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Resources for water-conserving tillage and irrigation methods

Soil and Crop Nutrient management

• Nutrient Management for Agronomic Crops in Nebraska   -   EC155
• Fertilizing Winter Wheat I:  Nitrogen, Potassium, and Micronutrients   -   G1460
• Fertilizing Winter Wheat II:  Phosphorus   -   G1461
• Fertilizer Suggestions for Corn   -   G174
• Fertilizer Management for Dry Edible Beans   -   G1713
• Fertilizing Proso Millet   -  G89-924-A

Irrigation Management

• Crop Water Use in Western Nebraska   -   G1465
• Irrigating For Maximum Economic Return with Limited Water   -   G1422
• Using Modified Atmometers (ET gages) For Irrigation Management   -   G1579
• Watermark Granular Matrix Sensor to Measure Soil Matrix Potential for Irrigation Management   -   EC783
• Producing Irrigated Winter wheat - G1455
• Limited Irrigation Research for the High Plains
• Irrigating With Limited Water Supplies

Crop Production and Cultural Practices

• Great Plains Canola Production Handbook   -   MF-2734
  Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
• High Plains Sunflower Production Handbook   -   MF-2384
  Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
• Pea Production in the High Plains   -   EC187
• Cultural Practices to Improve Weed Control in Winter Wheat   -   G1389
• Getting Started In Ecofarming: Growing the Winter Wheat Crop   -   G1009
• Ecofarming: Spring Row Crop Planting and Weed Control in Winter Wheat Stubble   -   G551
• Managing Corn and Sorghum Residues During the Pre-Winter Wheat Fallow Period - G1648
• Choosing the Right Tillage System for Row Crop Production - G1516
• Management to Minimize and Reduce Soil Compaction - G896
• Wheat Production Systems Handbook (UNL)
• No-Till Guidelines for the Arid and Semi-Arid Prairies
• Alberta Reduced tillage Linkages - Agronomy Library
• Weed Management in Rainfed Cropping Systems
• WeedSOFT Tank Mix Calculator
• Crop Watch News Service, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Nebraska No-Till / USDA-NRCS
• Dakota Lakes Research Farm
  

Equipment

• Row Crop Planters:  Equipment Adjustment and Performance in Conservation Tillage   -   G83-684
• Calibration of Sprayers (Also Seeders) - G1511
• Spray Boom Set-up on Field Sprayers - G1548
• Nozzles - Selection and Sizing - G955

Economics

• Alternative Crop Budgets and Decision Making   -   EC838
• Achieving Success with a Business Plan: Case Study of a Diversified Farm Business Plan - CC428
• Achieving Success with a Business Plan: Instructions and Workbook to Prepare a Farm Business Plan - CC425
• 10 Easy Ways to Boost Profit $20.00 / Acre - EC196

Livestock

• Annual Forages for the Nebraska Panhandle   -   G1527

UNL Extension Publication Page