Over the last 120 years in Fremont, are Aprils getting wetter or drier? Wetter. Learn more… Using historical weather records back to 1897, I generated a trend line equation to determine if the average monthly precipitation has been decreasing, remaining the same, or increasing in April. The answer appears to be wetter with an […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s Tune In for Top Tips on KTIC Radio: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Last time our Tune In for Top Tips was to turn down your soybean seeding rate, not your radio. This week’s Tune In for Top Tips is […] Continue reading → What were the 2016 corn and soybean yields in Dodge and Washington counties? Corn yield was 175 and 183 bushels per acre for Dodge and Washington County, respectively. Soybean yield was 60 and 59 bushels per acre for Dodge and Washington County, respectively. Learn more… The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics […] Continue reading → 
Presentation given by Nathan Mueller at the Nebraska Crop Management Conference in Kearney on Jan. 20, 2017 Additional resources mentioned in the presentation: Publication:Improving Yield Map Quality by Reducing Errors through Yield Data File Post-Processing Nebraska On-Farm Research Network Precision Ag Data Management Workshops USDA Yield Editor USDA Geospatial Data Gateway USGS EarthExplorer Continue reading → On average, what is the coldest week of the year in the Fremont area? Second week of January. Learn more… It may seem like this week right now! To be more exact, the 30-year norm shows the period of Jan. 5 to Jan. 12 to be the coldest days of the year in Fremont. Fremont […] Continue reading → What was the average Dodge and Washington County corn yield in 1915? In 1915, the Dodge and Washington County corn yields were 35.2 and 43.7 bushels per acre, respectively. Learn more… Last year (2015) the Dodge and Washington county corn yields were 194.8 and 187.6 bushels per acre, respectively. Farmers are able to produce 4 […] Continue reading → 
Field Assessment to Improve Efficiency Nebraska Extension is hosting a workshop for farmers interested in field sustainability and continuous improvement. Using the Field to Market Fieldprint calculator, attendees will enter their management and production information which will be used to compare fields with national, states, and local averages for the metrics of yield, erosion, irrigation […] Continue reading →