Be Patient When Assessing Winter Wheat Damage
May 5, 2017
Additional time is needed to properly access the injury and potential yield loss of Nebraska winter wheat, given the cold temperatures that followed last week's below freezing temperatures, heavy wet snow, and high winds. It takes at least a week to 10 days of warm temperatures to make a quality assessment.
How Saturated Soils Affect Germination, Seedling Growth
May 12, 2016
Similar to last year’s heavy rains in early May, rain on May 9 and May 10-11 in portions of Nebraska have caused ponding and flooding across some fields. As of Sunday, May 8,USDA-NASS reported that 57% of Nebraska's cornwas planted that is behind the 71% planting progress in 2015 but close to the
Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils
May 7, 2015
Several factors affect corn and soybean survival in flooded soils at early season growth stages. The oxygen supply in saturated soils becomes depleted within about 48 hours. Cool air temperatures will help increase the possibility of survival, but germinating seed and plants would not be expected to survive more than four days.