Nebraska CropWatch

43. Alfalfa Weevils in Alfalfa with Dr. Bob Wright

Alfalfa Weevils have started to emerge in southeastern Nebraska. Check out this week’s episode as we talk with Field Crops Entomology Research and Extension Professor Dr. Bob Wright about how to scout for these forage robbers and the best management options for your fields.

42. Update on Enlist One and Enlist Due Herbicides in Nebraska

In this episode we talk with Dr. Amit Jhala, Extension Weed Management Specialist. He gives an update on Enlist One and Enlist Due herbicides products and there use here in Nebraska.

41. Soil Nutrients for Winter Wheat in Eastern Nebraska

In this episode we talk with Water and Integrated Cropping Systems Extension Educator Nathan Mueller on soil nutrients for winter wheat in eastern Nebraska given the dry and open winter we have had.

40. Seed Treatments to Control Diseases

In this episode we talk with Dr. Tamra Jackson-Ziems about seed treatments help control disease next growing season.

39. Insecticide Seed Treatments

The end of the year is near! Join Michael Sindelar and Robert Wright as they talk about insecticide seed treatments...which pests do these treatments target and how long they last through the growing season.

38. Corn Residue Management

In this episode we talk with Extension Educator Michael Sindelar about corn residue management and what nutrients are removed from a field when residue is bailed and removed.

37. Tar Spot Confirmed in Nebraska

In this episode we talk with Plant Pathology specialist Dr. Tamra Jackson-Ziems about Tar Spot on corn just confirmed for the first time in Nebraska in the beginning of October. Join us to find out more about this new pathogen and what you need to know about this disease looking towards next year growing season.

36. Soybean Gall Midge Update

In this episode we talk with cropping systems specialist Dr. Justin McMechan about soybean gall midge and what he and his team have learned from their multiple research projects about this new pest.