While the weather this week doesn’t feel like spring, planting season is right around the corner. With that, we are finishing up our in-person winter programming for certifications this week: Chemigation Training – Wednesday, April 4th @ 9:00 a.m. in Fremont at the Dodge County Extension Office, 1206 W. 23rd St. This works for both […] 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 → 
Want to listen instead of read? Click play! This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. As your local extension agronomist, it is my job to help improve the profitability and sustainability of local cropping systems. We just finished up with the meetings for Nebraska On-Farm Research […] 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 → 
Listen to this week’s agronomy Extension Corner on some of the management that will be needed to deal with the effects of weather and grain loss this fall: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. This fall, weather reminded us that our crop isn’t made until […] Continue reading → 
I know many folks are not near it yet, but as harvest winds down, there is another important task that you need to remember. Late October and early November is the best time of year to control two of our most common noxious weeds, Canada thistle and musk thistle. This is the time of year […] Continue reading → 
Seminar on Farm Inheritance on November 20 Listen about the seminar on KTIC Radio here: Anyone that owns farmland may want to participate in this seminar to be provided information and education about that ownership. Learn management strategies for this asset by attending this seminar in Scribner at the Furstenau Community Center on 530 […] Continue reading →