Update on the 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout and 2021 Irrigation Season
Tunnel No. 1 on the Goshen-Gering-Fort Laramie main canal, inside and out, in 2021: (Left) The “ribs” for support and the metal sheeting installed to improve water flow and decrease water turbulence. (Right top) Water flowing into Tunnel No. 1 during the 2021 irrigation season. (Right bottom) Tunnel No. 1 in the fall, when there is no water in the canal.
2022 Cost of Production Increases, Expected Profit and Navigating a Riskier Financial Environment
United Soybean Board/Flickr
Pasture and Forage Minute: Nightshade Poisoning, Planning Forage During Shortages and Inflation
Large populations of black nightshade in corn stalks can be deadly to livestock, so careful observation during grazing is recommended.
USDA Designates Four Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
#NField Observations for October 2021
This week, Ben Beckman discusses various fall grazing management strategies using cool-season and warm-season plants.
USDA Reports on Rising Land Values and County-Level Cash Rent Estimates for Nebraska in 2021
Preston Keres, USDA (Flickr/Public Domain)
Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Prussic Acid, Yucca and Fall Irrigation
Herbicides are most effective against yucca infestations when applied in spring or summer on individual plants or small patches.
Pasture and Forage Minutes: Fall Grazing and Pasture Management
Stalk grazing this fall should begin with corn residue and then transition to grain sorghum stovers, as corn leaves will blow out of fields within a couple months post-harvest, whereas grain sorghum leaves usually remain attached through winter and into early spring.
Panhandle Learning Agricultural Network (PLAN) Aims to Increase Farmer Adoption of Field-based Sensors
On the left, a comparison of participating fields in 2020 (a) and 2021 (b). On the right, total area of participating fields in 2020 (c) and distribution of individual field sizes in 2021 (d).
Winter Field Pea as a Fall-planted Broadleaf Crop for the Panhandle?
Figure 1. Field peas are now being tested in Nebraska as a winter crop at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center.