Also, tips on calibrating yield monitors and evaluating corn nitrogen status and information on fall weed control strategies. In other stories, plant disease of corn, sorghum and alfalfa are discussed. In another story, stalk rots are becoming widespread across Nebraska's corn producing area and Plant Extension Plant Pathologist Jim Stack discusses how to scout for stalk rot and plan management.
Photos help readers identify characteristics of the different stalk rots.
Extension specialists address why producers should delay planting wheat for several weeks to avoid disease problems and Hessian flies. In other stories, Extension specialists address safety tips for using anhydrous ammonia, recent findings in the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic and why it's important to control weeds in alfalfa now before the crop is significantly damaged. Stories also address the Nebraska Corn Board's upcoming fall harvest tour and a soybean cyst nematode test and information kit available via the Nebraska Soybean Board. Other stories tell about a satellite conference that features the latest in wheat research and an update on this year's harvest, how mapping weed problems can provide for better and more site specific control, and when's the best time to plant alfalfa in the fall. Find out about the specialty crops field day.