What’s up this WHEAT? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in eastern Nebraska.
Weather
- Abnormally dry rating from the US Drought Monitor moves further into southeast and east central Nebraska
- Wheat Growing Degree Days Map for Nebraska shows variation across the state: Select from the dropdown menu on the Daily Maps from the Nebraska Mesonet
- Weather Prediction Center – Quantitative Precip Forecast: Rainfall amount predicted over the next 2 days range from 0.1 to 0.5 inches
Highlight(s) in the News
- Nebraska Wheat Board Crop Report: May 13 – Southeast – The wheat crop in southeast Nebraska is …
- USDA-NASS Nebraska Crop Production Report – May 12 – Based on May 1 conditions, Nebraska winter wheat production down 24% from last year. Yield forecast at 48 bpa, down 9 bpa from last year. Harvest areas estimated at 870,000 acres, down 100,000 from last year.
- The latest USDA winter wheat crop conditions, changes, and trends by state – May 11
Economics
- Local Cash Bids on May 14, 2020 (July futures, $4.52)
- ADM Lincoln at $4.52
- Scoular Fremont at $4.47
- Rock Valley Mixed Hay and Bedding Sale Results, May 7: $50 per ton for large round straw bales
- U.S. Wheat Associates Weekly Price Report: May 8
Agronomics
- Review of Wheat Growth Stages:
- From north to south in eastern Nebraska plus variation in planting dates, growth stage likely range from Feekes 6 (jointing) to Feekes 9 (flag leaf).
- UNL CropWatch – Wheat Disease Update – No stripe or leaf rust yet
- K-State Agronomy eUpdate:
- SDSU Extension – Does Early Fungicide at Tillering Result in Profitable Yield?
Tips
- Complete my new Nebraska Winter Wheat Stripe and Leaf Rust Tracking Survey! You will answer several questions and upload a high quality photo as a part of this survey to track the distribution/movement of stripe and leaf rust in Nebraska by county.
- Digital tour and self-guided tours are being planned for UNL variety trials in eastern Nebraska. More information will be shared in the coming weeks.
- Send me pictures of your wheat and keep sending me pictures this growing season! Email to nathan.mueller@unl.edu
Please feel free to email me and other wheat farmers in eastern Nebraska that are a part of this email group with comments or questions!
You can view previous weekly emails at croptechcafe.org/winterwheat/
This email is part of the Winter Wheat Works Initiative, a local University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension effort to encourage and support growers in eastern Nebraska to move from a strict corn-soybean rotation to a successful flex-rotation where some winter wheat acres are considered each year and strategically integrated into their cropping system.
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