According to University of Nebraska Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator John Nelson, this year’s winter wheat crop in southeast Nebraska is looking very good. “The lowest yields I’ve heard are in the 40-bushel area. There was some wheat-streak mosaic, there was stripe rust and there was fusarium in the area. Seems like the farmers who didn’t spray had some trouble with stripe rust and fusarium.” On the other end of the spectrum, Nelson said wheat yields have come close to 100 bushels per acre.
