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Ec04-823-A 2004 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates -- Part I, R. Douglas Jose, Lydee Jo Brown

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-823-A: This circular gives the average rate, most common rate, and range of several factors related to farm custom rates including planting and post planting operations, land tillage operations, haying, bailing, and several other factors.

Ec04-836 Nebraska Feedyard Labor Cost Benchmarks And Historical Trends, Rik R. Smith, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-836: This circular contains information on labor cost benchmarks and historical trends of Nebraska feed yards as of 2004 such as salary, benefit, and compensation benchmarks for all employees as well as the averages among employees.

Ec04-1570 Identification Of Structure-Invading Ants In Nebraska, Barbara P. Ogg, Vicki Jedlicka, Clyde Ogg, Shripat T. Kamble

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This extension circular covers the species, workers, and habits/management of one-node and two-node structure-invading ants in Nebraska. These ants include: black carpenter, "red" carpenter, field, small (false) honey, large yellow, odorous house, thief, pharaoh, little black, acrobat, pavement and big-headed ants.

Ec04-834 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Fed Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for fed cattle is a price-risk management tool initially offered in June 2003 to fed cattle producers in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. LRP indemnifies against declines in cash fed cattle sales prices, as measured by a regional weekly weighted average cash slaughter steer price.

This 2004 extension circular examines historical LRP basis and demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-833 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Swine Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for swine is a price-risk management tool initially offered in July 2002 to Iowa swine producers. It was expanded to Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming in November 2003.

This 2004 extension circular examines historical LRP basis and demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-1890 Residential Turf Disease I, John E. Watkins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color extension circular identifies the disease and symptoms of residential turfgrasses in Nebraska. The list of diseases include: powdery mildew, summer patch, brown patch, rust diseases, dollar spot, leaf spot and melting out, and Curvularia leaf spot and blight.

Ec04-835 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Feeder Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurnace for feeder cattle is a price-risk management tool initially offered in June 2003 to feeder cattle producers in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

This extension circular examines historical LRP basia dn demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-442 Adjusting Recipes To Meet Dietary Guidelines, Georgia Jones, Julie A. Albrecht, Linda S. Boeckner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

You may be one of millions of Americans trying to make some eating adjustments and finding time-honored traditions and habits get in the way. Possible and acceptable changes take time and consideration and should focus on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

This Extension Circular provides tips to help make the Dietary Guidelines work for you by adjusting recipes for some of the foods you prepare at home.

Ec04-103 Fall Seed Guide, 2004, Lenis Alton Nelson, David D. Baltensperger, Robert N. Klein, Roger Wesley Elmore, P. Stephen Baenziger, James Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department and the South Central, West Central and Panhandle Research and Extension Centers and their associated agricultural laboratories. Conduct of experiments and publications of results is a joint effort of the Agricultural Research Division and the Cooperative Extension Service.

Ec04-1759 Nebraska Register Of Champion Trees 2004, Scott J. Josiah, Christine Meyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Nebraska is famous for its sports champions, but how about Champion Trees? While Nebraska is considered a "prairie state," trees have always played a prominent role in the quality of life in Nebraska. Native trees were used to build the first pioneer homes, to heat them and protect them from wind. They provide beauty, wildlife, habitat, protection from wind and blowing snow, cleaner air and water and many other benefits.

The Nebraska Champion Tree Register helps to remind us of the contribution trees make to the quality of our lives, and to celebrate the beauty, mystery, inspiration and sense of …

Ec04-833 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Swine Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-833: This circular contains information on hog prices and what to consider when buying and selling hogs. It also contains several tables and charts to give more statistical information on hog prices and LRP.

Ec04-832 Summary Of Selected Grain Basis Patterns In Nebraska, Roger Wilson, Lynn Lutgen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 04-832: Summary of Selected Grain Basis Patterns in Nebraska; sources of basis variation, corn, soybeans, wheat sorghum, and summary.

Ec04-826-A 2004 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates -- Part Ii, H. Douglas Jose, Lydee Jo Brown

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-826-A: This circular gives the average rate, most common rate, and range of several factors related to farm custom rates including hauling silage, making silage, harvesting grain and soybeans.

Ec04-834 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Fed Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 04-834: This circular contains information on cattle prices and what to consider when buying and selling cattle. It also contains several tables and charts to give more statistical information on cattle prices and LRP.

Ec04-472 Tips For Older Dietary Supplement Users, Judy Driskell, Stephanie Mully

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-472: This circular gives several tips for dietary supplement users. It also gives Q&A responses to help better manage dietary supplements.

Ec04-1571 Pesticide Use On Specialty Crops In Nebraska - 1999, John A. Thomas, Gary L. Hein, Alexander D. Pavlista

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-1571: This circular is about how to use pesticides on certain crops such as sunflowers, potatoes, sugar beets, and dry beans.

Ec04-837 Swine Prices : Pricing Methods, Historical Patterns, And Basis, Darrell R. Mark, Zachary J. Hunnicutt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-837: This circular contains information on swine prices and what to consider when buying and selling swine. It also contains several tables and charts to give more statistical information on hog prices and market basis.

Ec04-872-S Nebraska Crop Budgets 2004, Roger Selley, Tina Barrett, Robert N. Klein

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

EC 04-872-S: This circular gives information on crop budgeting for several types of crops and also includes budget listing, resource persons, budgeting procedures, machinery operation and ownership costs, materials and services prices, crop budget production cost summary.