USDA's crop progress report for the week ended May 1 reported 14% of corn crops and 8% of soybeans have been planted.

Establishing sorghum-sudangrass in cool-season western wheatgrass pasture at the Kansas State Agricultural Research Center-Hays improved total forage production over two years, 2020-2021.

As planting gets started, you may be considering what management practices will increase soybean yields. In 2021, Nebraska farmers completed a three-year on-farm research study which evaluated a suite of management practices that could increase soybean yield and profitability. 

Corn and soybeans are warm-season crops, meaning they prefer to grow during the warmest part of the year. To get ahead of the game, many farmers will plant their corn and soybeans earlier than recommended, but how early is too early?

As of April 19, the Nebraska Drought Monitor shows 96% of Nebraska in moderate to extreme drought. With planting being critical for everything else that happens during the growing season, the dry conditions have led to a variety of questions this planting season. In this article educators from the University of Nebraska work through the questions they've received.