This week’s CropWatch has been posted to the Web. The next full issue of CropWatch is scheduled for June 6. We will be adding a story or two to this issue next week.

This Week’s CropWatch

Insect Management

• Pink Form of Pea Aphid Found for First Time in Nebraska Alfalfa
• Alfalfa Weevil Predictor Map
• Scout for Early Soil Insect Problems in Corn

Ag Climate Update

• Wet, Cool Conditions Delay Corn a Week

Corn Production

• Identifying Problems with Shallow Planted Corn (coming next week)

Alfalfa and Forage Production

• Match Hay Harvest Timing to Livestock Nutrient Needs

Pesticide Safety

• Tips for Staying Safe When Transporting Pesticides

Pest Management

• Using UNL’s Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

Weed Management

• Rank Weed Species Competitiveness in Soybean
• Controlling Buckbrush in Pasture
• Step up Pasture Weed Management; Limit Cosmetic Control
• Hoary Vervain Often Found in Overgrazed Pastures

Crop Reports

• Field Updates

USDA: Crop Report

• UNL Resources & Programs
• UNL Panhandle Research Answers Ag Sector Questions
• Market Journal: A European Ag Perspective on GMOs

AgNews

• UNL Ag Economist: Ethanol Behind About 1.2% of U.S. Food Price Hike
• UNL Offers New Turfgrass and Landscape Management Major

Events

• Preregistration Urged for Safe Tractor, Machinery Operation Classes (Includes date changes)

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