By Chabella Guzman PREEC Communications Wheat has had a tough season. Planting in the fall of 2025 started in a drought, with little rain
Agriculture
Nebraska Extension Hosts Drought Management Webinar for Beef Producers
As drought conditions continue to affect much of Nebraska, beef producers are being forced to make difficult decisions about herd and forage management. To
ACREE: Nebraska’s Free Irrigation Scheduling App is Ready for the 2026 Season
By Shuhua Xie, postdoc at PREEC Irrigation and Digital Ag Lab / Xin Qiao, Nebraska Extension Irrigation Management Specialist / Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension
NGPC Still Offers Grazing, Haying Opportunities
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is continuing to offer pastures and hay tracts on some of its properties to landowners affected by spring
Disaster Assistance for 2026 Livestock Forage Losses
Producers in Box Butte & Morrill County are eligible to apply for 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on small grain, native pasture,
UNL Adjusts 2026 Wheat Variety Tour Schedule Due to Drought and Freeze Damage
By Cody Creech and Amanda Easterly Nebraska Extension Dryland Cropping Specialists Persistent drought and repeated freeze events have significantly impacted Nebraska’s 2026 wheat crop,
Disaster Set-Aside Program for Farm Loan Borrowers
Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrowers with farms located in designated primary or contiguous disaster areas who are unable to make their scheduled FSA loan
Master Gardener: Nebraska 4-H Special Garden Project is a yellow marigold variety
By Laurie Zitterkopf Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer The Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold is in the French Marigold series from David Lemon, and this
2026 Wheat Variety Tours Scheduled for June
By Nebraska Extension Wheat plots will soon be available for the annual Wheat Variety Tours hosted by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crop Performance Testing
Vigilance in Monitoring Calf Health Following Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
By Brock Ortner UNL Extension Educator Wildfires occurring in western and central Nebraska mirror a broader trend of increasing wildfire frequency and magnitude across


