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Historical Cattle And Beef Prices, Seasonal Patterns, And Futures Basis For Nebraska, 1960-2001, Dillion Feuz, Paul Burgener, Tom Holman

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Prices for different classes of feeder steers and heifers, slaughter steers and heifers, slaughter cows and bulls are reported in Tables 1-23. These prices are analyzed in the text of this publication. Discounts and premiums for various weights, grades and sex are identified. Each price series is analyzed to determine long term price trends and seasonal patterns. Stocker, feeder and live cattle basis are calculated using USDA monthly average reported cash prices and the monthly average futures prices, Tables 14- 15, 23. Carcass cut-out values are reported in Tables 24-26.

Historical Crop Prices, Seasonal Patterns, And Futures Basis For The Nebraska Panhandle 1983-2001, Paul Burgener, Dillion Feuz, Tom Holman

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

There are several economically significant crops grown in the Nebraska Panhandle. There are, collectively, in excess of 3 million acres in corn, wheat, sorghum, proso millet, dry edible beans, sunflowers, alfalfa hay, and other specialty crops in the area. There are some unique geographic, ecological and demographic features that influence crop prices in the area. This publication provides a basic price analysis for the crops in the Nebraska Panhandle to help growers to be able to make informed marketing and production decisions.

Wheat and corn are the two largest crops in terms of acreage in the region, followed by alfalfa …

An Integrated Approach To Cultivar Evaluation And Selection For Improving Sugar Beet Profitability, Robert M. Harveson, G. L. Hein, J. A. Smith, Robert G. Wilson, C. Dean Yonts

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Sugar beets in the United States are produced in 12 states within four diverse geographic regions. The greatest volume of production occurs in the Upper Midwest and includes Minnesota and North Dakota. This area produced 48% of the crop on 300,000 ha (758,000 acres) in 2000. The second largest production area is the Far West and includes California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. This region produced 22% of the crop on 138,000 ha (354,000 acres). The Great Plains region, consisting of Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming, produced 18% of the crop on 108,000 ha (271,000 acres). Finally, the Great Lakes region, …

Life History And Laboratory Rearing Of Pseudometapterus Umbrosus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) With Descriptions Of Immatures Stages, Jeffrey Bradshaw, J. E. Mcpherson

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

The life history of the emesine reduviid Pseudometapterus umbrosus (Blatchley) was studied in southern Illinois from February 1999 to November 2000, and the immature stages were described. The bug also was reared from egg to adult under controlled laboratory conditions. This univoltine species occurred on the rock faces of sandstone bluffs often in association with plants and spider webs. Adults and nymphs preyed primarily on small flies. Adults overwintered within fallen leaves on the bluff outcroppings, emerged in early April, and began feeding and reproducing shortly thereafter. Eggs were found from early May to late October and were deposited on …

Plant Population And Nitrogen Fertility Management Of Dryland Corn, J. M. Blumenthal, Drew J. Lyon

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Dryland corn (Zea mays L.) hectarage increased more than seven-fold from 1995 through 1999 in semiarid western Nebraska. Corn management recommendations are lacking for this area. The objectives of this study were to determine proper management practices for dryland corn relative to plant population and N fertility. In 1999 and 2000, experiments were conducted each year at four sites in western Nebraska. Experimental treatments were plant populations (17 300, 27 200, 37 100, 46 900, and 56 800 plants ha^-1) and N fertilizer rates (0, 34, 67, 101, and 134 kg N ha^-1) arranged in a …