First relay crop provides learning experience
Wheat harvest is done, but the field will be harvested again this fall because a crop of soybeans is growing in the stubble.
This was the first year harvesting a relay crop for south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. He did the custom harvest work for a neighbor who grew winter wheat and soybeans together.
Rainfall is Cash: Why Nebraska Irrigators Are Turning to "Soil Armor"
At the dryland Rogers Memorial Farm at Lincoln, switching to no-till and cover crops boosted water infiltration from 1 inch per hour to 6-plus inches per hour. The result: More water in the soil, leading to consistently higher yields.
If You Can’t Buy It, Build It
Jordan knelt beside his homemade interseeder, a planter that threads between young corn rows to sow cover crops. He built the machine himself by modifying an old grain drill. “Nobody’s driving around a 50-year-old car. Why am I farming with a 50-year-old tractor?” Jordan asked.
Drought breaks in southeastern Nebraska
After another inch and a half of rain in late June, southeastern Nebraska has completely emerged from drought status, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s June 25 update.
Milligan-area farmer Jordan Uldrich can vouch, based on readings from his soil sensors, that the soil profile is about completely full of moisture, down as far as 48 inches. It relieves much of his worry about crop conditions this season.