NRCS soil health specialist Aaron Hird discusses how no-till, cover crops affect bulk density, and how bulk density affects cash crop root growth.

Daran Rudnick, Nebraska Extension irrigation management specialist, sits down with Nebraska Farmer editor Tyler Harris to discuss some takeaways from the 2019 Testing Ag Performance Solutions farm management competitions.

Justin McMechan discusses what researchers have learned about soybean gall midge in the last 13 months.

In the latest Down in the Weeds, we talk with Andrea Basche, assistant professor in UNL's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, about a recent meta-analysis comparing practices like no-till, cover crops, perennials in the rotation, grazing cropland acres, and their impact on soil water infiltration.

In the latest Down in the Weeds, we talk with John Gates, Nick Lammers and Justin Gibson of CropMetrics on the company's newly-launched Virtual Predictor tool that combines models, data streams, agronomist recommendations for advanced irrigation decision-making.

In the latest Down in the Weeds, Nebraska Extension educator Jenny Rees discusses how the weather challenges of 2019 have affected this year's corn and soybean crops in Nebraska, and challenges that might be present at harvest.

In the latest Down in the Weeds, Keith Byerly, field manager for the Soil Health Partnership, discusses the adaptive management systems evaluated by the partnership, and the measurements used to quantify the benefits of those soil health practices.

In the latest episode of Down in the Weeds, recorded live at Husker Harvest Days, we discuss ag land rental rates and adjustments for several different scenarios - including land affected by flooding, and for tenants using cover crops.

Greg Whitmore, who farms near Shelby, Nebraska, discusses takeaways from cover cropping and other soil health practices, and 6 years participating in the Soil Health Partnership.

In the latest Down in the Weeds, we visit with Amit Jhala, Nebraska Extension weed specialist, on taking an integrated approach to controlling Palmer amaranth.