Nebraska CropWatch

92. 2023 Year In Review Part 2. Corn Diseases with Dr. Tamra Jackson-Ziems and Kyle Broderick

In the latest episode Dr. Jackson Ziems and Kyle Broderick join to talk about the different bacterial and fungal diseases that affected corn in Nebraska this year, including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Goss's Wilt, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot, which has now spread as far west as south central Nebraska. Good discussion on the difficulty in determining the difference between some diseases with just our eyes and the proper management/treatment of said diseases. 

91. Fridays with a Scientist: Taylor Grace (University of Oklahoma)- Winter heat waves

In this episode of Fridays with a Scientist Taylor Grace, a Ph.D. candidate in OU's School of Meteorology, joins the podcast to talk about wintertime heat waves and its impact on agriculture, with a focus on a December 2021 case that affected the Southern Great Plains.

90. Inaugral Fridays with a Scientist from July 14th: Dr. Becky Adams-Selin (Verisk AER)- Hail

In this interview, Dr. Adams-Selin from Verisk Atmospheric and Environmental Research explains why #hail is more common in the #greatplains than elsewhere, why size of hail alone doesn't explain all agricultural hail damage, about recent advancements in understanding of hail development, and the potential for a 2-year field campaign to fill in significant knowledge gaps.

89. Weekly Weather Update and Outlook: October 19, 2023 - Rain and possible cold coming

88. Year In Review, Part 1: Weather and disease effects on soybean yield. Guests: Dylan Mangel and Kyle Broderick

In this episode, Dylan and Kyle talk about the various weather related issues that caused problems for soybean in Nebraska in 2023. They also go in depth on many of the diseases they have or are seeing in the clinic. For more information on the clinic visit: https://plantpathology.unl.edu/plant-pest-diagnostic-clinic

87. Fridays with a Scientist: Bridget Gross (UNL-SNR): Beekeeping and student recruiting

In this week's edition of Fridays with a Scientist, Bridget Gross, the recruiting specialist in the School of Natural Resources at UNL, talks about her past experiences working with beekeepers in Ohio, Nebraska, North Carolina, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. Apparently beekeeping also transcends language and cultural barriers! Then we talk about her pivot to student recruiting over the past six months and the most fun aspects of that job.

86. Weekly Weather Update and Outlook: October 12, 2023

In the latest podcast, I discuss thoughts on the storm system going through the state in the next 24 hours, including the severe threat in central and eastern Nebraska, flash flood risk in northeastern Nebraska, and the high wind threat across a lot of the state tomorrow. Then I discuss the weekend outlook, moderating temperatures early next week, a mid-week cold front and a warm-up headed into next weekend. Then I move into the update portion of the podcast and talk about recent precipitation, VegDRI and the latest changes on the Drought Monitor.

85. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr. Nathan Mueller (U. Nebraska Extension), Winter Wheat

In this episode of FWAS, Dr. Nathan Mueller of University of Nebraska Extension discusses why the previous season was so challenging for wheat in southeast Nebraska, why fall moisture is so vital, benefits of snow cover in the winter, issues with excessive wetness in May, and why wheat is not more prominent in northeast Nebraska.