extension Corner on the benefits of fall spraying for winter annual weed control: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If you struggled with control of marestail this growing season, spraying this fall is an excellent option to avoid problems next […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner that discusses what you need to know about Japanese beetles: “This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Japanese beetles have been considered infested in Dodge and Washington counties since at least 2013 (Figure 3 below). Japanese beetles feed […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. This week let’s talk about what to do if weather or field conditions prevented you from getting a pre-emergence herbicide applied before your crop emerged. Last week Keith Jarvi talked […] Continue reading → 
Private pesticide applicators with licenses expiring in 2017 and anyone seeking first-time private applicator certification should plan to attend one of the remaining training opportunities in the area if they want to become certified. The closest remaining training locations and times are: Fremont – Extension Office – March 21st @ 1:00 p.m. Columbus – Pinnacle […] Continue reading →