In Dodge and Washington counties, corn planting was off to a fast start during a stretch from April 10 to April 17. Many growers were able to get 10 to 70% of their corn planted, averaging close to 20-25%. Due to the windy conditions in this same time frame, spraying preplant/preemerge herbicides was limited. The area […] Continue reading → 
Listen to the radio recording: Read the full article at CropWatch This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington Counties. We must scrutinize inputs and focus on finding profit for our estimated 5.3 million acres of soybeans in Nebraska this season. During soybean planting season we often think of […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist with Nebraska Extension for Dodge and Washington County. Last week I discussed when and where corn zinc deficiencies more commonly occur in Northeast Nebraska. Visit croptechcafe.org to listen to last week’s radio message. Iron deficiency chlorosis in soybeans is the other main micronutrient concern in Northeast Nebraska. […] Continue reading → 
The Nebraska Cover Crop Conference will take place Feb. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road G in Ithaca. The conference will provide information to growers who are in a corn-soybean rotation and assist them in understanding the value of cover crops. “The conference features innovative speakers who […] Continue reading → 
You can find a county-by-county map of corn and soybean yields reported by growers at AgWeb. Consider this your virtual coffee shop. Please take the time to contribute to these reports with your own field or farm yields by clicking on the links below. What is in it for you… nothing. However, is a fun […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. I have been receiving calls about soybean aphids over the past week and I wanted to discuss with you some guidelines moving into the second half of August. First, there is three numbers I want you to remember 250-80-6. These are numbers to remember […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Southern rust in corn has been confirmed in 10 counties including Butler County in east central Nebraska as well as frogeye leaf spot (Figure 1) in soybeans in Dodge, Saunders, and Washington Counties. Warm temperatures & high humidity promote the development and spread of […] Continue reading →