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Nf96-263s Cómo Formar Consorcios Para La Compra De Seguros En Nebraska, Mary Ellen Rider, John Rink, Angela Parato

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Los consorcios para comprar seguros permiten a los individuos la compra de seguros de salud a precios razonables.

Nf96-284 Setting Up Your Own Business: Have You Thought About...?, Carol Thayer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on advantages and disadvantages to setting up your own business.

Nf96-291 Intestate Succession As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman, J. David Aiken

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

What happens if you die without a will? This NebFact has information on intestate succession.

G96-1289 Diseases Of Home Garden Strawberries, John E. Watkins, David S. Wysong

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide addresses on some of the common diseases affecting home garden strawberries in Nebraska and their control.

Strawberries are a favored fruit of home gardens. They have been adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, but sometimes can be challenging to grow. Strawberry yields and fruit quality are influenced by interactions of environment, diseases, pests, and soil conditions.

Nf96-301 Gray Leaf Spot In Corn, David S. Wysong

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on ways to manage gray leaf spot in Corn.

Nf96-300 Selecting And Sizing Combine Drive Tires, Robert D. Grisso, Paul J. Jasa, Alice J. Jones

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact assists in selecting and sizing combine drive tires for proper load carrying capacity as well as selecting tire widths for controlled traffic systems.

Nf96-305 Precision Farming In Nebraska: A Status Report, William Miller, Ray Supalla

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Precision farming is a term applied to a broad array of topics that relate to the precise management of small units of land in contrast to the more traditional management of an entire field in a uniform manner.

Nf96-249 Nitrogen Application Practices In Nebraska, William Miller, Ray Supalla, Benedict Juliano

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses nitrogen application among Nebraska farmers.

G96-1310 Ornamental Grasses In Nebraska Landscapes (Revised May 1999), Don Steinegger, John C. Fech, Dale T. Lindgren, Anne Streich

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the selection of and care for ornamental grasses.

Although grasses are an important component of Great Plains flora, Midwesterners have only recently incorporated them into landscape plantings. Many homeowners are acquiring plants such as ornamental grasses because they tolerate or even benefit from lower application rates of nitrogen and pesticides. Ornamental grasses tolerate drought, wetness, and fluctuating winter temperatures. They are resistant to most diseases and insect pests and require minimum inputs of fertilizer. Because of these characteristics they are useful to gardeners interested in a low-input or sustainable landscape.

Nf96-269 Chiggers, Frederick P. Baxendale, Shripat T. Kamble, David L. Keith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on chiggers.

Nf96-290 Irrigation Management Practices In Nebraska, William Miller, Ray Supalla, Benedict Juliano

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on a variety of new irrigation practices.

Ec96-1555 Insect Pest Management Strategies For Yards And Gardens, Frederick P. Baxendale, Robert J. Wright

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

A growing awareness of problems associated with overusing pesticides has prompted many home gardeners and landscape managers to seek alternative methods of insect control. Integrated pest management (IPM) uses suitable methods in a compatible manner to maintain pest densities below levels of unacceptable injury.

IPM principles can be applied to all pest groups (insects, mites, weeds, plant diseases and vertebrates), and urban as well as agricultural settings. This publication will discuss how integrated pest management can be applied to insect and mite management in yards and gardens.

Nf96-266 Lightning Safety, Steven J. Meyer, Robert D. Grisso

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Lightning is the most frequent weather threat to personal safety during the thunderstorm season. This NebFact has information you should know about.

G96-1300 Insects That Feed On Corn Ears, David L. Keith, J. F. Witkowski

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

How to identify mature and immature insects that infest and damage ears of corn.

Several kinds of insects infest the developing ears of corn, raising farmers' concerns and sometimes causing economic damage. Some of these insects can reduce both yield and quality of seed corn, pop corn, sweet corn and field corn. Control decisions depend in part on the economics of the corn crop produced. In many cases, particularly in field corn where the value of the crop per acre is somewhat lower, the insects may not be sufficiently damaging to require control. The higher value of seed corn compared …

G96-1302 Managing Varroa In The Midwest, Marion D. Ellis, Frederick P. Baxendale

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

There are important regional differences in varroa population dynamics and control. This NebGuide offers recommendations on varroa management for beekeepers in the Midwest.

Varroa management has become an essential aspect of successful beekeeping since the mite was first discovered in the United States in 1987. Unlike most parasites which coexist with their host, varroa eventually destroy honey bee colonies of European descent. A good understanding of this important bee parasite is essential for successful beekeeping.

Ec96-219 1996 Nebraska Swine Report, Duane Reese

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The 1996 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating Departments for use in Extension, Teaching and Research programs. This publications deals with research on swine reproduction, breeding, health, nutrition, economics, and housing.

Nf96-287 Setting Up Your Own Business: Ins Compliance In Hiring Employees, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on INS hiring rules and regulations.

Nf96-288 Using Life Insurance In Farm And Ranch Estate Planning, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact contains information on using life insurance in estate planning.

Nf96-271 Setting Up Your Own Business: Balancing Business And Personal Life, Carol Thayer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on how starting a business affects your life.

Nf96-293 Joint Tenancy As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Joint tenancy is a way of sharing ownership among two or more persons in which each joint tenant holds an equal and undivided interest in the property.

Nf96-292 A Will As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

What will happen to your estate when you die? This NebFact contains information on wills.

Nf96-295 A Trust As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the legal trust, a legal mechanism that separates the responsibility of owning property from the benefits of owning property.

G96-1275 Drinking Water: Sulfates And Hydrogen Sulfide, David L. Varner, Sharon Skipton, Paul J. Jasa, Bruce I. Dvorak

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses recommended practices to manage sulfur in a domestic water supply. Two forms of sulfur are commonly found in drinking water supplies: sulfate and hydrogen sulfide. Both forms are nuisances that usually do not pose a health risk at the concentrations found in domestic water supplies.

Nf96-304 An Introduction To Wind Power For Nebraskans, David E. Stooksbury, Kenneth G. Hubbard

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact contains basic information on wind power.

Nf96-294 Tenants In Common Ownership As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Tenants in common is a way of sharing ownership of property among two or more persons in which each tenant holds an undivided interest in the property, and the tenants may own interests of differing sizes.

Nf96-299 Estate Planning Glossary, Paul H. Gessaman, J. David Aiken

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This glossary provides brief definitions of terms frequently used in estate planning.

Nf96-298 Charitable Remainder Trusts And Charitable Annuities As Estate Planning Tools, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This is one in a series of NebFacts providing information on using estate planning tools -- mechanisms that can be used in attaining desired estate planning outcomes. Titles in the series are listed at the end of each document. Reading the documents in this series will improve your understanding of estate planning tools and alternatives, and make it easier to communicate with your attorney, accountant, and other helpers when your estate plan is prepared.

G96-1304 Windbreak Design (Revised March 2004), Scott J. Josiah, Jon S. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides general information for designing a tree and shrub windbreak. Landowners should work with a natural resource professional to develop site-specific tree planting plans.

What is the best design for a windbreak? The answer depends on the purpose of the windbreak, the benefits desired and the characteristics of the site where the windbreak will be located. The optimum windbreak will include enough trees to provide both wind and snow protection.

Nf96-302 Pillbugs And Sowbugs, David L. Keith, Frederick P. Baxendale

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has information on pillbugs and sowbugs.

Nf96-248 Factors Considered To Decide Nitrogen Application Rate, William Miller, Ray Supalla, Benedict Juliano

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses nitrogen application among Nebraska farmers.