This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Over the last two weeks, I have been getting some calls about planting winter wheat after soybeans. The most common questions have been on variety selection, planting dates, seeding rates, and planting depth. You might be saying to yourself, “I don’t plant winter wheat, […] Continue reading → 
I had several calls this morning about planting winter wheat after soybeans in the area. Below is one-page guide for planting winter wheat after soybeans in east central Nebraska (Dodge, Washington, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy) Continue reading → 
Video showing how to collect the soybean data in the field to enter into the forms below: Form filled in as an example: Blank form: Video showing how to collect the corn data in the field to enter into the forms above: Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on improvements. […] Continue reading → 
2015 Dodge County Crop Yield Tour: September 1-4 by Nathan Mueller Note: Summary tables provided at the end of the blog post. Corn Yield Estimation Method: Stop at random fields along a predetermined driving route through Dodge County (Map). Walk past all end rows and then walk another 60 feet or more into the field. […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Many of you have been attending seed company plot tours and starting to think about which soybean varieties to pick for the 2016 growing season. Soybean variety selection is the earliest routine management decision you make and one of the most important. Trials in […] Continue reading → 
Dr. Ron Hanson spoke on Tuesday, August 25 at the Colfax-Dodge County Corn Growers Association Summer Meeting. Ron captured the attention of everyone as he talked about “keeping the farm in the family for the next generation – is there a succession plan?” Ron shared the following written copy of his presentation below with me […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Estimating soybean yields at the end of August are simply that, estimates. However, it can give us an idea of an estimated range in yields to expect to help market new crop during September prior to harvest. Because the number of seeds per pod […] Continue reading →