Coming Events
July 23, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. – Extension Board Meeting, Extension Office, York
Cropping Update
It’s only mid-July, but it’s seems like it’s been a really long irrigation season!  This is the year when have an ETgage and soil sensors can really help fine tune your irrigation management.  The ETgages that I’ve been monitoring dropped    1.90†for the week.  The crop coefficient for most of the corn and soybeans in our area is now 1.1, so we multiply 1.9 times 1.1 for a total crop ET of 2.10†or about .30â€/day!  Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the triple digit temperatures for the year!
This year continues to be an unusual year and looks like it will be the year of irrigating as well as the year for pests!  Last week I reported that Southern rust was confirmed in samples from Fillmore County and this Bob Wright has reported that spider mites are showing up in fields in Southeast Nebraska.  His report is posted on the CropWatch website: http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=4924276.  I hope you’ll check it out! Â
Join the Fun at the Nebraska State Fair as a Volunteer!
Last week I mentioned that we’re always looking for volunteers to help at the Fair, this week I received an email that we’re looking for volunteers to help with the Nebraska 4-H program at the State Fair.  They’re seeking volunteers to help with exhibit entry day, judging, and serving as 4-H exhibit building hosts and greeters. Volunteers will be needed for educational activities in the 4-H building, serving as the Lil’ Green Mascot and assisting with all 4-H contests and events throughout the fair.  State Fair 4-H volunteers will receive a fair pass for the day(s) they volunteer.
Volunteers can sign-up by visiting http://4h.unl.edu/becomevolunteer or by contacting your local extension office. A complete list of volunteer opportunities is also available on the site. Â If you have questions about being a 4-H volunteer at the Nebraska State Fair, please contact Cathy Johnston at 402-472-9024 or by email at: cjohnston1@unl.edu.
