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Choosing A Bt Transgenic Corn Hybrid, R. J. Wright, Thomas E. Hunt, J. F. Witkowski, Blair Siegfried, John E. Foster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Describes traits of various Bt corn hybrids and factors to consider when selecting and using these hybrids.

Creating A Strong Family: Commitment: The Family Comes First, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact is based on years of family research and describes how strong families are committed to each other and to the family.

G1387 Cash Leasing Of Cropland In Nebraska, Bruce B. Johnson, Roger A. Selley, H. Douglas Jose, John D. Cole

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cash leasing cropland. It also provides guidelines for setting a fair cash rental rate.

Each year, more than 4 million acres of Nebraska cropland are leased under a cash lease arrangement. A cash lease involves the landowner conveying use of the cropland and associated management responsibilities to the tenant operator in exchange for a negotiated amount of cash. The cash payment is usually made in two installments, half at the beginning of the crop season and half at the end.

Under a typical cash lease, the tenant operator receives all the crop …

G1419 Community Supported Agriculture, Paul Swanson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide explains what community supported agriculture is, how it works and what producers will need to do to participate.

Most Nebraskans have not heard of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) but the concept is about three decades old in Japan and Europe and about 10-15 years old on the east coast of the United States.

In Japan, because of continued loss of farmland to urbanization and the migration of farmers to the city, a group of women approached local farm families with the idea of direct marketing produce from area farms to urban residents. This created an alternative distribution system …

G1398 Corn Grain Yield And Kernel Weight Stability After Black Layer, Fred W. Roeth, Roger Wesley Elmore

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide disputes previous reports that corn yields are reduced after black layer if harvest is delayed.

An October 1995 article in a national farm publication reported that corn dry matter decreased 1 percent for every percent loss in rain moisture as corn dried in the field after black layer (physiological maturity). The dry matter loss reportedly was hybrid specific and possibly due to seed respiration. This observation was based on research conducted at Purdue University with three hybrids over four years. All hybrids tested had significant dry matter losses in three of the four years. A report of similar …

G1416 Direct Sale Of Poultry, Paul Swanson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides poultry producers with information on how to market poultry directly to customers. It includes information on pricing, regulations, processing and relationship marketing.

The decision to market meat poultry requires a basic change in the way growers think about production. The question is no longer how many birds I can raise but how many I can sell at a reasonable profit.

Pricing

Several factors must be considered in pricing. First, determine the average amount of profit you need from each bird. Second, know your average cost to produce each bird. Finally, discover prices charged by others who are …

G1374 Escherichia Coli: Testing For Process Control Verification,, Mindy Brashears, Dianne Peters

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide was developed to help processors correctly perform carcass sampling in meat and poultry operations and interpret the results.

In July 1996, the U.S.D.A. published the Final Rule on Pathogen Reduction for meat and poultry processing facilities. Its goal is to reduce the occurrence of food-borne pathogens in meat and poultry products. The rule requires carcass sampling for "generic" E. coli in meat and poultry slaughter operations. The U.S.D.A. has developed guidelines for acceptable, marginal and unacceptable amounts of E. coli to be used by the processor to determine if their process is controlling microbial hazards. If E. coli …

G1408 Grain Molds And Mycotoxins In Corn, Jim Stack

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Storage molds of corn occur in Nebraska annually, potentially lowering grain quality. Mycotoxin contamination of corn occurs periodically, potentially affecting human and animal health. Learn how to identify the different types and their effects. Introduction In Nebraska, grain molds occur every year to varying degrees on field corn, seed corn, white corn, and other specialty corn hybrids. Most grain mold pathogens become associated with the kernel in the field; however, under certain conditions of temperature, relative humidity, and grain moisture, these molds can grow within the colonized kernel and even spread to adjacent kernels during transport and storage. Several issues …

G1402 Preharvest Soybean Marketing Strategies, James G. Kendrick, George H. Pfeiffer, Roger Wilson, David J. Drozd

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides strategies for using the futures market to obtain higher prices for soybeans. Soybean producers who decide to use the futures market to price their crop are immediately faced with a number of decisions. Should a futures contract be used as a hedge to "lock in" a price, or should an options contract be used to establish a floor price? When should the position be established? Which futures contract month is most appropriate? The many decisions facing those using the futures market may be a reason some have decided not to use it at all. The University of …

G1415 Recruiting Volunteers, Janet Fox

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide offers tips to volunteer coordinators that will help them recruit the best volunteers for any position.

Introduction

How does one go about recruiting volunteers to serve their organization? Knowing what motivates a person is the first step of understanding how to recruit a volunteer. According to Frederick Herzberg's Motivational Theory, there are five key motivators that should be kept in mind when providing volunteer opportunities. They are: achievement, recognition, challenging work, increased responsibility and development.

In addition, past participation in an organization motivates volunteers to give back to an organization from which they or family members have previously …

G1414 Rewarding Team Members, Janet Fox

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide explains how managers can tailor recognition to individuals, thus increasing its effectiveness.

Introduction

If there's one thing in life that everyone wants it's to be appreciated, rewarded and recognized for their contributions. Studies indicate that employees find personal recognition more motivational than money. Results of a recent Council on Communication Management survey confirms this. According to a recent Gallup poll of people who stopped volunteering, 42 percent said they felt their work was unimportant or was unappreciated at the work place or in a volunteer setting, appropriately rewarding people is important to retention and job performance.

G1410 Selection And Use Of Disinfectants, Terri Jo (Jo) Bek, Dee Griffin, Jim Kennedy

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides cattle producers and animal health workers information to help them better select and use disinfectants in their biosecurity program.

It is important to note that selecting and using disinfectants is only a tool in achieving the goal of biosecurity, which is to prevent, minimize or control cross-contamination of infective organisms between animals, from animals to feed and from animals to equipment that may directly or indirectly contact animals. Covers: definitions, selection, types of disinfectants considered; disinfectant selection table; and cattle viruses with and without viral envelopes. Includes tables of attributes to aid with disinfectant selection and cattle …

G646 Sphaeropsis Tip Blight Of Pines, Loren J. Giesler

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The symptoms and identification, disease cycle and control of Sphaeropsis tip blight.

Browning and death of tips is quite common in older, well-established pine plantings. Such damage is often due to Sphaeropsis tip blight, a fungal disease caused by Sphaeropsis sapinea (syn. Diplodia pinea). Infection kills major branches and may even kill the entire tree under severe disease pressure.

Sphaeropsis sapinea can infect young trees, but the disease becomes increasingly more common and destructive as trees approach 30 years of age. Tip blight commonly occurs in landscape, windbreak and park plantings; but is seldom found in natural pine stands. …

Nf00-432 Open Meeting Law, Jeanette Friesen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses Nebraska state statute 84-1408 which relates to the open meeting law.

G00-1411 Biosecurity Basics For Cattle Operations And Good Management Practices (Gmp) For Controlling Infectious Diseases, Marilyn Buhman, Grant Dewell, Dicky D. Griffin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide introduces cattle producers to the concept of biosecurity and provides practical management recommendations for preventing and/or containing infectious disease.

Biosecurity

The goal of biosecurity is to stop transmission of disease-causing agents by preventing, minimizing or controlling cross-contamination of body fluids (feces, urine, saliva, etc.) between animals, animals to feed and animals to equipment that may directly or indirectly contact animals. Biosecurity management practices are designed to prevent the spread of disease by minimizing the movement of biologic organisms and their vectors (viruses, bacteria, rodents, flies, etc.) onto and within your operation. Biosecurity can be very difficult to maintain …

Nf00-437 Setting Up Your Own Business Spotting Business Opportunities Among Scams, Carol Thayer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact provides advice for entrepreneurs in selecting viable business opportunities.

Nf00-439 Creating A Strong Family: What Is A Strong Family, Anyway?, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses six qualities that strong families often share.

Nf00-444 Creating A Strong Family: Spiritual Well-Being: Sacred Connections, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses how a sense of spiritual well-being is an important element for many strong families.

Nf00-442 Creating A Strong Family: Positive Communication: Smoothing Out The Bumps In Family Life, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact explores the role of open, clear communication in developing strong families.

Nf00-446 Creating A Strong Family: Qualities Of Strong Families, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact has guidelines for Creating a Strong Family.

Nf00-445 Creating A Strong Family: Successful Management Of Stress And Crisis, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Research with strong families shows how they approach difficult times and overcome them.

G00-1414 Rewarding Team Members, Janet Fox

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide explains how managers can tailor recognition to individuals, thus increasing its effectiveness.

The Importance of Rewards

If there's one thing in life that everyone wants it's to be appreciated, rewarded and recognized for their contributions. Studies indicate that employees find personal recognition more motivational than money. Results of a recent Council on Communication Management survey confirms this. According to a recent Gallup poll of people who stopped volunteering, 42 percent said they felt their work was unimportant or was unappreciated at the work place or in a volunteer setting, appropriately rewarding people is important to retention and job …

Mp78 2001-2002 Nebraska Dairy Report

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Annual Report of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Research for 2001-2002. Topics include:

Optimal Replacement of Forage and Concentrate with a New Wet Corn Milling Product for Lactating Dairy Cows

Evaluation of Alternative Sources of Rumen Undegradable Protein with Wet Corn Milling Products for Dairy Cattle

Effect of Wet Corn Gluten Feed on Growth and Nutrient Digestibility of Dairy Heifers

Quality of Corn Silage and Wet Corn Gluten Feed Ensiled Together in Mini Silos

Use of Bt Corn Silage and Grain by Lactating Dairy Cattle

Effect of Nonenzymatically Browned Sunflower Seeds on Ruminal Fermentation and Milk Composition

Carbohydrate Composition of Commonly …