Latest Updates from cropwatch.unl.edu

A pre-pandemic tour of a proso millet variety plots at High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney. After the pandemic, face-to-face field days will be possible again but the variety trial results are always available online as well. Results of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2020 variety trials for proso millet have been compiled and are now available on CropWatch.

Results from the 2020 Nebraska On-Farm Research Network studies, featuring new enhanced content, are now available for public viewing.

The value of Nebraska’s 2020 field and miscellaneous crops is forecast at $11.9 billion, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is up 22% from 2019.

USDA is providing technical and financial assistance that can help Nebraska farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola.

With the Farm Programs deadline quickly approaching, Extension educators offer advice on choosing between Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

This week, water and cropping systems extension educator Chuck Burr chats about evaluating injury and options for spring wheat.

Manure.unl.edu – The App is available on apple and android phones. The home screen tells about the different tabs within the app and provides contact information for NDEE inspectors. The UNL manure team is debuting its new app, designed to connect the public to the manure people they need.

Market Journal photo A Nebraska Extension survey seeks producer feedback on the most important aspects of silage storage to their operations.

Corn for grain production in Nebraska based on year-end surveys is estimated at a record high 1.79 billion bushels for 2020. See how all major Nebraska crops fared for the year.

Two online courses from Nebraska Extension aim to equip farmers and ranchers with the skills and tools needed to improve financial record-keeping for their operations.

The TAPS 2021 Collaboration Event will celebrate winners of the 2020 competition and prepare contestants for the 2021 TAPS season.

Midwestern growers are encouraged to weigh in on herbicide drift concerns in new specialty crops survey.

The recent temperature extremes will not provide adequate control of pests such as this overwintering sawfly larva.

Michael Trimble, Unsplash Nebraska Extension educators break down the meaning of common phrases in commodity marketing for a simpler approach to selling your crops.

Free legal and financial clinics are being offered for farmers and ranchers across the state in March 2021, providing one-on-one meetings with an agricultural law attorney and an agricultural financial counselor.

The Weather Ready Farms Designation Program is currently searching for participants in Eastern Nebraska to engage in the expanded pilot.

A new application period is now open for Nebraska Land Link — a program that aims to connect new and beginning farmers and ranchers with retiring landowners.