Crop Tech Cafe Preharvest Soybean Yield Estimator After years of frustration in trying to estimate soybean yield prior to harvest, I have created a set of resources for others to use that hopefully allow us to more closely agree with the combine and weigh tickets. Below you will find a brief video created by Market […] 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 → 
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 → 
August 16-18 rainfall totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches across the Dodge and Washington Counties bringing a likely end to the irrigation season for many. Rainfall totals were lowest around Fremont and highest around Scribner. Most corn is between the dough (R4) and dent (R5) stages. Disease pressure from southern rust, gray leaf spot, […] Continue reading → 
This is Dr. Nathan Mueller, your local agronomist for Nebraska Extension. Producers that are interested in diversifying inputs, improving soil health, and increasing yields are encouraged to take part in a free workshop about utilizing livestock manure. The workshop will take place on Monday, August 10 from 11:30 – 1:30 at the Dodge County Nebraska […] Continue reading →