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Cropwatch No. 96-26, Dec. 13, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Corn, soybean, sorghum crops weigh in with record harvests ..............175

Field drydown doesn't cause dry matter loss.............. 175

Briefs.............. 176

Seed supplies 'good' for '97 ..............177

Northeast Center nitrogen rate research shows little yield difference this year ..............178

Research jury still out on new product - Amisorb ..............179

Research shows little yield benefit, increased harvest loss from narrow row corn ..............179

Use winter to assess, plan, prepare equipment for planting ..............180

1996 CropWatch index ..............181

Cropwatch No. 96-25, Nov. 8,1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

CPMU Dec. 2-4 in Kearney ....................167

Use certified soybean seed to avoid diseases....................167

Get to know the good, the bad, and the bugly ....................168

Grid soil sampling offers challenges, costs; rewards come in more specific information ....................169

Managing price risks, grain marketing ....................171

Getoutyourshovels.................... 171

Lincoln research shows no-till yields best in '96 ....................172

Kearney conferences to address corn production, marketing, and seed issues ....................173

Winter Extension meetings offer opportunities ....................174

Cropwatch No. 96-24, Oct. 18, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop updates ............................. 163

Grain storage tips ..................... 163

Trees for windbreaks ................ 163

Managing compaction .............. 164

Fall weed control in alfalfa ...... 165

Battling musk thistle, perennials ............................. 165

White com opportunities .......... 166

Killing established alfalfa ........ 166

Cropwatch No. 96-23, Oct. 4,1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Starter phosphorus ................... 157

Soil testing tips ........................ 158

Ag Women meet ...................... 158

Crop update .............................. 158

Harvest scouting ...................... 159

Ag marketing ........................... 159

Grain storage ........................... 160

Bin safety ................................. 160

Cropwatch No. 96-22, Sept. 20, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Evapotranspiration data ....... 150

Freeze outlook ...................... 151

Extension resources ............. 151

Turfgrass seed ...................... 152

Harvest safety ....................... 153

Precision farming conference ........................ 154

Cropwatch No. 96-21, Sept. 13, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Biological control info............144

Weed control after CRP............145

Post-CRP soil fertility............146

Post-CRP management tips............147

Erosion-reducing manure............148

Cropwatch No. 96-20, Aug. 30, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Sugar beet diseases ........... 136

Evapotranspiration data ... 136

Grasshopper control ......... 137

Hessian fly/pest controls .. 138

Wheat seed treatments ..... 139

Weather outlook ................ 140

Late season weeds ............ 140

Predicting last irrigation.. 141

Kansas pest update ........... 142

Cropwatch No. 96-19, Aug. 16, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

ECB update.................132

Evapotranspiration data.................132

Millet for feed.................133

Winter wheat meetings.................133

Herbicide Guide.................133

Restricted entry intervals.................134

Nitrogen use.................134

Cropwatch No. 96-18, Aug. 2, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Evapotranspiration data ...............126

Pest update...............126

Use care near bees ............... 127

European corn borers...............128

Armyworms in Perkins County...............129

Cercospora in sugar beets...............130

Cropwatch No. 96-17, July 26, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop/pest update ................. 122

Evapotranspiration................. 122

AgrAbility potential ................. 123

Tillage effects on yield................. 124

Cropwatch No. 96-16, July 19, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

New publications ...................... 116

Rootworm resistance...................... 117

Evapotranspiration data ...................... 118

Western bean cutworm ...................... 119

Nutrients in manure...................... 120

Cropwatch No. 96-15, July 12, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop/pest update....................108

Assessing corn damage....................109

Assessing soybean damage....................110

Weeds in wheat postharvest....................111

Spider mites in corn....................112

Wheat seed outlook....................114

Wipers and bean bars....................114

Cropwatch No. 96-14, June 28, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

European corn borers..............102

Nitrogen on damaged corn..............102

Perennial weeds..............102

WPS revised..............103

Surge irrigation tips..............104

Precipitation update..............103

Weed control in set-aside..............104

Rescue treatments..............105

Cropwatch No. 96-13, June 21, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop/pest update...................96

ECB worksheet...................97

Postemergence weed control...................98

County pesticide guides...................98

Bug News...................98

Wheat harvest changes...................99

Combine adjustments...................100

Yellowing corn...................100

Preparing for no-till...................101

Diagnostic Clinic ...................101

Irrigation planning ...................102

Cropwatch No. 96-12, June 14, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

European corn borer moths arrive........................ 89

Corn rootworm egg hatched detected ........................ 89

Greenbugsin sorghum ........................ 90

Pros and cons of fertilizing hailed corn ........................ 91

Holcus spot likely this year in corn ........................ 92

Tan spot, barley yellow dwarf prevalent in winter wheat ........................ 92

Control weeds in wheat before harvest........................ 93

Wheat shorter, stalks thinner ........................ 93

Determining stand counts necessary for management decisions ................... 94

Concord CRP tour June 18........................ 94

Cropwatch No. 96-11, June 7, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Seed treatments suspect.....................82

Injured crop care.....................83

Wheat grower options.....................84

Proso millet.....................84

Phosphate concerns.....................85

Soybean herbicides.....................87

Nebraska's corn.....................88

Cropwatch No. 96-10, May 31,1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Soybean seed size ..................78

Cutworm alert..................78

Crop update..................78

Stop leafy spurge..................79

Assess weed loss..................79

Stalk borer GDD map..................80

Cropwatch No. 96-9, May 24, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Winterkill wheat trials ....................68

Wheat update ....................68

Wheat field days ....................69

Sustainable trials ....................69

Hopper numbers up ....................70

Moisture concerns ....................71

Soybean change? ....................71

Coulter carrier drills ....................73

Postemergence control ....................74

Weed tour changed ....................75

Weather update ....................76

Disease name changes ....................76

Cropwatch No. 96-8, May 17, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Effects of weather ......................58

Estimating wheat yields ......................60

Assessing soybean yields ......................61

Nitrogen loss concerns ......................61

Herbicides in wheat ......................62

ALS resistance sought ......................62

Spring black stem in alfalfa ......................63

Stewart's Wilt not expected ......................63

Crop options after corn ......................65

Scout for chinch bugs ......................65

Cropwatch No. 96-7, May 10, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Precipitation profile ....................50

Wheat disease update ....................51

Soybean seed treatments ....................52

Sorghum seeds low ....................52

Estimate soil moisture.................... 53

Delayed herbicides ....................54

Controlling moss ....................55

Rotary hoe ....................56

Weed control 57

Briefs 58

Cropwatch No. 96-6, April 26, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop updates ....................42,43

Weed tour set ....................42

Herbicide/fertilizer compatibility ....................43

Pasture burndown ....................45

Planter checks ....................46

Grazing restrictions ....................47

Cropwatch No. 96-5, April 19, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Soil temperatures.........................32

Crop listserver.........................32

Evaluate alfalfa.........................33

Crop update.........................34

New insecticides.........................35

Extension on the Web.........................35

Starter fertilizers.........................36

Special laundering.........................36

Climate concerns.........................37

Last frost stats.........................37

In-cab pesticide filters.........................38

Baiting wireworms.........................39

Treating thistles.........................39

New herbicide software......................... 40

Cropwatch No. 96-4, April 5, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Baythroid registered...................26

Limiting tillage...................27

No-till weed control...................27

Windbreaks work...................28

Controlling dandelions...................29

Triazine-resistant kochia...................30

Coming soon

-Wheat crop update

-Production strategies for a dry year

-Alternative crops

Cropwatch No. 96-3, March 22, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Dry season forecast..................20

Applying anhydrous..................20

Weeds in alfalfa..................20

Low-moisture production strategies..................21

The science of predicting pesticide runoff..................22

Planting oats..................24

Early wheat disease symptoms..................24

Cropwatch No. 96-2, March 15, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Grasshopper numbers up in the west ................. 11

Prepacks lead the list of new herbicides................. 12

Briefs................. 12

Herbicides soon to be labeled................. 13

Below normal temps predicted for summer ................. 14

Crop management and diagnostic clinics to be held in July ................. 14

Combination herbicides................. 16

Green grow the markets for Nebraskals turfgrass seed................. 18

Cropwatch No. 96-1, March 8, 1996, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Focus on wheat

Inside

Early season pests ............. 3

CropWatch changes ........... 3

Assessing winter kill ......... 4

Fertilizer options ............... 5

Weeds expected ................. 6

Emergency tillage ............. 7

Adjust for season .............. 8

Spring grain yields ........... 8

Replant options ............... 10

Weeds in alfalfa ............... 10