Prolonged cool weather in spring delayed the onset of wheat diseases during the 2019 growing season. This University of Nebraska Extension article summarizes strategies that can be used this fall to minimize losses during next year’s growing season.

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting a new strain of clubroot of canola (Plasmodiophora brassicae), having been positively identified in the rural municipality of Pembina, says the Canola Council of Canada.

There are lots of solutions on the table to improve water-use efficiency and address food production challenges the world is facing. But the root of these strategies needs to start with the soil.

The sugarcane aphid (SCA) has now been reported in several counties in Kansas and grain sorghum producers should begin scouting their fields on a routine basis, says Kansas State University Extension.

A 65-year University of Nebraska comparative analysis between U.S. yields of irrigated and rainfed crops has sounded a message to farmers, land managers and policymakers: Mind the gap.

A technical bulletin released detailing the feasibility of cover crops in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah painted a mix picture, but still drew some favorable conclusions for the future of covers in semi-arid climates.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska and Iowa State University are pursuing an elusive goal: measuring rates of sap flow in corn in real-time, actual fields, and changing weather conditions. Their data on corn water use could lead to improved drought resistance.

Washington State University Extension sounds off on the good and not-so-good nematodes found in the soil and what to do about those who threaten small grains crops.

It's estimated that a 10% increase in grazing utilization of corn residue could add $6.4 million to the bottom line of crop producers in Nebraska.