Two local chemigation training sessions are being held for farmers who apply fertilizer or chemicals through an irrigation system. The Nebraska Chemigation Act requires that applicators must be certified by attending a course offered by the Nebraska Extension and must pass a 50 question written exam to verify their knowledge of the Chemigation Act requirements. […] 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 the benefits of using soil water sensors for managing irrigation. Potential benefits include lower irrigation costs, reduced chances of overwatering, and less nutrient leaching. One […] Continue reading → 
Irrigated farmers or landowners in the Crop Tech Café area should take a look at a new tool developed by UNL to estimate the potential pumping reductions from utilizing variable rate irrigation (VRI). With the rapid development of VRI technology there has been an increasing interest in utilizing VRI to improve irrigation efficiency, increase yields, […] 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. As you get crops out of the field this fall, you have already started thinking about changes you might make for the 2017 growing season. Harvest is also the ideal […] 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) August 19 – August 26 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 19 – August 26: Rainfall = 2.3″ ET Reference Reading = 0.9 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/2 […] 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) August 12 – August 19 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 12 – August 19: Rainfall = 1.25″ ET Reference Reading = 1.3 Corn Water Use (R5 dent stage, 1/4 milk […] 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) August 5 – August 12 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for August 5 – August 12: Rainfall = 0.7″ ET Reference Reading = 1.1 Corn Water Use (R4.7 beginning dent stage) = 1.21″ […] Continue reading →