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Winter wheat planting recommendations
Winter wheat is the 4th most grown crop in Gage, Jefferson, and Saline counties after corn, soybean, and alfalfa. There was approximately 12,000 acres of wheat grown in 2022 with 4,271 acres in Gage,...
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Plan ahead to plant alfalfa
Preparation for planting alfalfa in a field starts about 18 months to 2 cropping seasons prior because of herbicide rotation restrictions and need to adequately manage soil pH in some fields. Alfalfa...
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Nebraska Extension 2023 Organizational Structure
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 provided federal support for land-grant universities to establish Cooperative Extension Services. Cooperative Extension was originally designed to bring vocational,...
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Assessing winter wheat stands
As wheat planting wraps up, it is time to start assessing your plant population or stand that has emerged. As a reminder, please certify your winter wheat planted acres by November 15 at your local...
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Custom operators invited to participate in UNL Nebraska Custom Rates Survey
One of most popular Nebraska Extension publications for those involved in providing or hiring custom machine hire on farms and ranches is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s biennial Nebraska Custom...
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Southeast Nebraska Extension Successful Farmer Series
Learn about several hot topics from university and industry experts at Nebraska Extension’s “Successful Farmer Series.” Sessions will be held on Thursdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Jan. 4 at the Nebraska...
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Attend upcoming programs
Written by Nathan Mueller If you are a landowner, farmer, cattle producer, or agricultural professional in Gage, Jefferson, and Saline counties, I encourage you to register and attend some of our...
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Basic Cation Saturation Ratio Concept, Part 1: Development
If you remember, I did a 10-part “micronutrients in soybean” column series in the Fall of 2020 that you can still read online at croptechcafe.org/soybeans. I decided to address another soil fertility...
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Basic Cation Saturation Ratio Concept, Part 2: Field research after the 1970s
As a reminder, this is a 5-part series including the development of the basic cation saturation ratio (BCSR) concept (read at https://croptechcafe.org), field research after development (today),...
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Basic Cation Saturation Ratio Concept, Part 3: Field research in Nebraska
This is a 5-part series on the basic cation saturation ratio (BCSR) concept. Summary of Part 1 & Part 2 is that authors Bear, Graham, and Albrecht of the BCSR concept in the 1940s-1970s suggested...
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Basic Cation Saturation Ratio Concept, Part 4: Scientific Consensus
This is a 5-part series (previous parts at https://croptechcafe.org) on the basic cation saturation ratio (BCSR) concept. Summary of Part 1 & 2 is that authors Bear, Graham, and Albrecht of the...
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Attend upcoming programs
February 21 Nebraska On-Farm Research Network – Annual Results Update Meeting on Wednesday, February 21 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at Holiday Inn at 4005 N 6th St, Beatrice, NE 68310. Check-in and...
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Time to seed alfalfa
As a reminder, you need to plan ahead to plant alfalfa in regards to herbicide rotation restrictions and soil pH management, so read my blog post from Fall of 2023 at...
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Basic Cation Saturation Ratio Concept, Part 5: My Current Recommendations
This is a 5-part series (previous parts at https://croptechcafe.org) on the basic cation saturation ratio (BCSR) concept. Summary of Part 1 & 2 was that authors Bear, Graham, and Albrecht of the...
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Pesticide training, nozzle replacement, & PPE during planting season
As a reminder, a private pesticide applicator is a person who uses or supervises the use of restricted use pesticides in the production of agricultural commodities on land owned or rented by them or...
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Wheat disease management considerations
Early season fungal diseases were low. There have only been a few reports of stripe rust in Nebraska up till now (early May), which does include stripe rust being present in Saline County at very low...
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Soil Acidity Management, Part 1: Soil pH, natural factors, and crop production
I hope you enjoyed my previous 5-part series on basic cation saturation ratio concept this winter that you can still read online at https://croptechcafe.org. I ended that series with a call to action...
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update
The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows parts of the U.S. that are in drought, how intense it is, and short-term and long-term impacts. As the Water & Cropping Systems Extension Educator for Gage,...
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Winter Wheat Variety Trial Tour – June 6, 2024
When: Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Field is 1/4 west of 57135 716 Rd, Fairbury NE 68352 GPS: 40.204409°, -97.121368° Driving Directions: From Fairbury, go north on Hwy 15...
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Upcoming Summer Field Days
Nebraska Extension has numerous field days that agronomists, conservationists, and farmers can attend during the summer across the state. Locally, we have two upcoming regional field days at the end...
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