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Crop Watch No. 2000-22, September 15, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Crop Updates..........190

Market Journal Monday..........191

Avoiding Wheat Diseases..........192

Late Season Irrigations..........193

Nitrogen Stalk Test..........194

Crop Condition..........194

Clean, Treat Bins..........195

Aerating Stored Grain..........196

Diagnostic Clinic Update..........196

Wheat Planting Issues..........197

Crop Watch No. 2000-04, April 7, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Wheat Diseases..........32

Winter Annuals..........32

Early Weed Control..........34

Soil Moisture Profile..........34

Sorghum Vs. Corn..........35

Corn Planting Depth..........36

Corn Populations..........37

Baiting Wireworms..........38

Alfalfa Weevil Scouting..........39

Crop Watch No. 2000-23, September 29, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Share Your Thoughts..........200

Field Updates..........200

Feeding Corn to Swine..........201

Soil Moisture: Depleted..........203

Table of Moisture Level..........203

Irrigate Alfalfa This Fall..........204

Delay Anhydrous..........204

Tips for Filing LDPs..........205

Planting Cover Crops..........205

Value-Added Agriculture..........206

Readership Survey..........207

Crop Watch No. 2000-24, October 13, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates..........210

Market Journal Monday..........212

No-Till Yield Trial..........213

Late-Seed Winter Wheat..........214

Contract Checklist..........215

Aerating Grain..........216

Currents in Bins..........217

Assessing Forage Quality..........217

Crop Watch No. 2000-26, December 1, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Precip, Drought Outlook..........231

Wheat Diseases Minimal..........233

Pest Clinic Update..........233

Crop Protection Clinics..........233

Agronomy Workshops..........234

Marketing Meetings..........235

Agronomy Highlights..........235

Distance Ed Web Site..........235

Index..........236

Cropwatch No. 99-25, Nov. 19, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Kansas crop diseases…………220

Wheat diseases…………221

Irrigating alfalfa…………223

No-till research results…………223

Closing irrigation systems…………224

Readership survey…………225

Cropwatch No. 99-24, Oct. 29,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates/briefs…………212

Sample crop budgets…………213

Winter meetings…………214

Rural writings sought…………216

New Web site…………218

Bt stalk grazing…………218

Cropwatch No. 99-23, Oct. 8,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Row crops maturing………..204

New web site………..204

Marketing loans/LDPs………..205

LDPs before you sell………..206

Insect handbooks………..206

Converting storage………..207

Distress loans………..207

Renting a grain bin………..208

Bin contracts………..208

Precipitation data………..210

Cropwatch No. 99-22, Sept. 17, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Grain handling info………..194

Marketing program sites………..195

Killing alfalfa………..196

Last cutting of alfalfa………..196

Winter injury risk………..197

Cattle combines………..198

Early frost prediction………..198

Late-season weed control………..199

Alfalfa diseases………..199

Banding herbicides………..200

Preparing bins………..201

Controlling brome………..202

Cropwatch No. 99-21, Aug. 20, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………. 184

Foundation seed…………. 185

Fertilizing winter wheat…………. 186

Grain storage…………. 187

Wheat seed book…………. 187

Bean leaf beetles…………. 188

Upcoming workshops…………. 190

Last irrigation…………. 191

Precipitation…………. 192

Cropwatch No. 99-20, Aug. 6, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………. 176

Yield maps………….178

Greenbugs………….179

Spider mites in corn………….180

Summer alfalfa………….181

Herbicide use guide………….181

High Plains field day………….182

Precipitation maps………….182

Cropwatch No. 99-19, July 23, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates………….168

Insect thresholds………….169

Effects of short crop………….169

Wheat yields………….169

Soybean leaf cupping………….170

Insect update………….171

Dicamba injury………….172

Rust in beans………….173

Sunflower moths………….173

Precipitation…………. 174

Cropwatch No. 99-17, July 9,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………..150

Wheat harvest lags…………..151

Western bean cutworms…………..152

Milk jug trap…………..152

Soybean yield loss…………..154

Weeds in wheat…………..154

Insect updates…………..154

Greensnap revisited…………..155

Sustainable ag tours…………..156

Cropwatch No. 99-16, July 2,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates………….142

Rootworm, corn and wind………….143

Diagnostic update………….143

Weather trivia………….144

First irrigation………….145

Accessing TE, GDD data………….145

Balance update………….146

Weed control in pastures………….147

Crop and precip updates………….148

Cropwatch No. 99-15, June 25, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Post control in sorghum………………132

Field updates………………134

Wheat diseases………………135

Sand chafers………………135

Imported weevils………………136

Corn diseases developing………………137

Purple loosetrife………………138

Stewart’s wilt………………139

Effects of weather………………140

Cropwatch No. 99-14, June 18, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates………………124

Nitrogen in manure………………125

Insect update………………125

Future of soybeans………………127

Monarches and Bt………………128

Poison hemlock………………130

Weekly precipitation ………………127

Seasonal precipitation ………………130

Cropwatch No. 99-13, June 11, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………..106

Grasshoppers possible………………..117

Postemergence in soybeans………………..118

Controlling volunteer corn………………..119

Late planting………………..119

Effects of GMO trade………………..120

ARDC clinics………………..121

Weed tour June 21-24………………..122

Cropwatch No. 99-12, June 4,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………..106

GMOs and special traits………………..107

Input/output traits………………..108

GMO issues………………..109

Replant options………………..111

Corn rootworms………………..112

European corn borer worksheet………………..114

Cropwatch No. 99-11, May 28, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………..96

Two new specialists ………………..98

Post rain weed control ………………..99

Crop update………………..99

Post corn herbicides………………..100

Bean leaf beetle control………………..101

Purple loosestrife invader………………..102

Precipitation maps………………..103

Common stalk borer………………..103

Destructive pine wilt………………..104

Herbicide damage ………………..104

Cropwatch No. 99-10, May 21, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………….86

Wheat diseases few………………….86

Aphids in alfalfa………………….89

Canada thistle control………………….90

Timing wheat control………………….91

Scouting for stalk borers………………….92

Precipitation record………………….93

Crop report………………….93

Kansas wheat………………….93

Hard white wheat………………….94

Alfalfa weevil GDDs………………….94

Cropwatch No. 99-9, May 14, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………….78

Weather and herbicides ………………….79

Preemergence herbicides after germination ………………….80

Fertilize grasses…………………. 81

Aerial photography ………………….82

Avoiding soil compaction ………………….83

Alfalfa weevil scouting ………………….83

NU corn guide to be reprinted ………………….83

Precipitation updates ………………….84

Cropwatch No. 99-8, May 7, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………69

Diagnostic Clinic tips…………70

Scout training…………70

New corn disease resource…………70

Panhandle hopper alert…………71

ECB software…………71

Spartan herbicide…………72

Biotechnology meeting…………72

Estimating ECB growth…………73

Noxious weed control…………73

Consumer how-to’s…………76

Cropwatch No. 99-7, April 30, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Focus On Soybeans II

Updates/Precipitation …………..58

Soybean Field Days in August…………..59

Scout for Spring Black Stem…………..60

Corn/Soybean Rotation Economics…………..61

Weed Control in Soybeans …………..63
Table of Herbicide Efficacy …………..64

Crop Report …………..65

Phosphorus Placement in No-Till …………..66

Cropwatch No. 99-6, April 23, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Focus On Soybeans

Field Updates …………48

Precipitation …………48

Soybean Seeding Rates………… 50

Seed Quality Essential………… 52

Planting To Avoid Diseases………… 53

Comparing Weed Control Costs …………54

Nebraska Weed Tour …………55

Adding Weight in No-Till………… 55

Selecting Row Width …………56

Cropwatch No. 99-5, April 16, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Updates.................40

Calendar.................40

Alfalfa Weevils.................42

Field Scout Training.................42

Pesticide Safety.................43

Wooly Cupgrass.................44

Strategizing Weed Management.................45

Pollinating Crops.................46

New Plant Guide.................46

Cropwatch No. 99-4, April 9, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ………………32

Adjust planter ………………33

Alfalfa weevil treatment ………………35

Herbicide rotation restrictions ………………35

Table of herbicides……………… 35

Spring freeze likely ………………38

Soil temperatures ………………38

Cropwatch No. 99-3, April 2, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates/calendar ……………22

Balancing alfalfa soils ……………23

Corn herbicide efficacy tables ……………24

Below normal rainfall ……………27

New herbicides…………… 28

Adult corn rootworm resistance ……………29

Cropwatch No. 99-2, March 19.1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

King corn: Getting a good start

Inside

Field updates/calendar…………..12

WeedSoft improved…………..13

Early season corn insects…………..14

Fertilizing wheat…………..16

Precipitation forecast…………..17

Aerate stored grain…………..17

Rootworm resistance…………..18

Cropwatch No. 99-1, March 5, 1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Act quickly to spring seed winter wheat ...............1

Updates ...............2

Emergency tillage can save soil, wheat ...............3

Selecting spring wheat seed ...............3

Be watching for army cutworm invasion ...............4

Signs of early season wheat diseases ...............4

Evaluating winter wheat stands ...............5

Grain sorghum fares well against corn ...............6

Developing a weed management strategy ...............7

Which herbicide is best for your broadleaves? ...............8

Cropwatch No. 98-26, Nov. 20, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Updates……..208

Record corn harvest……..223

Weed control review……..224

Soils test in alfalfa……..224

Distance insect courses……..225

Soils and irrigation courses……..226

1998 Crop Watch index……..226