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Southeast NE Alfalfa & Wheat Expo, Sept. 2

Southeast Nebraska farmers can sharpen their management strategies for the third and fourth most grown crops in the region at the inaugural 2021 Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo. Hosts and local Water & Integrating Cropping Systems Extension Educators, Nathan Mueller, Gary Lesoing, and Melissa Bartels said more diverse crop rotations are both underutilized and undervalued. […]
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Jefferson County Crop Tour June 15

Corn Overall, the corn crop was in pretty could shape. Growth stages ranged from V6 to V10 (page 141 in 2019 pocket guide) and ranged in height from 18″ to 30″ tall (Figure 1). Many irrigated fields had plant populations ranging in the low 30s (Figure 2) while rainfed stands ranged throughout the 20s. The […]
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What’s up this WHEAT? June 10

Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska. Pictures submitted in June by eastern Nebraska wheat growers and agronomist in Jefferson (UNL variety trial) and Saline counties. Email me to have your wheat picture featured next week! Weather Drought Monitor in eastern Nebraska: Abnormally dry areas in east central and southern Nebraska remain, but some […]
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