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In 2019 renovation began on the Blue Star Memorial Highway (Highway 83), which runs through Valentine. Capitalizing on their Main Street being under construction, the city decided to modernize its downtown in conjunction with the overhaul. To help with this project, they turned to Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s newest Extension educator at the time, Jenny Nixon. Little did Nixon know that Valentine would be her first and last community development project.

Several severe hailstorms have hit portions of Nebraska in the past month. The timing of the storms, development stage of the crop, individual field damage, and crop insurance are all important factors in decision-making. Nebraska Extension educators and specialists share replant recommendations for soybean producers recently affected by hailstorm damage.

Hail damage to corn in the North Platte Valley area in the Panhandle of Nebraska after a late June hailstorm. (Photos by Gary Stone) For producers with crop damage from recent hailstorms, the timing of storms, development stage of the crop, individual field damage, subsoil moisture and crop insurance all are important factors to consider when deciding the next course of action.

James Schnable, UNL agronomy professor, discusses the long-term agricultural impacts from a recent international research collaboration that successfully identified the complete set of genetic components for corn.

Hail on July 8 took corn down to the stalk in some areas of Nebraska. (Photo by Gary Stone) Before planting forages in fields where your crop was destroyed by hail, take a moment to review these financial management and cropping system considerations.

Beginning July 31, the Sunset Seminar series will give producers across the state a chance to see the results of image-based nitrogen management research conducted by Nebraska farmers in 2023. Free to attend, the Sunset Seminars will provide growers and agronomists a look at results from several Nebraska producers who have trialed Sentinel Fertigation's new N-Time™ software this growing season.

With numerous fields affected by recent hailstorms, Nebraska Extension reviews the immediate and long-term impacts of hail damage to crops to assist producers with decision-making for the remainder of the growing season.

While numerous precipitation events have decreased statewide drought nearly 33% and brought timely rains for rainfed crops, some producers may still face lower yields this year due to acute, continued dryness, particularly in the York area.

NU Horizon Genetics now supplies UNL-developed small-grain seed varieties. (IANR News image) NU Horizon Genetics will promote, market and commercialize the certified seed of wheat, barley and triticale varieties developed by UNL, including the recently released irrigated wheat variety Epoch.

Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA. Based on July 1 conditions, Nebraska's winter wheat and oat production are up more than 20% from last year.

Figure 1. Tan spot on a wheat leaf. (Photos by Stephen Wegulo) This article summarizes strategies that can be used between now and planting winter wheat this fall to minimize losses due to diseases during next year’s growing season.

Plant scientists Fatiha Bentata of Morocco and Intissar Zarrouk of Tunisia screened these wheat samples for resistance to root rot caused by the Fusarium fungus as part of greenhouse research at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln last fall. The scientists, visiting the university through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Scientific Exchanges Program, analyzed 13 wheat varieties grown in Nebraska for disease resistance. At left are non-inoculated control plants. At right is a soil mix inoculated with isolates of the Fusarium fungus. (Photo courtesy IANR Media) UNL researchers involved in a new international collaboration with Morocco hope to boost wheat disease research and strengthen prevention strategies against fungus-enabled wheat diseases.

When planted in early July, sorghum-sudangrasses can produce three to four tons by early to mid-September. (Photo by Troy Walz/UNL Beef) UNL Beef provides information on forage species selection and key management considerations based on desired use.

Industry experts from organizations across the U.S. are set to present their research insights on advancements in soybean genetics during the Aug. 10-13 conference.

Nebraska Soil Health School attendees listen to Nebraska Extension Engineer Paul Jasa during a soil demonstration at the North Platte event. Nebraska residents have one more opportunity to attend a Soil Health School in 2023 — the final school is set for Aug. 1-2 in Concord, Nebraska. The final Nebraska Soil Health School in 2023, Haskell Ag Lab's school on Aug. 1-2 will feature numerous speakers and hands-on activities, and is free for all to attend.

The third and final Nebraska Soil Health School for 2023 will be Aug. 1-2 at UNL's Haskell Ag Lab in Concord, Nebraska. The school is free to attend and registration is now open online. Attendees of the second Nebraska Soil Health School in North Platte heard the latest on fundamental soil health principles, soil health science and demonstrations from UNL researchers and educators, and a team from NRCS.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Tanks that are used to haul nitrogen-based fertilizer should not be used to transport drinking water for cattle as there is a risk of poisoning. Any nitrogen remaining in the tank can potentially cause nitrate or non-protein nitrogen (urea) toxicosis in ruminants (depending on form of fertilizer).

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Historical crop progress data for Nebraska is available at USDA. Nebraska crop conditions and topsoil moisture improved slightly across the board after last week's rainfall, and crop growth progressed near average pace for most crops.

To avoid rain delays on swathing and baling alfalfa hay, producers can lower harvest drying times by using wider windrow swatch and crimper conditioning. Management strategies for curing alfalfa windrows in adverse weather conditions, grazing sudangrass and sorghum-sudan hybrids safely, and water quality issues for livestock on pasture.