View crop water use from around the Nebraska including locally at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 8– July 15 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 8 – July […] Continue reading → View crop water use from around the Nebraska including locally at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 1 – July 8 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 1 – July 8: […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this morning’s extension corner with Nathan Mueller on wind-damaged corn: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. On July 5, storms with damaging winds estimated at 60 to 80 mph and some hail caused crop damage across the area including in Dodge […] 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) June 23 – June 30 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for June 23 – June 30: Rainfall = 0.0″ ET Reading = 1.9 Corn Water Use (V10 growth stage) = 1.31″ Soil Water Depleted […] Continue reading → 
Where Winter Wheat Works This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Are you looking to improve soil quality and health, plant cover crops, reduce soil erosion, find a place to haul manure, fight winter annual weeds, diversify of your crop rotation, and spread out workload […] Continue reading → 
Workshop Focuses on Windbreaks: A well designed and maintained windbreak can provide many benefits to a home, acreage or farm. Now is the time to make plans and start preparing for windbreak establishment, maintenance, and rejuvenation. Common questions about windbreaks include: What is the best design for a windbreak? What type of trees should be planted in […] Continue reading → 
Crop Tour and Replant Considerations This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington Counties. Two days ago, I took the first crop tour of 2016. During this 175 mile crop tour, I covered the 9 major soil regions of Dodge and Washington counties. My goal was to assess […] Continue reading →