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Land Management, Farm Resiliency Workshops Planned Statewide

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 14:38
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Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Offers 2022 Growing Season Information

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 12:56
Nebraska Extension Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist will present the information on soybean gall midge at this year's Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo.

FarmBits Podcast: NUtrack Animal Behavior Monitoring

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 11:59
Hosted by Jackson Stansell and Taylor Cross — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.

Confronting Cropping Challenges Program to be Offered in December 2021

Wed, 11/17/2021 - 15:27
Tar spot — a new disease confirmed in eastern Nebraska corn fields in 2021 — will be one of the topics discussed during the fifth annual Confronting Cropping Challenges program in December. (CropWatch file photo)

Survey: What Do You Want from CropWatch in 2022?

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:13
What did you like about CropWatch content in 2021? How can we better help you with farm management decisions in 2022? Take our survey and let us know!

Drought Center Creates Tool That Could Help Detect Emerging Impacts by Tracking News

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 14:00
The Media Drought Index was created to help researchers, climatologists and the public in their efforts to track drought impacts and to see where drought-related news is being published at higher or lower rates than normal.

FarmBits Podcast: Precision Tillage with EarthOptics

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 13:13
Hosted by Jackson Stansell and Taylor Cross — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists.

University to host Soil Health Summit on Nov. 19

Thu, 11/11/2021 - 09:30
Craig Chandler | University Communication Numerous Husker faculty members will discuss biological, chemical, environmental and physical properties of soil, as well as conservation strategies and producer practices. Deadline to register for the free summit is Friday, Nov. 12.

Climate Change and Future Nebraska Water Challenges

Wed, 11/10/2021 - 10:35
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Crop Progress: Harvest Winds Down for Soybeans, Corn at 82%

Mon, 11/08/2021 - 15:51
For the week ending Nov. 7, 2021, corn harvested was 82%, soybeans harvested was 95%, and sorghum, 85%.

FarmBits Podcast: Bushel Powered Commodity Marketing

Fri, 11/05/2021 - 08:07
Hosted by Jackson Stansell and Taylor Cross — graduate students in UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture team members — FarmBits Podcast is a weekly series highlighting new innovations and trends in digital agriculture through interviews with academic experts, farmers and industry specialists. FarmBits kicks off a new fall series on Digital Tools for Optimal Economics with guest interview by Dane Braun, VP of product at Bushel, who discusses the company's software technology solutions for growers and grain buyers.