View crop water use from around the Nebraska at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 22 – July 29 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 22 – July 29: […] Continue reading → View crop water use from around the Nebraska at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 15 – July 22 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 15 – July […] Continue reading → 
Listen this weeks extension corner: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. On July 18, I conducted my third annual mid-July crop tour of Dodge County. The goal of the tour is to highlight crop conditions, pests, diseases, and other important agronomic issues in the area. […] Continue reading → 
View previous mid-July crop tours from July 14 and July 21, 2014 and July 16, 2015 In this report, I will use the definitions used by USDA-NASS for crop conditions: USDA Crop Condition Ratings: Very Poor: Extreme degree of loss to yield potential, complete or near crop failure. Poor: Heavy loss of yield potential due […] Continue reading → 
View crop water use from around the Nebraska including locally at the Nebraska Ag Water Mgnt Network. 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) July 8– July 15 Weekly Rainfall & Crop Water Use for July 8 – July […] Continue reading → 
Listen to this morning’s extension corner: This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington counties. Besides marestail, waterhemp is one of the most challenging weeds to control in soybeans. This past week, we saw some waterhemp plants grow as much as 8 inches. Most soybean fields have been […] Continue reading → 
Six agronomic issues to check out this week in your fields or just learn about: Scout early planted corn fields for damping off and final stand. Learn how long it can take for corn to emerge after planting. Don’t let them cut your yield, scout certain fields for cutworms/armyworms. Why do corn plants turn purple sometimes? […] Continue reading →