Irrigated farmers or landowners in the Crop Tech Café area should take a look at a new tool developed by UNL to estimate the potential pumping reductions from utilizing variable rate irrigation (VRI). With the rapid development of VRI technology there has been an increasing interest in utilizing VRI to improve irrigation efficiency, increase yields, […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. As you get crops out of the field this fall, you have already started thinking about changes you might make for the 2017 growing season. Harvest is also the ideal […] Continue reading → 
Location 1: 2 miles west of Hooper, rainfed no-till corn after soybeans on Moody Silty Clay Loam soil (about 2.2″ of available water per foot) August 12 – August 19 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 12 – August 19: Rainfall = 1.25″ ET Reference Reading = 1.3 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/4 milk […] Continue reading → 
Source: Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities website Rivalries are a hallmark of the university experience — an opportunity for students and alumni to show off their school pride, root for our student-athletes, and, last but not least, secure all-important bragging rights. And while we all certainly look forward to competing on the playing field, […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension. Our team will be offering three more 2-day Precision Ag Data Management Workshops across Nebraska. We completed our first 2-day workshop near Mead was this past Monday and Tuesday with 20 producers, consultants, and other Ag professionals. These hands-on workshops demonstrate methods for extracting […] Continue reading → 
Nebraska On-Farm Research Network – June 2015 There is still time for agricultural producers to get involved with the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network’s 2015 projects. Growers who are interested in sidedressing a portion of fertilizer nitrogen are encouraged to take a look at Maize-N, a decision support tool for N recommendation. Nitrogen management for corn […] Continue reading → 
Yield monitor data is one of the most valuable pieces of farm information that is gathered each year. Utilizing yield, soil, and input data to its fullest potential is the objective in developing an integrated agronomic management system. Nathan Mueller, Nebraska Extension Cropping Systems Educator. Continue reading →