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Nebraska Extension educators and specialists chat with attendees during the 2021 Husker Harvest Days. Nebraska Extension educators and specialists will be sharing insights and research on a wide variety of ag topics with attendees during the 2022 Husker Harvest Days.

Figure 1. Angela Knuth shows some of the NASA team the current technology that they use and ways that she would like to see improvements to increase efficiency on the farm. The Space for Ag tour brought NASA scientists and Nebraska farmers together to collaborate on new ways NASA technology and tools can support the agriculture industry.

Nebraska Extension educators outline options for seeding wheat with regard to soil moisture and precipitation, crop residue, soil type and other considerations.

E#stimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the week of Sept. 5.

Farm and Ranch Management experts Glennis McClure and Jay Parsons discuss the principles of using enterprise budgeting to establish costs of production and explore how to use this information in a good risk management culture to effectively manage risk.

More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled applications to offset eligible crop losses from natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021.

A warmer and drier pattern is favored to continue for most of the first half of September — temperatures are anticipated in the 80s and mid-90s until Sept. 12, when cooler weather may move into Nebraska.

Lake McConaughy and Kingsley Dam inlet structures. (Photo by Gary Stone) Part 6 of Extension Educator Gary Stone's series on the North Platte River features the remaining dams and powerplants in Nebraska and Wyoming.

Flex-Ro, developed by BSE faculty Santosh Pitla, is one example of hands-on learning opportunities within the Agricultural Systems Technology program. (Photo courtesy The new major will be available to students starting fall of 2023 through the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

Erin Ehnle Brown/realagstock (Photo courtesy Center for Agricultural Profitability) This three-part webinar series will cover electric bill components and how to interpret them as well as strategies to save on energy charges, demand charges and power factor charges.

The 2022 Fall Seed Guide includes details on yield, protein, test weight, ratings for disease characteristics, location summaries and weather information from this year's winter wheat trials.

Though corn and soybean crop conditions experienced a slight decrease as of Aug. 28, sorghum condition dropped another 15% over last week.

While planting cover crops after harvest with a drill or planter may be the most convenient, there are several other planting methods that can increase cover crop success as measured by biomass production.

Grazing and ensiling may be the easiest ways for growers to handle drought-stressed soybeans this year. Nebraska Extension educators review forage considerations for growers faced with droughty soybeans, tips on measuring stands and assessing alfalfa field health and thresholds where grasshopper control may be warranted.

Estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the week of Aug. 29.

Cornstalk residue is a tremendous resource for fall and winter grazing; however, care needs to be taken in grazing drought-stressed cornstalks due to the potential of high nitrates in the feed this year.

Youth from from Arlington, Colfax, Cuming and Johnson counties participated in this year's Youth Crop Scouting Competition, hosted by Nebraska Extension. First and second place winning teams will be headed to Indiana in mid-September to represent Nebraska in the regional youth crop scouting competition.

Factors such as the amount of water a soil can hold, the amount of water a crop will use until it reaches maturity, and the maximum allowable soil water depletion should be considered when deciding the last few irrigations of the season.

The Glendo powerplant — a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program that controls water use for the entire basin — supplies power to Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. (Photo by Gary Stone) Extension Educator Gary Stone discusses the history and functions of the Glendo Unit, which controls water use for the Missouri River Basin and generates hydropower for Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Two sessions of this workshop will discuss how anxiety shows up, why it can be a reaction to uncertainty, and offer advice for developing skills to manage anxiety and its effects.