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Nebraska CropWatch

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CropWatch podcasts and CropWatch.unl.edu offer research-based, timely information on crop production, pest management, management systems, and related information for Nebraska farmers and agribusiness. A central resource for University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension information, CropWatch podcasts feature Nebraska Extension educators and specialists. For more information on these topics see CropWatch.unl.edu, where new articles are published weekly during the crop season.

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Episodes

Episode 223. State of the agricultural economy with Dr. Ernie Goss (Professor at Creighton) 08.12.2025 41:08

In this episode, Dr. Ernie Goss (professor of Economics at Creighton) joins to talk about the state of the rural and regional economy, the impact of tariffs, why land is a good investment, why trade is still crucial, and China can play hardball with us more than our neighbors. Ernie ends by discussing the recent closure of the Tyson plant and the unintended consequences of recent political decisio...

Episode 222. Short update on Saturday snow and milder weather next week 05.12.2025 10:07

Episode 221. Implications of polar vortex stretching or SSW: Dr. Judah Cohen (AER/MIT) 21.11.2025 31:12

Episode 220. Karen Braun (Zaner): Pro Farmer Tour, Soybean purchases, and USDA Report analysis 14.11.2025 38:23

In this episode, Karen Braun of Zaner comes on to talk about weather related challenges with the season's corn and soybean crops, what the USDA report showed today on yield and stock numbers, and what China is or more importantly isn't buying in terms of soybean and how that will affect acreage numbers next year.

Episode 219: Record warm tomorrow and rain chances next week 13.11.2025 22:51

Episode 218. Taste of winter followed by a warm-up 07.11.2025 14:24

Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: October 30, 2025 30.10.2025 15:55

Rain chances and seasonal temps. Look at November temps/precip 24.10.2025 25:20

Second Tuesday Update and Outlook: Look ahead to November and next winter 14.10.2025 28:49

Episode 214: Rain chances next week, generally warm temperatures but cool snap on the horizon, drought update 10.10.2025 17:41

Episode 213: Fire danger risk tomorrow, rain chances, warm temperatures prevail 03.10.2025 13:46

212. Corn and soybean disease update 25.09.2025 51:54

The 2025 season brought lots of diseases and in this episode we get into the details of the diseases and the weather that favored them. #southernrust #tarspot #Nebraska

Episode 211: Warm and dry finish to September after more rain in the next 5 days 18.09.2025 20:32

USDA Report Update, Warm and precipitation chances: September 12, 2025 12.09.2025 13:29

Episode 210. Wet weekend, unseasonably cool next week 29.08.2025 18:39

Episode 209. Cooler temperatures ahead; some rain chances 22.08.2025 20:26

Episode 208. Hot weekend and early next week, some chance of rain 14.08.2025 22:08

Episode 207: Second Tuesday at Nine webinar: Conditions update, thoughts on yield, fall outlook 12.08.2025 32:06

Episode 206. Rain chances continue, heat possible later in the month, and yield projection thoughts 08.08.2025 20:46

Episode 205. Dr. Scott Irwin (U. Illinois)- Back to the Futures, 45Z and CI scores 05.08.2025 54:53

In this episode Dr. Scott Irwin, Lawrence J. Norton chair of Agricultural Marketing, offers a history lesson and a very informative update on 45Z and the broader renewable fuels sector. He discusses why the changes in tax credits in the OBBB will be beneficial to ethanol producers but detrimental to SAF. He discusses why ethanol may have a brief resurgence and why hybrid cars are a bigger threat t...

Episode 204. Rain chances, then warming up. 31.07.2025 22:48

Episode 203. Heat then rain chances and cooler weather. Disease issues. 25.07.2025 27:53

202. Climate Stories II: Dr. Sam Childs 24.07.2025 1:04:25

In this #climate stories episode Dr. Sam Childs shares stories about #severeweather from Indiana and Colorado, including a time he had to get his dorm residents at Purdue to safety during a wintertime tornado warning. He then shifts into discussing how we use a #skewT to assess whether the #atmosphere can produce #thunderstorm and why the terms CAPE and CIN are crucial. Finally, he finishes with s...

201. Short weather update: July 18, 2025 18.07.2025 4:20

Storm chances will exist over the next week and it will be hot at times, especially across the southern portion of the state.

200. Disease Update 14.07.2025 59:34

The 200th episode of the Crop Watch podcast features a detailed discussion with Kyle Broderick, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, and Dylan Mangel about the diseases affecting our crops and gardens and the treatment options for them.