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 

• 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
• 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

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