CropWatch July 10, 2015
Soybean Production
- Conditions Favorable for Early to Mid Season Soybean Diseases, includes video with Plant Pathologist Loren Giesler showing what to look for in the field.
Corn Production
- Northern Corn Leaf Blight Continues as Gray Leaf Spot Starts Up. See how to assess need for and timing of fungicide application.
- Scout for Emerging Western Corn Rootworm Beetles
Wheat Production
- Post-Harvest Weed Control in Winter Wheat
- Control Volunteer Wheat in Wheat Now to Protect 2016 Yields, Income. Break the green bridge between volunteer and new wheat to control mites and the viruses they transmit.
Insect Management
- Scout Field Borders for Grasshoppers. Control is easier when they're still contained in borders and more successful when they're still young.
Alfalfa Management
- Replacing Thinning Alfalfa Stands. After some tough weather years, alfalfa may warrant a thorough check-up and possible replanting.
Ag Climate
- Nebraska Ag Climate Update. Check maps and precip and temperature data for June and forecasts of what lies ahead in the next few weeks. The next El Nino is coming.
Farm Management
- 2015 Nebraska Cropland Rental Rates Declined, on average, 5-10%. See results for irrigated and dryland cropland by district.
- Reminder: Landlord/Tenant Lease Workshops Across Nebraska starting Aug. 10. Attending together will be helpful.
Crop Reports
- Extension Crop Reports from south central and east central Nebraska
- Market Journal July 10: Insects to watch for, Enlist herbicide, Grain market update, and forage quality
- Soil Moisture Update. While conditions are drying, most Nebraska soil moisture indices are still on the plus side.
- NASS: 65% of Wheat Mature; 18% Harvested. Corn condition was reported as 72% good to excellent; soybeans, 69% good to excellent.
- Wheat Harvest Predicted to Drop 23% from 2014
IANR & Extension Programs
- Deadline for 2015 Youth Crop Scouting Contest Extended to July 22. Mentor a youth team and help grow tomorrow's farmers. Over $1000 in cash prizes.
- Reminder: Registrations Still Open for Precision Ag Crop Clinic this Tuesday, July 14, and Mid-Summer Crop Diagnostic Clinic Wednesday, July 15, at UNL ARDC. August clinics on Soils and Late-Season Crop Diagnostics.
- Reminder: Managing Herbicide-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Field Day Aug. 4 at Clay Center. See program flyer and preregister now.
- 2015 Nebraska Grazing Conference Aug. 11-12