Crops

Weed Management

• Herbicide Carryover Concerns - Challenges from the Drought Will Keep on Coming. See this University of Wisconsin article by Vice Davis for the factors involved and what to take into account.

Wheat Production

• Market Journal:  Concerns with Winter Wheat Condition
• Recommendations for Thickening Stands and Seeding Winter Wheat Late
• Assessing Winter Wheat Stands and Estimating Yield Potential
• Using Irrigated Winter Wheat to Balance Crop Water Use in 2013
• Weed Management in Winter Wheat Stubble Under Drought Conditions

Soils Management

• Using 2012 P Soil Tests for 2013 Production
• Factors to Consider with Fall Fertilization in a Dry Year
• Soil Testing Critical after a Drought Year
• Soil Testing Laboratories in Nebraska

Harvest & Storage

• Managing Stored Drought-Stressed Corn in Early Spring
• 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 October 2009 CropWatch Article
• UNL Extension Lancaster County Grain Drying Web Site
• Preparing Bins and Equipment for Pest Free Storage 2011 CropWatch Article

Corn & Sorghum

• Finding Success with Water-limited Corn Following Drought
• Is a Population Change Warranted in Irrigated Corn Due to Water Constraints?
• Maturity Range Effects on Seasonal Evapotranspiration
• How will Drought Conditions and Depleted Soil Water Profiles Affect Dryland Corn Planting Rates?
• How Much Should You Charge for Corn Stalk Grazing?
  — Cornstalk Grazing Cow-Q-Lator
  
• Cover Crop Options after Corn or Soybean
• 2012 Corn Yield Hybrid-Maize Forecasts
  
  — September 10 Model
  — August 27 Model
  — August 13 Model
  — July 30 Model
  — July 15 Model
  

• Aug. 7 Webinar on Harvesting and Utilizing Drought-Stressed Crops for Forage
• Grazing Corn Stalks in No-Till Fields
• Drought and Residue Harvest through Grazing or Baling
• Should You Hay or Cut Silage from Drought-Damaged Corn Fields?
• Harvesting Crop Residue (G1846)
• Baling Corn Residue (EC711, publication and decision-aid spreadsheet)
• Hay Hotline Open for Drought-Damaged Corn
• How Extended High Heat Disrupts Corn Pollination
• How Does Hot, Dry, Windy Weather Affect Corn Plants Now? (June 22, 2012 CW) 
• Crop Water Use Comparison of Rainfed Corn, Sorghum, and Soybean from 2009 to 2011   
  —  Related Market Journal segment, June 1, 2012 

• The Use and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn (NebGuide 1865)
• Skip-Row Planting of Grain Sorghum for Improved Drought Tolerance (G1976). Skip row planting as a means to improve grain sorghum production under water-deficit conditions.

Mycotoxins & 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 (Nebraska specific fact sheets in progess)

Forage Production

• Consider Forages this Spring if Water is Limited
• Forage Production with Limited Precipitation or Irrigation (Story and Webinar)
• Forage Production with Limited Irrigation (NebGuide G2012)
• Summer Annual Forages for Beef Cattle in Western Nebraska ( NebGuide G2172)
• Windrow Grazing (NebGuide G1616), an economical alternative to feeding baled hay.
• Adjusting Pasture Leases for Drought
• Pasture Rangeland Forage Insurance is a Risk Management Tool for 2013
• Options Available Through New Pasture, Range, and Forage Insurance
• Irrigating Alfalfa in Late Fall May be Warranted This Year
• Preventing the Spread of Noxious and Invasive Weeds in Imported Hay
• Diversifivation and Sustainable Practices May Offer Long-term Gain after Drought
• Emergency Drought Relief — RMA Bulletin Allowing the Haying and Grazing of a Cover Crop for the 2013 Crop Year
• Considerations for Late Summer-planted Forage Crops
• Double Cropping for Forage Production: How Much Soil Water is Needed Before Planting
• Consider Herbicide Restrictions with Drought-Damaged Corn or Soybean
• Consider Label Restrictions for Corn and Soybean Insecticides
• How to Use a Microwave to Determine the Moisture Content of Forage
• With High Temperatures, Adjust Alfalfa Cuttings to Let Plants Recuperate
• Governor Declares Statewide Drought Emergency; Roadside Haying Starts
• Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch
• Seedling Alfalfa Management During Drought
• With Early Heat and Early Dormancy, Pastures Short
• Website, Workshops Help Ranchers in Time of Drought
• Forage Production with Limited Irrigation (G2012)
• Crop Residues or Low Quality Hay Combined with Byproducts as a Forage Substitute (G2099)
• Using Weather-Damaged Corn as Forage
• Tips for Grazing Drought-Stressed Standing Corn (See more related stories in Livestock)
• Utilization of Weather-Stressed Feedstuffs in Swine Diets

Silage Production

• 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?

Soybean

• Drought Stress May Make Scouting for SCN Easier in Soybean
• Soybean Response to Drought, Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management News (June 22, 2012)

Farm Management

• Drought, Politics, and Risk Management on Tap for 2012 Crop Insurance Workshops
• Diversification and Sustainable Practices May Offer Long-term Grain after Drought
• Drought Can Create Conservation Plan Compliance Issues
• UNL Cornhusker Economics Examines the Many Impacts of this Year's Drought and Available Aid Programs
• Tax Consequences to Drought (FSA Nebraska)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Crop Insurance and Drought-Damaged Crops (USDA RMA)
• Market Journal Looks at Crop Insurance Questions
• USDA Risk Management Agency: 2012 Drought Questions and Answers (Aug. 6, 2012)
• Emergency Drought Relief — RMA Bulletin Allowing the Haying and Grazing of a Cover Crop for the 2013 Crop Year

Condition Reports

• Widespread Moisture Lowers Drought Severity (April 12, 2013)
• Drought Range and Crop Conditions in the Panhandle and Photos (July 20, 2012)
• Western Nebraska Crops Update and the Effects of the Drought.
• Drought Impact Reporter, Reporthow high temperatures and limited moisture conditions are affecting your crops 

Research

• UNL Researcher Breeding Dry Beans to be More Drought Tolerant