I encourage farmers in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage counties to attend the regional 2021 Nebraska Soybean Day & Machinery Expo on Thursday, Dec. 16 that will assist them in planning for next year’s growing season. The expo, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 2:15 p.m., will be in the pavilion at the Saunders […] Continue reading → 
The Kornhusker Kids 4-H Club Crop Scouting Team would like to invite you to show off your agronomy skills this Saturday, August 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by competing in the Cuming County Crop Scouting Identification Contest. The contest will be held in front of the 4-H Building on the Cuming County Fairgrounds […] Continue reading → 
This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If last week’s heat and wind, and this week’s rain has you behind with your soybean post spraying, listen up for a few tips on checking your soybean growth stage before you resume spraying. In order to avoid potential […] 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 → 
Listen to this week’s agronomy Extension Corner on the benefits of fall spraying for winter annual weed control: This is Aaron Nygren, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension in Colfax, Cuming, and Stanton counties. If you struggled with control of marestail this growing season, spraying this fall is an excellent option to avoid problems next […] 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 → 
I have received several phone calls over the past week about storing and drying wet soybeans that have been harvested. Below are some resources to help guide your decision on the effectiveness of natural air drying soybeans in your bin. Soybean Drying Tips In the top left corner of each page in the document are […] Continue reading →