Down in the Weeds
Down in the Weeds
Nebraska Farmer
Hosted by Nebraska Farmer Editor Tyler Harris, this podcast is all about production agriculture in Husker country.
Starting clean on weed management in 2021
Starting clean on weed management in 2021 by Nebraska Farmer
Nov 22, 2020
18 min
How much ROI can the right hybrid bring?
How much ROI can the right hybrid bring? by Nebraska Farmer
Oct 20, 2020
22 min
How to account for disasters in ag land leases
How to account for disasters in ag land leases by Nebraska Farmer
Jul 27, 2020
25 min
Strategies for deficit irrigation
Daran Rudnick, Nebraska Extension irrigation management specialist, discusses various strategies for deficit irrigation.
Jun 2, 2020
17 min
Farm survival strategies in the era of COVID-19
Cory Walters, UNL associate professor, discusses "stress testing" your farming operation and other survival strategies.
May 19, 2020
20 min
Is spring wheat the next new crop in Nebraska?
As southwest Nebraska growers consider adding spring wheat to the rotation, a few questions remain surrounding marketing options.
May 12, 2020
32 min
How cover crops impact bulk density, infiltration
NRCS soil health specialist Aaron Hird discusses how no-till, cover crops affect bulk density, and how bulk density affects cash crop root growth.
Mar 19, 2020
47 min
Talking TAPS 2019 competition with Daran Rudnick
Daran Rudnick, Nebraska Extension irrigation management specialist, sits down with Nebraska Farmer editor Tyler Harris to discuss some takeaways from the 2019 Testing Ag Performance Solutions farm management competitions.
Jan 13, 2020
25 min
The latest on soybean gall midge
Justin McMechan discusses what researchers have learned about soybean gall midge in the last 13 months.
Dec 9, 2019
23 min
What practices bring the biggest benefit to soil infiltration?
In the latest Down in the Weeds, we talk with Andrea Basche, assistant professor in UNL's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, about a recent meta-analysis comparing practices like no-till, cover crops, perennials in the rotation, grazing cropland acres, and their impact on soil water infiltration.
Nov 26, 2019
24 min
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