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Managing To Reduce Nitrate Leaching: What Is In It For The Farmer?, Gilbert D. Miller, Jay C. Andersen
Managing To Reduce Nitrate Leaching: What Is In It For The Farmer?, Gilbert D. Miller, Jay C. Andersen
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Nitrates leached into groundwater may be associated with the following: (1) methemoglobinemia (blue baby) in humans and other mammals; (2)cardiovascular collapse and shock in horses; (3) possibility of cancer (EPA); and (4) eutrophication of water bodies (IFIA) when nitrate contaminated groundwater reaches surface water through wells or springs. Nitrate leaching is not only a possible source of environmental damage but also the loss of an input before it is used in production.
Nf99-367 Adult Western Corn Rootworm Insecticide Resistance In Nebraska, Robert Wright, Lance Meinke, Blair Siegfried
Nf99-367 Adult Western Corn Rootworm Insecticide Resistance In Nebraska, Robert Wright, Lance Meinke, Blair Siegfried
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses insecticide resistance by adult western corn rootworms in Nebraska.
Nf99-404 Income Generation Using Alternative Crops, Roger D. Uhlinger, Laurie Hodges
Nf99-404 Income Generation Using Alternative Crops, Roger D. Uhlinger, Laurie Hodges
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact examines considerations for utilizing alternative crops for income generation.
Nf99-401 Nebraska Competitive Livestock Markets Act, J. David Aiken
Nf99-401 Nebraska Competitive Livestock Markets Act, J. David Aiken
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact offers the text of the Nebraska Competitive Livestock Markets Act.
Social And Economic Data For Regional And Natural Resource Management In Western Australia's South West Catchment : Results Of The 2006 Landholder Survey, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia, South West Catchments Council (W.A.), Michael Hanslip, Australia. Bureau Of Rural Sciences.
Social And Economic Data For Regional And Natural Resource Management In Western Australia's South West Catchment : Results Of The 2006 Landholder Survey, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia, South West Catchments Council (W.A.), Michael Hanslip, Australia. Bureau Of Rural Sciences.
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This report presents a summary of the key findings from a mailed survey to 2,000 landholders in the South West Region of Western Australia in 2006. The survey gathered information on the key social and economic factors affecting landholder decision-making about the adoption of practices expected to improve the management of natural resources in the region. The response rate for the survey was 69.4%.
The South West Catchment Council, Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food and the Bureau of Rural Sciences were key project partners. Funding was from a mix of national, state and regional programmes, including the Natural …