What’s Up this Wheat? Sept. 6

Hello All,

What’s up this Wheat? Weekly highlights and resources for producing winter wheat in Eastern Nebraska.

Weather

• NOAA Climate Prediction Center – Above average temperature probability and equal to slightly above average precipitation probability for September-October-November in eastern Nebraska
• U.S. Soil Moisture Totals, Anomalies, Percentiles and Changes – CPC
• U.S. Drought Monitor –Small area of abnormally dry for Burt, Cuming, and Thurston counties

Highlight(s) in the Media

• Wheat Industry News: US Wheat Associates – Sept 5.
• Nebraska Wheat Board: Nebraska Wheat Variety Survey
• Nebraska Wheat Board: Mark Knobel appointed to second term for District 6 – Eastern Nebraska
• Plains Grains Inc. – Harvest Summary of Hard Red Wheat Quality – Sept. 6

Economics

• Local Cash Bids on Sept. 6, 2019
  • ADM Lincoln – 4.23 (+0.30 basis)
  • Scoular Fremont – 4.23 (+0.30 basis)
• Rock Valley Mixed Hay and Bedding Auction in NW, Iowa: Straw prices
• Wheat Reports from CME Group – Periodic Report, Supply Charts, Demand Charts, Fundamental Reference

Agronomics

• Crop Tech Cafe – https://croptechcafe.org/winterwheat/
  • New 2019-2020 Winter Wheat Variety Selection Table for Eastern Nebraska
  • New 2019 Digital Tour of Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern Nebraska
  • Seeding Rate Excel Calculator for Eastern Nebraska – download and use!
  • 2019 Important Wheat Website List
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension CropWatch Articles
  • Fall Wheat Disease Management Strategies for Reduce Losses in 2020
    • Includes variety ratings for Fusarium head blight and leaf rust!
  • A Review of the 2018-19 Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Growing Season
• Regional Variety Trial Results
  • Kansas State University – Results posted
  • University of Nebraska – Results posted
  • South Dakota State University – Results posted
• Kansas State University
  • 2019 K-State Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings 2019
  • In-furrow starter fertilizers for wheat
• South Dakota State University
  • Winter Wheat Decisions

Tips – Fall Planting

• Get your seed ordered!
  • Use certified and fungicide treated seed
  • Variety choice is critical – Listen to recent radio piece at croptechcafe.org
  • Ordered seed based on target seeds per acre (not pounds!). Start at 1.2 million seeds per acre. Increase seeding rate as planting is delayed through October – Use the Crop Tech Cafe Seeding Rate Calculator at croptechcafe.org/winterwheat/

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.