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Cropwatch No. 2003-17, July 4, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………160

Greensnap……………160

Crop conditions……………160

Grassland Reserve……………161

June rains……………162

Ag plantings report……………162

Western bean cutworms……………163

Spray particles……………164

Purple loosestrife……………166

Drought effects on corn……………168

Cropwatch No. 2003-16, June 27, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………150

Flooded fields……………152

Types of flooding……………152

Controlling volunteer corn……………153

Planting emergency forages……………153

GDD corn levels lag……………154

Crop report……………156

Starane approved……………157

Grasshopper program deadline June 30……………157

Using wheat residue……………158

Cropwatch No. 2003-15, June 20, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………142

Preparing bins, equipment for wheat harvest……………143

Rescue treatments in corn……………144

Atrazine watched……………144

Potato leafhoppers in alfalfa……………145

Tax deductions for groundwater depletion……………146

Featured weed: saltcedar……………147

Grasshopper resources……………148

Cropwatch No. 2003-14, June 13, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………132

Common stalk borer……………133

Postemergence weed control in soybeans……………135

1st generation ECB……………137

Worksheet for 1st ECB……………138

North Platte Valley canal releases……………138

Comparing glyphosate products……………139

Wheat update……………140

Crop condition report……………140

Cropwatch No. 2003-13, June 6, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………122

Alfalfa weed control……………124

Weed Tour changes……………124

Optimizing timing of weed control in soybeans……………125

Common stalk borer……………126

Weed control in pastures……………127

Crop condition report……………127

Ag Lab field day……………127

Controlling red cedar……………128

Crop Management Clinic……………129

Cropwatch No. 2003-11, May 23, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………102

Crop season forecasts……………104

Stalk borer scouting……………105

Seedling diseases……………106

Striped rust in wheat……………107

Swine production documentary……………107

Weed profiles:

Western ragweed……………108

Hoary vervain……………108

Critical period of weed control……………109

Cropwatch No. 2003-12, May 23, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………112

Cutworms in crops……………112

Resistant RWA alert……………112

Grasshopper survey……………114

Common stalk borer……………114

Stressed winter wheat……………115

Selling CRP land……………116

CRP signup extended……………116

Tick & fly alert……………117

Groundwater levels drop……………118

Long-term drought cycles……………119

On-line weather data……………120

Cropwatch No. 2003-10, May 16, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………92

Corn flea beetles feeding……………92

Post corn herbicides……………94

Wheat harvest estimates……………94

Lumax label added……………94

Applying pre herbicides post……………96

Scout for grasshoppers……………97

West Nile Virus preview……………98

Market Journal……………98

Soybean inoculant research……………99

PSNT soil nitrate test……………100

Cropwatch No. 2003-9, May 9, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………82

Management calendar……………82

Weed control in sorghum……………84

Reservoir levels……………85

Soil moisture levels……………85

Alfalfa/wheat diseases……………86

Planting shortcuts……………87

Assessing alfalfa……………87

Recycling containers……………88

StarLink deadline……………89

Weed Science tour……………89

Wheat condition……………90

Wheat insect alert……………90

Cropwatch No. 2003-8, May 2, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………72

Management calendar……………72

Wheat mosaic……………73

Insects in sorghum……………74

Early alfalfa cutting……………75

Testing irrigation pumps……………76

Herbicides for sunflowers……………77

Alfalfa insect scouting……………78

Pre-inoculated soybeans……………79

Tips for soil inoculation……………79

Signals to herbicide carryover problems……………80

Cropwatch No. 2003-7, April 25, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………62

Management tips……………62

Market Journal……………63

Weed control in soybeans……………64

New herbicides……………65

Plant Path contacts……………65

Climate resource……………66

Corn rootworm question……………66

Diagnostic Clinic……………67

EQIP funding announced……………68

CRP sign-up……………68

Soybean Management Days……………69

Battling grasshoppers……………70

Cropwatch No. 2003-6, April 18, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Focus on soybeans

Inside

Crop scout training……………52

Management tips……………52

Avoid prescribed burning……………53

Army cutworms in alfalfa……………54

Wheat update……………54

Soybean insects in 2003……………55

No-tilling early soybeans……………57

Planting dates/growth……………58

Wheat disease……………59

Pesticide disposal……………59

Soybean rust……………60

Cropwatch No. 2003-5, April 11, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

West Nile update…………….42

Management tips…………….42

New herbicides…………….43

Planter adjustments…………….45

Planter field test…………….45

Heavy residue no-tilling…………….46

No-till hybrids, planting dates…………….47

Herbicide selection…………….48

Weather update…………….49

Sprinkler head replacement…………….50

Irrigation maintenance…………….50

Cropwatch No. 2003-4, April 4, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Wheat disease update……………32

Pesticide registrations……………32

IANR listening sessions……………32

Nitrogen volatilization……………33

Selecting sprayer nozzles……………36

Early grazing of wheat……………36

NW YieldGard^® trials……………37

Corn flea beetles……………38

No-till alfalfa……………38

Climate, precip update……………39

Proso—minimal water user……………40

Cropwatch No. 2003-3, March 21, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Briefs and updates……….22

Conservation planning……….22

Developing wheat varieties……….24

Herbicide restrictions……….25

Soybean seed treatments……….25

Insecticide label changes……….26

Salvaging thin alfalfa……….26

Gypsum sales questioned……….27

Sorghum/corn compared……….28

Weed control in alfalfa……….30

Cropwatch No. 2003-2, March 7, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Drought workshops…………..12

Prevented planting…………..12

Controlling winter annuals…………..14

Emergency tillage in wheat…………..15

Fertilizing in a drought…………..16

NRDs & fertilizer rates…………..16

Revised pesticide regs…………..17

Bt resistance management…………..18

Drought/livestock issues…………..19

Hay & forage hotline…………..19

Pesticide disposal…………..20

Pesticide sales warning…………..20

Cropwatch No. 2003-1, Feb, 4, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Focus: drought

Several stories in this week’s Crop Watch address the continuing drought and how producers can adjust for it in the 2003 cropping season. The next regular issue will be in early March.

Inside

Management tips……………..2

Ag briefs……………..2

Wheat handbook……………..4

Corn mycotoxins……………..4

Farm program, insurance……………..5

Market Journal……………..6

Women in Ag……………..6

Crop selection……………..7

Adjusting for drought……………..8

Conserving soil moisture……………..9

Table of reservoir levels……………..10

Cropwatch No. 2002-26, Nov. 15, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Aurora Ag Day………..238

Nebraska No-Till………..238

Soybean profitability………..238

Technology update………..238

Manure use workshop………..238

Soybean seed treatments………..240

Variety selection tips………..240

Plant problems in 2002………..241

Drought lingers………..241

Crop Protection Clinics………..242

Corn/Soybean Workshops………..242

Rural income options………..243

Agronomy Highlights………..244

Returning to the Farm………..244

ICM winter meetings………..245

Subscription form for 2003………..246

Cropwatch No. 2002-25, Nov. 1 ,2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips…………..230

New publications …………..230

Harvest update…………..230

Farm bill satellite conference …………..231

Crop insurance workshop…………..231

Pesticide regulation changes/training ops…………..232

Research symposium…………..233

Water quality project…………..234

Weed science conference…………..234

Soybean Expo…………..234

Ag cooperatives…………..235

Agronomy classes…………..235

No-till yield results…………..236

ICM December meeting…………..236

Cropwatch No. 2002-24, Oct. 18, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………..222

Management tips…………..222

Variety selection…………..223

Purple seed stain…………..226

Ag policy conference…………..227

Changing ag structure…………..227

Winter annuals in alfalfa…………..228

Cropwatch No. 2002-23, Oct. 4, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………..212

Management tips…………..212

Resources…………..212

Optical weed whackers…………..213

Farm bill options…………..214

Growing woody florals…………..216

Winter forecast…………..218

Factors to crop selection…………..218

Controlling perennials…………..218

Ag lenders on

Market Journal…………..219

Pushing corn yields…………..220

Cropwatch No. 2002-22, Sept. 20, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………..202

Management tips…………..202

Baling cornstalks…………..204

Testing cornstalks…………..204

Grazing alfalfa…………..204

Weather forecast…………..205

Harvest safety…………..205

Planting windbreaks…………..206

Cost-share for windbreaks…………..207

Battling mosquitos…………..208

Report on nitrogen BMPs…………..209

CCA requirement…………..209

Short soybean adjustments…………..210

Cropwatch No. 2002-21, Sept. 6, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Assessing 2002; planning for 2003

Inside

Field updates…………..192

Management tips…………..192

Youth farm safety…………..194

Tips for selecting crops…………..195

Post-drought nitrogen…………..196

Common smut in corn…………..196

Minimizing tillage…………..197

Pollination failure…………..197

Herbicide carryover…………..198

Drought humor…………..198

Stalk rots…………..199

Husker Harvest Days…………..200

Cropwatch No. 2002-20, Aug. 23, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Wheat issue

Inside

Field updates ......................... 182

Management tips ................... 182

Planting dates ........................ 183

Weed control in wheat ........... 184

Variety results on-line ............ 185

Grasshopper threat ................ 186

Hopper control funds ............. 186

Hard white wheat incentives .. 187

Sorghum tour ......................... 187

Liming alfalfa .......................... 188

Preparing the seedbed and adjusting the planter ... 189

Testing for nitrogen ............... 190

Cropwatch No. 2002-19, Aug. 9, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates ......................... 174

Corn Growers Tour ................. 174

Nitrates and prussic acid ....... 176

Cowpea aphid .................. ...... 177

Planting alfalfa ....................... 178

Blister beetles ......................... 178

Irrigation field tours .............. 179

Nutrient research tour ............ 179

Agronomy classes ................. 180

Preventing wheat diseases .... ......................... 180

Forage poisoning misconceptions .................. 180

Cropwatch No. 2002-18, July 26, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….164

Field updates……….……….164

Soybean aphid research……….……….165

Yellow soybeans……….……….167

Clearfield wheat system……….……….168

Volunteer wheat……….……….168

SCREC field day……….……….169

2^nd ECB flight……….……….170

Management worksheet……….……….170

Greenbugs in sorghum……….……….171

Forage from soybeans……….……….172

Drought Web page……….……….172

Cropwatch No. 2002-17, July 19, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….158

Field updates……….……….158

Correction……….……….158

Drought widens……….……….160

Corn rootworm injury……….……….161

Injury scale diagram……….……….161

Drought meetings……….……….162

Wheat market rally……….……….162

See Ag News and more stories on the Web at http://cropwatch.unl.edu

Cropwatch No. 2002-16, July 12, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….148

Field updates……….……….148

Earworms in corn……….……….148

Irrigating soybeans ……….……….150

CRP grazing, haying……….………. 151

New disease pubs……….……….151

Corn rootworm beetles……….……….153

Wheat straw value……….……….154

Weed-loving beetles……….……….154

Post-harvest weeds……….……….155

Check insecticide label……….……….156

Cropwatch No. 2002-15, June 28, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….138

Field updates……….……….138

Wheat Disease……….……….138

Glyphosate performance……….……….139

Wheat yields low……….……….141

Irrigating alfalfa……….……….142

Seedling alfalfa……….……….142

Signs of heat stress……….……….143

Farm mediation clinics……….……….144

Crop clinic set……….……….145

West Nile Virus……….……….145

Western bean cutworm……….……….146

Chinch bugs……….……….146

Cropwatch No. 2002-14, June 21, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….128

Field updates……….……….128

Cultivation costs/benefits……….……….130

Water tour program……….……….132

Potato leafhopper alert……….……….133

Herbicide rescues……….……….134

EPA and drift label ……….……….135

Assessing hail damage……….……….136

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Subscription sale……….……….136

Countering greensnap……….……….136