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Water flows through Goshen Irrigation District Tunnel No. 2 on June 15, 2020. (Gary Stone Photo) O

Northeastern and Northcentral Nebraska residents have several options for private pesticide applicator training sessions throughout March and April.

The Bazile Groundwater Management Area webinars will focus on soil quality management, as well as highlight research efforts on nitrate in the Bazile creek.

This week, Extension educators preview the upcoming 2021 Cover Crops and Soil Health Conference and  offer tips on how to get prepared for chemigation training sessions beginning this month in Nebraska. 

While there are no Nebraska-specific restrictions on RUP dicamba product use, there are new recordkeeping requirements for 2021.

A dry edible bean plot is irrigated at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center at Scottsbluff. Bean Day on Feb. 10 will include updates on UNL research into dry bean production, including irrigation methods. During the Zoom-based event this month, UNL specialists and educators will discuss new research findings on dry edible bean production in Nebraska.

The February meetings will feature discussion from growers who conducted on-farm research during the 2020 growing season.

The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will advise growers on the latest techniques to maximize profit from cover crops in a corn/soybean rotation, including aerial imagery, using cereal rye for weed control, and on-farm research on a three-crop dryland rotation. 

A close-up view of Ascochyta blight in chickpea, showing symptoms on pods and dead leaves. With demand on the rise, UNL will research fungal disease issues to enable a successful expansion of chickpea production in Nebraska.

Paxton, Nebraska resident Mark McConnell received the Greatest Yield and Most Profitable awards in the TAPS sprinkler corn division. The fourth annual Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) competition winners were announced during the Jan. 16 virtual ceremony.

Figure 1. Ammonia loss can be significant where the surface applied urea is not timely incorporated. Nutrient Management Specialist Javed Iqbal analyzes the use of fertilizer stabilizers to mitigate nitrogen fertilizer loss and increase productivity.

This year's Nebraska Innovative Youth Corn Challenge will feature new tasks designed to challenge participants with real-world scenarios of corn production practices and issues.

Cody Creech and Amanda Easterly at the HPAL office and research building. UNL celebrates 50 years of research and education at the High Plains Ag Lab in Nebraska's Panhandle.

In a recent Farm and Ranch Management article, Nebraska Extension Educator Jessica Groskopf reviews several ways for producers to reduce their liability, from choosing insurance to creating an LLC.

Beginning February, the Animal Manure Management team will use a combination of virtual and in-person sessions to complete land application training for 2021.

Extension Entomologist Julie Peterson speaking on insect management at a 2018 Crop Production Clinic. Several options are available for Western Nebraska residents who need to recertify their pesticide applicator licenses, or those who need to obtain certification for the first time.