Nebraska Corn Board

Andrea Rilaković, Miloš Zarić, Vamsi Manthena et al.

A two-year Nebraska field study clarified how effectively insecticides applied through center-pivot irrigation (chemigation) control Western bean cutworm in corn.

Pablo Paccioretti, Laila Puntel, Mariano Córdoba et al.

Sensor-based N management cut nitrogen application by ~40 kg N/ha in corn with no yield loss across 57 Nebraska on-farm site-years (2015–2023). Benefits are greatest in moderate-to-high yield variability fields with coarser soils. Sensors showed no statistically significant gains in winter wheat. Profit probability exceeded 60% for corn across most price scenarios. Despite consistent evidence, only 11% of Nebraska producers currently use sensor-based approaches — indicating a technology transfer gap.

Chengchou Han, Haishun Yang, Dharmic Payyala et al.

A University of Nebraska web app (CornSoyWater) turns real-time weather and field data into daily irrigation recommendations, helping Nebraska corn and soybean growers water precisely.

Ramandeep Kaur, Nevin C. Lawrence, Yeyin Shi et al.

Combining narrower corn rows with herbicide programs increased light interception and improved control of resistant Palmer amaranth — an integrated tactic that reduces reliance on chemicals alone.

Ramandeep Kaur, Parminder S. Chahal, Yeyin Shi et al.

For Nebraska's number-one food-grade white corn — which can't use glyphosate — pre-emergence herbicides were tested to control multiple-herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth and curb its seed production.