The March 27 issue of CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

As you plan for your 2009 season, be sure to check the stories and crop production budgets on the Surviving High Input Costs in Crop Production Web site. Most of the stories include an estimated cost savings for adopting the recommended practice.

Reminder: CropWatch soil temperature data is updated daily.

CropWatch, March 27, 2009

• Tips for Maximizing Your Nitrogen Efficiency
• Free Slide Rule Offers Quick Calculation for Nitrogen Rates
• Instructions for Using the Nitrogen Rate for Corn Slide Chart (EC 168)
• Survey: Nebraska Farmland Values Hit Plateau
• Causes And Treatments of Gully Erosion
• Stabilizing Repaired Gullies with Cover Crops
• State’s Drought Status Improves from 2008
• Reservoirs Filling, Still Below Normal
• Flood Potential: Soils in Central, Eastern Nebraska near Saturation
• Weather Forecast: La Nina Winds Down; El Nino on the Horizon
• Thickening Old Alfalfa Stands — Consider the Risks
• Preparing a Firm Seedbed for Alfalfa Planting
• Market Journal: Developing a Strong Financial Base
• NDA Alerts Producers to Potential Tick Problems
• NDA To Offer USDA Cost-Share Program For Nebraska’s Certified Organic Industry