Nebraska CropWatch

174. Weather Ready Farms: Landon Larkin, Farmland Stock Exchange

In this episode Landon Larkin, a young farmer from northern Illinois, recent Northern Illinois University graduate and employee of Farmland Stock Exchange, joins the podcast to talk about his love of farming, how Farmland Stock Exchange is helping keep land ownership in the hands of local farmers, and how its approach allows farmers to take the long view of land use management and become more profitable by emphasizing stewardship and regnerative agricultural practices.

173. Cold coming next week, snow likely early week: February 7, 2025

172. Colder temperatures next week, more active pattern in mid-February

The episode starts with some discussion on the possibility southern rust last summer was tied to Hurricane Beryl. Then I move into discussion on why we have been so mild the last week and then delve into the forecast.

Mild week ahead, chance of precip, cold early Febraury: Janaury 24, 2025

In this podcast I discuss the prospects for a mild week ahead, chances for rain and/or snow for parts of the state late next week, and the chance for early February to cold, possibly very cold for parts or all of the state. Also discuss why parts of southwestern Nebraska haven't seen any degradation on the U.S. Drought Monitor even though meaningful precipitation hasn't fallen since before Thanksgiving.

170. 2024 temperatures, corn yield, and weekly weather update

In this episode, I review 2024 temperatures and precipitation across the state and the signal we are seeing from climate change in those stats. I talk about corn yields and a report issued earlier this week by Corteva's Mark Jeschke. Followed up by a summary of the week's weather, including some snow in the western Panhandle later and cold for all of us for the next several days. Finish up with thoughts on possibly getting into a more active pattern toward the end of the month with increased chances for snow.

169. Second Tuesday at Nine: Update and Outlook

Brief discussion of 2024 being the warmest on record, recent cold and snowfall (or lack thereof in some places), upcoming cold, and the possibility of a more active pattern opening up later this month into February. I discuss the possibility of drought improvement in the Western Corn Belt this spring and drought getting worse in western Nebraska. Finally I go into the possibility of a hot, dry summer across the region.

168. Weather Ready Farms Series: Dr. Tom Hoegemeyer, Soil Health Coalition

In this episode Dr. Tom Hoegemeyer, former CEO Hoegemeyer Seed and professor of practice at UNL, joined today to talk about the history of the Nebraska Soil Health Coalition, the long-term ecological and financial benefits of regenerative agriculture, how much water can be stored in healthy soils, the need for a stronger producer-to-producer network, and the benefits of programs like TAPS that allow farmers to experiment without incurring financial losses.

167. Mixed bag of weather: December 12, 2024

Discussion of #ice and #rain potential in eastern NE tomorrow evening/night. Mild to start to the week before more cold air moves in mid-week. No #drought relief in sight for western sections of NE.