This is Nathan Mueller, UNL Cropping Systems Extension Educator in Fremont, NE. Reducing input cost for next season’s crop is something many are thinking about given the low commodity prices. Reducing inputs in certain areas may not always be a profitable management decision. A big step is to develop an accrual balance for each crop […] Continue reading → This is Nathan Mueller, UNL Cropping Systems Extension Educator in Fremont, NE. Even though soybean harvest is mostly finished up and has moved into corn, you may not have determined a custom rate for combining or hauling grain yet. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducts a survey with custom operators for each Ag Statistics Reporting District […] Continue reading → 
This is Nathan Mueller, UNL Cropping Systems Extension Educator in Fremont, NE. With harvest in full swing, you might be thinking that yields are better than expect or you maybe you’ve been disappointed and even second guessing some of your management decisions. One opportunity this next season for you to consider are the benefits of […] Continue reading → This is Nathan Mueller, UNL Cropping Systems Extension Educator in Fremont, NE. Soybean variety selection is the earliest routine management decision you make and one of the most important. Please check our recent article posted at cropwatch.unl.edu about the importance of soybean variety selection on your farm. Trials in the region show a yield difference […] Continue reading → This is Nathan Mueller, University of Nebraska Extension Educator for Cropping Systems, in Fremont, NE. Soybean variety selection is the earliest routine management decision for your soybean crop and many agronomist feel one of the most important. Third party trials in the region show a 15 bu/ac performance difference between varieties on the market, even […] Continue reading → This is Nathan Mueller, University of Nebraska Extension Educator for Cropping Systems, in Fremont, NE. Join me tomorrow, August 15, for the Soybean Management Field Day 1 mile south of Snyder on Highway 79. Complimentary admission and lunch is provided. Registration is from 9:00 to 9:30, and the field tours and presentations start at 9:30 […] Continue reading → This is Nathan Mueller, UNL Extension Educator for Cropping Systems and Agricultural Technologies, in Fremont, NE. Diseases and insects growers may be seeing with week include bacterial blight in soybeans, leaf spot in alfalfa, and southern corn rootworm beetles. Should we be concerned and if so, what can we do? Bacterial blight in soybeans are […] Continue reading →