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1 EC196 Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

2 Table of Contents Tab No. Title 1 Eliminate One Field Operation Such As Shredding Stalks 2 No-till Farming In Dryland Cropping Systems 3 Switching To No-till Can Save Irrigation Water 4 Credit Soil For Nitrate Nitrogen 5 Credit Soil Organic Matter For Nitrogen 6 Eliminate Unnecessary Use Of Phosphorus, Potassium And Sulfur Fertilizer 7 Taking Advantage Of Manure Resources 8 Giving Proper Nitrogen Credit For Legumes In Corn And Milo Rotations 9 Corn/Soybean Rotation vs. Continuous Corn 10 Eliminate Use Of Inoculant On Soybeans Where Soil Has A History Of Beans 11 Setting Realistic Yield Goals 12 Skip-Row Corn For Improved Drought Tolerance In Rain Fed Corn 13 Generic Products Versus Name Brand Products 14 Eliminate Routine Treatment Of Wireworm 15 Managing Foliar Diseases of Winter Wheat With Fungicides Treatment Criteria, Profitability And Products 16 Selecting Resistance In Soybean Varieties To Combat Soybean Diseases 17 Leasing Or Sharing Machinery 18 Improve Efficiency Of Irrigation Pumping Plants 19 Repair Leaky Gates/Gaskets And Eliminate A Set 20 Using Cutoff Ratio To Fine Tune Furrow Irrigations 21 Harvest Soybeans At 13% Moisture 22 Using On-Farm Research To Evaluate Profitability 2006, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the Universitsy of Nebraska Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

3 Reference List of Contact People at UNL Tillage - (1,2,3) Paul Jasa - pjasa1@unl.edu - (402) Gary Hergert - ghergert1@unl.edu - (308) Bob Klein - rklein1@unl.edu - (308) ext. 144 David Shelton - dshelton2@unl.edu - (402) Paul Hay - phay1@unl.edu - (402) Randy Pryor - rpryor1@unl.edu - (402) John Wilson - jwilson3@unl.edu - (402) Soil Fertility - (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Achim Dobermann - adobermann2@unlnotes.unl.edu - (402) Richard Ferguson - rferguso@unlnotes.unl.edu - (402) Gary Hergert - ghergert1@unl.edu - (308) Charles Shapiro - cshapiro1@unl.edu - (402) Dave Tarkalson - dtarkalson2@unl.edu - (308) ext.148 Charles Wortmann - cwortmann2@unl.edu - (402) Karen DeBoer - kdeboer1@unl.edu - (308) Ralph Kulm - rkulm1@unl.edu - (402) Jim Peterson - jpeterson2@unl.edu - (402) Crop Systems (9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22) Dave Baltensperger - dbaltensperger1@unl.edu - (308) Bob Klein - rklein1@unl.edu - (308) ext 144 Charles Wortmann - cwortmann2@un1.edu - (402) Karen DeBoer - kdeboer1@unl.edu - (308) Tom Dorn - tdorn1@unl.edu - (402) Steve Melvin - smelvin1@unl.edu - (308) Jim Peterson - jpeterson2@unl.edu - (402) Randy Pryor - rpryor1@unl.edu - (402) Dave Varner - dvarner1@unl.edu - (402)

4 Economics (2, 9,17) Dave Goeller - dgoeller2@unl.edu - (402) Terry Hejny - thejny1@unl.edu - (402) Del Hemsath - dhemsath1@unl.edu - (402) Dave Stenberg - dstenberg1@unl.edu - (308) Pest Management (13, 14, 15, 16) Weeds Steve Knezevic - sknezevic2@unl.edu - (402) Bob Klein - rklein1@unl.edu - (308) ext. 144 Alex Martin - amartin2@unl.edu - (402) Bob Wilson - rwilson1@unl.edu - (308) Insects Gary Hein - ghein1@unl.edu - (308) Tom Hunt - thunt2@unl.edu - (402) Keith Jarvi - kjarvi1@unl.edu - (402) Bob Wright - rwright2@unl.edu - (402) Plant Pathology Loren Giesler - lgiesler1@unl.edu - (402) Tamra Jackson - tjackson3@unl.edu - (402) Stephen Wegulo - swegulo2@unl.edu - (402) Weeds Brady Kappler - bkappler1@unl.edu - (402) Insects Ron Seymour - rseymour1@unl.edu - (402) Plant Pathology Jennifer Rees - jrees2@unl.edu - (402) John Wilson - jwilson3@unl.edu - (402)

5 Irrigation (18, 19, 20) Bill Kranz - wkranz1@unl.edu - (402) Suat Urmak - surmak2@unl.edu - (402) C. Dean Yonts - cyonts1@unl.edu - (308) Chuck Burr - cburr1@unl.edu - (308) Tom Dorn - tdorn1@unl.edu - (402) Terry Hejny - thejny1@unl.edu - (402) Ralph Kulm - rkulm1@unl.edu - (402) Steve Melvin - smelvin1@unl.edu - (308) Dave Stenberg - dstenberg1@unl.edu - (308)

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