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The UNL BeefWatch Newsletter is published the first of each month. The newsletter provides articles on timely topics for beef cattle producers and other beef cattle industry personnel.
The BeefWatch Podcast provides the same timely information as the newsletter, just in a downloadable audio form.
Cornhusker Economics website at: https://agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics
2022 Nebraska Farmland Values and Cash Rental RatesThe market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by 16% over the prior year to an average of $3,360 per acre, according to the 2022 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. To read the full report, open the page title above.
2023 Phelps & Gosper Counties Impact At-A-Glance Report
The report shows that 85% of Phelps-Gosper elementary age youth participated in school enrichment program in 2023. One-hundred percent of students in Phelps and Gosper schools participated in water education program.
House Mice on the MoveElizabeth Exstrom, Extension Educator Hall County
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Annual forage options following irrigated winter wheat
July 25, 2024
The “Engaging Agriculture” articles are written weekly by and for Engagement Zone 1 Nebraska Extension Educators, who cover the 11 counties in the Panhandle.‘
New Format for Nebraska Soybean Management Field Days
July 24, 2024
The 2024 Soybean Management Field Days will take place August 13 to August 16. Hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) and Nebraska Extension, the field days offer a unique opportunity for farmers to learn about soybean production, the new Soybean Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) contest, and to network with fellow growers.
SCAL field day set for Thursday, Aug. 8.
July 24, 2024
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s South Central Agricultural Laboratory (SCAL) field day is Thursday, Aug. 8.
Heat keeps rains away during wheat harvest
July 23, 2024
Amid the high temperatures in western Nebraska, wheat harvest has been going on.
“We’re right in the middle of wheat harvest,” said Cody Creech, Nebraska Extension dryland cropping specialist at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney. “The rest of the state has wrapped up, and we’ll be completing harvest this week.”
Typical for most growers, weather has been a big factor in wheat yields. The yield reports in the Panhandle vary depending on whether the fields were hit by hail or not.