Cropping Systems

Looking for “know how” to utilize inputs more efficiently, optimize profit and minimize environmental impact? Check out these resources.

• Weed Science
• Plant Disease Central
• Field Crops Entomology
• Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
• Variety Test Results
• Plant and Soil Science e-Library (educational materials)
• On-Farm Nebraska Research
• Crop specific information
  • Hybrid-Maize simulation model
  • Targeting Soybean Rust
  • Wheat Production Systems
  • Producing Hard White Wheat
  • Wheat Varieties Virtual Tour
  • Dry Edible Beans
  • Potato Education Guide

Stewardship in Cropping Systems

Use these resources to increase your understanding of efficient use of water in cropping systems, organic production systems and the use of climate and weather data in cropping management decision making.

• Irrigation Systems
  • Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network
• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Nebraska
  SARE offers competitive grants and educational opportunities for producers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations and others exploring sustainable agriculture.
• Agricultural Diversity information resources, Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)
• High Plains Regional Climate Center
• National Drought Mitigation Center

Marketing Opportunities

These educational resources can help you identify and analyze marketing opportunities for traditional and alternative crops, develop partnerships to enhance marketing opportunities, explore and evaluate opportunities for value-added processing, and improve your financial management skills.

• Market Journal
• Agriculture & Acreage Resources - Farm Management, UNL Extension in Lancaster County
• Cornhusker Economics Newsletter, Department of Agricultural Economics
• Ag Manager's Tools, West Central Research and Extension Center

Soils and Environmental Health

These programs address crop management practices that help you optimize crop production efficiency, enhance soil health and increase the use of integrated pest management.

• Pesticide Safety Education Programs
  • Pesticide Container Recycling Program
• High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide
  Guide for major field crops grown in Western Nebraska and surrounding states.
• Nutrient and Pesticide Management, Heartland Regional Water Quality project
  Cooperative program consisting of the Universities of Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas State, and Missouri-Columbia and the USDA CSREES.