West Central Water and Crops Field Days: Recent Episodes
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Dr. Brian Arnall looks at research study results looking at the application of potassium and its impact on soybeans yield.
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Kat Caswell looks at eastern red cedar tree control options in the Loess Canyons in SW Nebraska and their impact on forage production.
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Dr. Matt Stockton uses the UNL-TAPS program to highlight the importance of hybrid selection decisions and its impact on profitability.
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Robert Tigner looks at the implications on cash management under pressure from low crop prices and COVID
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Dr. Julie Peterson, moderates a question and answer session with Strahinja Stepanovic and Dr. Daran Rudnick .
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Dr. Julie Peterson presents results and recommendations for controlling corn rootworm larvae and beetles.
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Dr. Daran Rudnick talks about a collaborative study with Bayer Agri Chemicals looking at dwarf corn hybrids compared to a conventional hybrid and the impact on yield and plant physical characteristics under varying irrigation treatments.
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Strahinja Stepanovic talks about the project description and preliminary results of soybean population and fertility study.
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Strahinja Stepanovic discusses preliminary results on spring wheat variety trials and impact of nitrogen fertilizer rate on yield and protein.
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Question and Answer session with Ron Seymour, Sarah Sivits, Laura Thompson, Todd Whitney and Joe Luck, Chuck Burr, moderator.
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Dr. Joe Luck discussed using planter prescriptions and yield monitors to evaluate the optimal soybean seeding rate.
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Dr. Ron Seymour takes a look at the ON farm research program and interviews two participants who share what this has meant to their operations.
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Todd Whitney looks at a replicated research study of adding manure and wood chips and the impact of soil organic matter and physical properties. Also looks at the form of nitrogen fertilizer and its impact on nitrate leaching
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In this session Sarah Sivits and Laura Thompson shared preliminary results of a replicated study using Ag Leader Planter Down Pressure impact on plant emergence and yield.
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Question and Answer session with Dr. Kendall DeJonge, Dr. Brian Arnall and Jason Bode, Dr. Daran Rudnick, Moderator
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Jason Bode, Farmer Hershey Nebraska shares their farming operations success with using technology and application timing to improve nitrogen use efficiency.
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Dr. Brian Arnall looks at research results of nitrogen timing both sorghum and wheat.
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Dr. Kendall DeJonge covers the use of weather data, soil moisture monitoring and canopy cover to evaluate crop water use on corn under different irrigation treatments.
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Drones & Remote Scouting in Pest Management – Dr. Ian MacRae The use of drones to pinpoint areas of the field that need on the ground scouting.
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Dr. Julie Peterson & Dr. Jeff Bradshaw This talk covers the typical pest collection tools such as sticky traps, light traps and the latest smart technology traps.
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Dr. Greg Kruger Research update on the use of drones for application of pesticides, looking at coverage uniformity.
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Michael Horsch, Horsch Equipment, Germany A look into the future, what will farming need to look like and what will consumers be looking for.
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