The weather has been up and down throughout Nebraska. Scattered showers fell across a good part of the state last week with most locations receiving between .4 to .8 inches. While this rain helped settle the dust, low visibility has certainly been a problem this fall due to dust clouds. There is a lot of exposed top soil since many acres were harvested for silage because of the drought. To avoid losing more topsoil, planting a cover crop is a good idea.
Another challenge is we’ve experienced this fall is weed pressure. If there is enough moisture in your soil profile, you might want to consider a fall-applied residual herbicide. The temperature is ideal for chemistries like Valor, Enlist, Authority Assist, Sonic, etc.
Harvest is wrapping up. There is still a fair amount of irrigated acres yet to be harvested, but we’re on the home stretch. I was very pleased with how Latham® products performed given these adverse conditions. Three new customers in northeast Nebraska told me their Latham® beans were the best performers on their farm. Standability didn’t seem issue with our corn lines. Forage-wise, Latham is on the cutting edge of both traditional and specialty products. I’d love to visit with you about how Latham can improve your feeding operation.
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