This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. This week, let’s talk about things to focus on as you start getting soil tests back from the labs. With margins tight again this year, most operations likely don’t have a lot of extra cash to invest in fertilizer […] Continue reading → 
I will be writing a new blog post series this year called “What’s Up This Wheat (Week)?” It will highlight weekly resources for growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. Check out Figure 1 above showing the western, central, and eastern growing regions in Nebraska. This is part of my local Winter Wheat Works Initiative, which […] Continue reading → 
Want to listen instead of read? Click Play! This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. With the longer days and warmer temperatures, planting season is just around the corner. Two weeks ago, Nathan Mueller covered one aspect of planting, deciding on the most profitable soybean seeding […] Continue reading → 1st Annual Winter Wheat Works Initiative Workshop – Feb. 1, 2018 Why attend: Positioning your farm to manage manure, control tough weeds, and improve soil health are just some of the advantages to growing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska. The winter wheat varieties planted in eastern Nebraska today can yield upward of 140 bu/ac […] Continue reading → 
Presentation by Nathan Mueller at the 2018 Nebraska Crop Management Conference in Kearney on Jan. 25, 2018 Continue reading → 
Presentation given at the 5th annual Alternative Growers Group Small Acreage Conference in Arlington, NE on Jan. 20, 2018 Continue reading → 
2017 Dodge County Crop Tech Cafe Yield Tour: September 5-7 with Nathan Mueller As a reminder, here is my methodology… Crop Tech Cafe Corn Yield Estimation Method: Stop at random fields along a predetermined driving route through Dodge County (map above). Walk past all end rows and then walk at least another 60 feet or […] Continue reading →