Corn and Sorghum Production in Drought
Production
- How will Drought Conditions and Depleted Soil Water Profiles Affect Dryland Corn Planting Rates in 2013?
- Cover Crop Options after Corn or Soybean
- How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination
- How Does Hot, Dry, Windy Weather Affect Corn Plants?
- Crop Water Use Comparison of Rainfed Corn, Sorghum, and Soybean from 2009 to 2011
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Hybrid-Maize Corn Yield Forecasts Made Throughout the 2012 Crop Season
— September 10 Model
— August 27 Model
— August 13 Model
— July 30 Model
— July 15 Model
Using Drought-Damaged Corn
- How Much Should You Charge for Corn Stalk Grazing?
— Cornstalk Grazing Cow-Q-Lator - Grazing Corn Stalks in No-Till Fields
- Aug. 7 Webinar on Harvesting and Utilizing Drought-Stressed Crops for Forage
- Drought and Residue Harvest through Grazing or Baling
- Should You Hay or Cut Silage from Drought-Damaged Corn Fields?
- Hay Hotline Open for Drought-Damaged Corn
- Should You Hay or Cut Silage from Drought-Damaged Corn Fields?
- Making, Blending Silage from Dry Corn
- Making Silage? Protect Your Investment for the Long-term
- Feeding Value and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn Silage
- Salvaging Soybeans as Hay or Silage
- Should you Hay or Cut Silage from Drought-Damaged Corn Fields?
Harvest & Storage
- Stalk Rot Diseases Creating Harvest Problems in Corn
- Assessing and Harvesting Downed Corn
- Managing Large Grain Bins for Potential Mycotoxin Contamination
- Recommendations for Storing Drought-Stressed Corn
- Take Steps to Avoid Fire Hazards During Harvest
- Extra "Dusty" Conditions in Corn due to Common Fungi
- Combine Settings for Harvesting in Drought
- Blending Grain and Feedstuffs: How to Figure the Proper Proportions Learn how to use a Pierson square to determine the precise proportions of grain or feedstuff required to create a blend.
- Drying Times for Binned Corn with Natural Aeration
- UNL Extension Lancaster County Grain Drying Web Site
- Preparing Bins and Equipment for Pest Free Storage
Mycotoxins and Aflatoxins
- Managing Large Grain Bins for Potential Mycotoxin Contamination
- Authorized Testing Laboratories for Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture Aflatoxin Information for Grain Handlers
- Scout Fields for Aspergillus Ear Rot to Avoid Losses due to Aflatoxin Contamination
- Plant Disease Profiles No. 3: Ear Rot Diseases and Grain Molds (EC1901)
- Understanding Fungal (Mold) Toxins (Mycotoxins) (G1513)
- Use of Feed Contaminated with Fungal (Mold) Toxins (Mycotoxins) (G1514)
- Sampling and Analyzing Feed for Fungal (Mold) Toxins (Mycotoxins) (G1515)
- USDA Risk Management Agency Grain Quality Guidelines
Related Publications and Resources
- The Use and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn (NebGuide 1865)
- Skip-Row Planting of Grain Sorghum for Improved Drought Tolerance (G1976)
- Harvesting Crop Residue (G1846)
- Baling Corn Residue (EC711), publication and Excel® spreadsheet
- Grazing Cornstalks: A Decision Support Tool to Evaluate the Economics (EC290), publication and Excel® spreadsheet