The Nemaha County Ag Line Newsletter is written by Nemaha County Extension Educator, Ritika Lamichhane. Her program area is Water & Cropping Systems.
Population growth puts a greater stress on expanding yields for food, which still encouraging resource stewardship. To help meet this challenge, we share unbiased, research‐based information for a diversified agricultural audience.
Active in all 93 counties and at extension.unl.edu/croppingwater
Cropping & Water Systems
Check out the Nemaha County Agricultural Resources webpage for more information. Besides newsletters & articles written by Nemaha County Extension Educator, Gary Lesoing, you can find farmer's tax information, Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights, Nebraska trends in farmland values, rental rates and custom rates. You can also find information on pesticide certification, seed guides, grain storage management and more.
Deciding on the correct price for your hay bales can be a challenging task for forage producers. The price of a bale of hay depends on several crucial factors, with bale weight and nutrient content standing out as the most significant. Additionally, the type of hay you are selling, whether it's alfalfa, corn stalk, or meadow grass, also determines its value.
Watch Out for These Pests! - Pillbug - Japanese Beetle - Soybean Gall Midge - Soybean Stem Borer
The 2024 Nebraska Custom Rates Report has been published. You can visit the custom rates page on Center for Agriculture Profitability (CAP) where you can share the link or download the pdf file copy of the report: cap.unl.edu/customrates
At the end of April, I had the opportunity to go to Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension, and Education Center (ENREEC) near Mead to plant soybeans for the TAPS competition. Many of you may not know what TAPS is. TAPS stands for Testing Agricultural Performance Solutions. It is a unique farm management competition that was created in 2017 by a team of researchers, extension specialists, and educators at UNL’s West Central Research, Extension, and Education Center.
Latest Updates from cropwatch.unl.edu
- Ideas for Estate and Transition Planning: Life Insurance
- This Week on N Field: Termination Time of Cereal Rye Under Planting Green in Corn
- UNL Researchers Develop Sustainability Index to Measure Impact of Ag
- Setting Custom Rates for Fall Harvest
- Pasture and Forage Minute: Timing Last Alfalfa Harvest with GDD
- Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: Sept. 19, 2024
- Improving Your Bottomline: Benefits of Prairie Strips Field Day on Sept. 24
- 2024 Corn Yield Forecasts: End-of-Season Forecasts Suggest Near to Above-Average Yields for the Region