Nebraska CropWatch

68. Fridays with a Scientist: Eric Snodgrass (Nutrien Ag Solutions)

In today's podcast, Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions joins me to talk about the wild weather of 2023, the pending heat wave, and what we may be looking at going into the fall with El Nino.

67. Emerging Issues: Hot and dry finish to August

66. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr. Martha Durr (SNR)

In today's episode Dr. Martha Durr, the Nebraska State Climatologist and director of the Nebraska State Climate Office, speaks about her time living in Alaska, the duties and responsibilities of the office, communicating about the link between extreme events and climate change, and what gives her hope.

65. Weekly WeatherUpdate and Outlook: August 10, 2023

In this update, I talk about recent drought improvements in Nebraska an update on soil moisture and vegetation conditions, the outlook for next week, and the hints for a warm finish to the month of August.

64. Emerging Issues with Dr. Dylan Mangel: White Mold, aphids, tar spot, and nematodes

In this episode Dr. Dylan Mangel fills us in on where farmers have been experiencing on soybean with white mold, aphids, and nematodes as well as the best treatment and management options. He also discusses tar spot on corn and why it possibly being spotted in irrigated corn down the road could be a big problem. He recommends going to the following website for additional information: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/

63. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr Larkin Powell (SNR)

In this edition of Fridays with a Scientist Dr. Larkin Powell the new director of the School of Natural Resources shares results of an extended study that looked at effects of drought on the painted turtle at Cedar Point in western Nebraska. Then he share his thoughts on the strengths of SNR as he starts his time as director of SNR.

62. Weather Update: August 3 2023

This week's update includes a look at drought improvements across Nebraska where else in the country should we be concerned about drought, precipitation and soil moisture update, and the strong potential for cooler temperatures to prevail across our region for the next few weeks.

61. Nebraska On-Farm Research Network Results

The Nebraska On-Farm Research Network is an innovative program run by Nebraska Extension and coordinated by Laura Thompson, an extension educator and the guest of this podcast episode. As part of this program, Nebraska Extension partners with farmers in the state to help answer production, profitability, and natural resource questions. The results of these studies are then published in an annual report. 
 
To learn more, visit the On-Farm Research Network website: https://on-farm-research.unl.edu/ 
You can access the 2022 annual report here: https://on-farm-research.unl.edu/result-publications 
You can also utilize a searchable database with over 1,000 studies here: https://resultsfinder.unl.edu/ 
 
Please visit www.cropwatch.unl.edu to stay up-to-date on the latest crop production information for Nebraska.