A new issue of CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

To view all of this issue plus previous issues from 2006 to 2009 click on the link. Also, be sure to check out the wealth of UNL Extension information on crop production, pest management, soil fertility, marketing and more that has been newly added to the CropWatch site. It’s organized by crop and accessible through the Navigation column on the left side of the site. During the winter, stories are added to the site intermittently so check back for new stories.

February 5, 2010

• Recommendations for Managing Stored Grain in February
• Countering Early Season Wind-Induced Soil Erosion
• Use of Cover Crops in Western Nebraska Questioned
• Governor Declares Ice Jam Emergency; Ash Dusting Expected February 15
• Replacing Thin Alfalfa Provides Twofold Benefits
• Hauling Grain and Texting? Be Prepared for a Fine
• UNL’s Ag Research Division Boasts a 36% Rate of Return over 42-year Period
• Market Journal Feb. 5-7: Leasing Land for Wind Farm Development and Livestock Markets
• Nebraska No-Till Conferences February 16-17
• Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition Feb. 23-24 in Kearney
• Crop Risk Management Workshop Feb. 25 at Imperial

Recently Released Extension Publications Related to Agriculture

Following are some of the UNL Extension publications released in January. “To search and view all of the on-line publications >>”:http://extension.unl.edu/publications

• EC765 Magnitude and Trends of Reference Evapotranspiration Rates in South Central Nebraska
• EC872 Nebraska Crop Budgets, 2010
• G1993 Reseeding or Thickening Thin Alfalfa Stands
• G1977 Fertilizing Grass Pastures and Hayland
• G1979 Foliar Diseases of Winter Wheat: Management with Fungicides
• EC1874 Fungal Diseases Affecting Grain and Seed Quality in Wheat
• EC130 2010 Guide for Weed Management in Nebraska (244-page guide also available in print from local Extension offices or can be ordered online at https://middleloup.unl.edu/zen Cost is $10).
• EC173 Spotted and Diffuse Knapweed