Nebraska agriculture contributes over $15 billion to our state's economy each year. Nebraska's farms and ranches use 45.6 million acres -- 93% of the state's total land area.

March 18, 2011

Farm Management

• Ag Land Values up 22% from Last Year and Double from 2005
• Increasing Input Prices: Strategies for Coping
• Q & A: Calculating a Rate When Neighbors Share Irrigation Costs

Nutrient Management

• Is Nitrogen Use Efficiency Compatible with High Corn Yields?

Climate

• UNL Study Finds Soil Temperature Thresholds Shifting Earlier

Weed Management

• Control Winter Annual Weeds Early to Protect Crop Yield
• Q & A: Herbicide Considerations for Winter Annual Weed Control

Pest Management

• Northern Plains IPM Guide Available Online

Wheat Production

• K-State to Offer Online Seminar on Wheat Market Analysis

Pesticide Safety

• EPA Web-Distributed Labeling Pilot: Try It and Share Your Feedback
• Nebraska Pesticide Container and Secondary Containment: The Rules for Non-Refillable Pesticide Containers

Alfalfa & Forage Management

• Reducing the Cost of RR Alfalfa Stand Establishment

Sunflower Production

• Sunflower Production Meetings March 21, 22 in Western Nebraska

UNL Extension & IANR Programs

• Market Journal Looks at Steep Increases in Ag Land Values
• Common Threads Conference for Ag Women April 1 at Sidney
• UNL Global Conference Focuses on Growing More Food with Less Water
• Farm Food Safety Workshop in Alliance in April

AgNews

• NDA Seeks Specialty Crop Grant Proposals