The Backyard Farmer panel answer gardening questions.

UNL Extension Turfgrass Specialist Bill Kreuser tells about organic fertilizer options for home lawns

UNL Extension Plant Pathologist Loren Giesler says the hot humid days of summer can cause brown patch in home lawns

Loren Giesler, UNL Extension plant pathologist, talks about past research, sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board and featured at yearly Soybean Management Field Days, on foliar fungicide applications in soybeans. While past studies have shown these applications might provide a yield boost, the reason for the increase is uncertain.

Growers in Nebraska’s Panhandle saw very high numbers of wheat stem sawflies this year. Jeff Bradshaw, UNL Extension entomologist, explains where researchers are finding the sawflies.

Dave Boxler, UNL Extension entomologist, says farmers and ranchers can be re-evaluating their fly control methods. Dave also talks about grasshopper numbers in his area of Nebraska.

Part 6 of "Pollination Security for the Northeast" starts with Dr. Frank Drummond, University of Maine, interviewing graduate student Eric Asare. Eric's research project was focused on building models for blueberry farmers to predict how fluctuations in pollinators affect fruit set. In the second part, Aaron Hoshide interviews grower Paul Sweetland at Clary Hill, ME. They discuss some of the economic challenges facing growers such as renting honey bee and bumble bee hives and planting pasture strips to attract native pollinators.

Annual forages planted after irrigated wheat harvest can provide high quality forages for fall and winter grazing.

Dr. Pat Reece, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Professor Emeritus, discusses the factors that impact herbage production potential on rangeland and pasture. This is the third of a series of three webinars on developing and utilizing a grazing lease agreement.

Video footage of a dog clinic focused on showmanship presented by Trudy Supalla. The Nebraska 4-H Dog Show Rules says: "In showmanship classes, exhibitors are judged on their ability to groom and handle the dog in the show ring."

Learn Viral Video Success Tips from Greg Peterson, one of the famous Peterson Farm Bros., as he chats with Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild, Extension Educator from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

To engage youth, I wanted to create an educational lesson with a different spin by incorporating digital media and technology into a healthy foods lesson... an Educational Remix for Trail Mix.

Looking for a quick and healthy on-the-go snack? Visit food.unl.edu for more recipes.

Create healthier meetings by offering healthier beverages and snacks while including physical activity breaks.

Nearly 3,200 5th graders in Lancaster County, Nebraska attend the annual Earth Wellness Festival held at Southeast Community College. One of the sessions is 'WOW Wind' presented by Lucinda Faunce of Science Reconnect (www.sciencereconnect.com). Students learn about the Bernoulli Effect through "loud and obnoxious science!" This video contains footage from 2013 and 2014. Find out more about Earth Wellness Festival at http://lancaster.unl.edu/ewf.