Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report from USDA May 15 through May 21, 2017 – Temperatures averaged three to five degrees below normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Significant rainfall of two inches or more was recorded across the majority of counties; however, rainfall totals of three inches or more was recorded […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. This week let’s talk about what to do if weather or field conditions prevented you from getting a pre-emergence herbicide applied before your crop emerged. Last week Keith Jarvi talked […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this week’s KTIC Radio Extension Corner: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Not to unlike last year, some corn was planted right before a cold and wet period last week. Last year I visited some corn field with poor stands in May […] Continue reading → 
This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. Our local team of agronomists will be bringing you timely information every Thursday to help your farming operatoin so I’m pleased to join the group on air every third Thursday of the month. This week let’s talk about seeding […] Continue reading → 
Read the full article Making Data-Driven Decision on Soybean Inoculation at CropWatch Nebraska farmers must scrutinize inputs and focus on finding profit for their estimated 5.7 million soybean acres in 2017. Among the many springtime decisions farmers make is whether to inoculate their soybeans. Based on information from farmers, agronomists, and researchers, follow these steps when […] Continue reading → 
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 → 
With recent rains and near or above normal temperatures predicted the next couple of weeks, we are rapidly approaching the window of time for controlling noxious weeds this spring. Fall may be the best time to control noxious weeds, but don’t neglect your opportunities this spring. Besides, many weeds require consecutive treatments in fall and […] Continue reading →