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Price Enhancement And Risk Management, Roger Selley

Cornhusker Economics

In the recent 2000 Corn-Soybean Expo Marketing workshops participants were given an opportunity to market corn and compare their decisions with others. The workshop is described below, along with some of what we learned. Participants were asked to decide whether they wanted to purchase CRC multi-peril crop insurance and how much corn they wanted to cash forward contract from early April to late July for harvest-time delivery. For workshops in predominately irrigated areas, participants were given past corn yields for a 500-acre farm with a 10- year average yield of 165 bushels per acre based on actual yields from a …

Nebraska’S Agricultural Real Estate Market Holds Steady, Bruce Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Despite the generally poor commodity prices during most of 1999, the markets for agricultural land remained relatively unchanged in terms of value levels and cash rental rates. Preliminary results from the February 1, 2000 UNL land market survey indicate a state all-land average value of $696 per acre, less than a 1 percent increase from 12 months earlier (Figure 1 and Table 1). For the state as a whole, the various classes of cropland moved slightly in both directions of year-earlier levels, with the 12-month changes being hardly more than the recent daily gyrations of the stock market. And though …

Countrysides Transformed, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg

Pamela Riney-Kehrberg

Rural and agricultural history provide their readers different perspectives on the ways in which the countryside has changed over the course of American history. Rural history approaches the question of change from the perspective of communities and families, while agricultural history generally eschews the social perspective for issues of crop production. Such is the case of two recent and important books in rural and agricultural history, Hal Barron's Mixed Harvest: The Second Great Transformationin the Rural North, 1870-1930 and Steven Stoll's The Fruits of Natural Advantage: The Making of the Industrial Countryside in California. While both authors are intimately concerned …

Nebline, March 2000

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Stormwater Management and Water Quality: Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution
All America Selection 2000 Winners
Pruning Mature Deciduous Shrubs
Educate Yourself Before You Buy
Carpenter Ants are Frustrating!
Get Ready for Babies!
“Tiny Red Dots Moving on My Window Sill”
Cats — Keeping the Urban Predator in Check
Farming in a Drought
Could We Still Have a Y2K Disaster?
Stockmen Prepare for Drought
Tanks vs. Ponds and Creeks for Livestock Water
Dry Conditions Expected Through Spring
The Business Plan: Executive Summary
To Prune is to Care
On the Plate...Supplement Label Changes
Convenient, Safe and Nutritious Foods: It’s in a Can
Healthy …

Farmers's Preferences For The Structure Of Agriculture, Communities And Employment In The Future, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins

Cornhusker Economics

Tensions continue to develop as farmers and ranchers face changing international marketing conditions, changes in their communities and changes in the overall structure of food and fiber production. In the most recent Nebraska Rural Poll, farmers and ranchers were asked their preferences about the future as well as their expectations for what is to come.

Wa Agricultural Growth And The State Economy Research Report Volume 2, Nazrul Islam, Helal Ahammad

Research Reports

The impact of state and national policies on the Western Australian (WA) agriculture can not be assessed realistically unless the distinctive characteristics of WA agriculture are taken into account. The objective of this paper is to develop and document an economic information base for WA agriculture by identifying and exploring the main characteristics of its production systems. The study reveals that agriculture plays a more important role in WA than in the rest of Australia (ROA). The share of WA in the national gross value of agricultural production and exports is much higher than her share in the national gross …

Biological Control Of Seed Rot And Damping Off Pathogens In Corn (Zea Mays L.) With Bacillus Spp., Carolina D. Amper

Graduate Student's Output

No abstract provided.

How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill

All Current Publications

Irrigation canals placed in native soil or lined with earth can have seepage water losses varying from 20 percent to more than 50 percent. Well designed, new compacted earth lined canals can have reduced seepage losses similar to concrete lined channels. However, consistent and regular maintenance is required to keep seepage losses low. Older concrete lined canals with deteriorated joints and frost heave or settled sections may also have high seepage losses and require rehabilitating.

Special Master Decision In Republican River Lawsuit, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On January 28, 2000 the Special Master issued his first ruling in the Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado lawsuit on the Republican River Compact. The ruling establishes that groundwater pumping in Nebraska will be part of the lawsuit. While the ruling is a legal setback for Nebraska, it does not come as a surprise.

Changes Continue ?Some Observations, Wade Nutzman

Cornhusker Economics

As we enter the new century, one wonders what type of changes ag producers will face. What are some of the main factors that will shape the future? Will many things stay the same as they have been in the past? I started making notes of some of these concepts a few weeks ago. From my perspective, some items on this list deserve mention. These are things that I have heard producers talk about when I have worked with them over the past few years. Some are my observations of what is 慸own the road?for Nebraska agriculture.

Crop Updates 2000 Cereals - Part 4, C. Tang, Z. Rengel, E. Diatloff, B. Mcgann, Mehmet Cakir, Nick Galwey, David Poulsen, M. Carter, A. Briney, R. Wilson, R. H. Potter, M. G. K. Jones, Ian Barclay, Robyn Mclean, Dean Diepeveen, Robert Loughman, Ross Kingwell, Michael O'Connell, Simone Blennerhasset, Benjamin Michael Tiller, Senthold Asseng, Holger Meinke, Bill Bowden, Jeff Russell, Ivan Lee, Clare Johnson, Chris Newman, Robert Emery, Romolo Tassone, Ernestos Kostas, Graeme Ralph, Robert Sudmeyer, David Hall, Harvey Jones

Crop Updates

This session covers twelve papers from different authors:

BREEDING

1.Response to subsoil acidity of wheat genotypes differing in Al-tolerance, C. Tang, Z. Rengel, E. Diatloff and B. McGann, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition/CLIMA, University of Western Australia

2. Application of molecular markers in Barley Improvement, Mehmet Cakir¹, Nick Galwey¹ and David Poulsen^{2, 1}Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, ²Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Hermitage Research Station, Queensland

3. Implementation of molecular markers for wheat improvement in the Western Region, M. Carter¹, A. Briney¹, …

The Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture Changes And Projections, Matthew Diersen, Larry Jassen, Paula Loewe

Economics Research Reports

Agriculture in South Dakota has changed greatly in the second half of the 20th century and many more changes will occur in the next 20 to 50 years of the 21st century. ''The technology, organization, and structure of agriculture are dynamic, and future changes may dwarf past ones. The evolution of agriculture will have important impacts on farmers and society at large." (Hallam, 1993, pg. 1 ). The purposes of this report are: (1) to examine and explain key changes in the organization and structure of South Dakota's farm sector, (2) to provide a contemporary profile of farm business and …

The Relationship Between Captive Supplies And Spot Cattle Prices: Is It Causation Or Merely Correlation?, Azzeddine M. Azzam

Cornhusker Economics

Attempts by agricultural economists to estimate the relationship between captive supplies and spot cattle prices span over thirty years. What we know is that the relationship is negative. That is, when captive supply usage goes up, spot cattle prices go down. What we don’t know is whether or not the negative relationship means that an increase in captive supply usage causes a decline in cattle prices, thus hurting independent cattle producers. Results of a recent investigative research report, using an extensive data set from the Texas Panhandle, suggests that the observed negative relationship should not be taken as causation.

Trends In Retailing Activity Across Nebraska, Bruce B. Johnson, Brandon Raddatz

Cornhusker Economics

The structural trend in production agriculture towards fewer and larger farms has had its counter-part in the retailing sector of the state as well. Over the past 30 years, the total retailing pie has increasingly shifted to the larger retailing centers across the State. The smaller retailing centers, particularly, have experienced greater retailing leakage. Moreover, these general shifts have seemed to continue unabated regardless of the overall economic conditions of their regions.

Ard News February 2000

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Dean
CSREES Appropriation for FY 2000
Initiative for Future Agricultural and Food Systems
ARD 113th Annual Report
Grants and Contracts Received December 1999 and January 2000
New or Revised Projects
Undergraduate Honors Research Program
Research Support from Commodity Checkoff Programs
Endeavors
Innovative and High Risk Research Program
NABC Bioethics Institute
NABC 12 Annual Meeting
NABC Statement 2000 an Agricultural Biotechnology
Federal R&D Funding for FY 2000

Desarrollo De Tecnologias De Acuacultura Semi-Intensiva En Honduras: Resumen De Las Investigaciones En Acuacultura De Agua Dulce Realizadas Por El Programa Colaborativo De Apoyo A La Investigacion En Acuacultura/Dinamica De Estanques (Pd/A Crsp) De 1983 A 1992, Bartholomew Green, David Teichert-Coddington, Terrill Hanson

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

La investigacion en acuacultura en Honduras se ha desarrollado desde 1983 en una manera colaborativa por medio del Centro Internacional de Acuacultura y Medio Ambientes Acuaticos, Universidad de Auburn, y la Direccion General de Pesca y Acuacultura, Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Republica de Honduras. Estas investigaciones de llevaron a cabo en el Centro Nacional de Investigacion Piscicola El Carao, Comayagua, Honduras, bajo el auspicio del Programa Colaborativo de Investigaion en Acuacultura/Dinamica de Estanques (PD/A CRSP), el cual esta financiado por USAID. La meta principal de PD/A CRSP es incremntar la produccion de tilapia por medio de la optimizacion de …

Nebline, February 2000

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Southeast Nebraska Area Producers – SNAP, a history and update
2000 Perennial Plant of the Year
Basil
Mulches
Roosting birds making a mess?
Dust mites
EPA announces recall of AllerCare
Drought entering 2000 growing season
Sorghum seminar features marketing and production tips
Computerized financial record keeping
Selecting an alfalfa variety
Y2K dust bowl has arrived
The business plan
Water softening skin and detergent
Bait stations for rodent control
Stretching food dollars through the holidays
Healthy Eating: Winter Crisp
Heart healthy adventures
Focus on Food
Family & Community Education (FCE): Clarice's Column
FCE News
Raising boys to men
Ways to beat …

Stocking Rate Guidelines For Rural Small Holdings, Swan Coastal Plain And Darling Scarp And Surrounds, Western Australia, Dennis Van Gool, Ken Angell, Lindsay Stephens

Agriculture reports

Small rural holdings are often owned by people who want to pursue a semi-rural lifestyle but who are inexperienced in land management issues. This can result in landholders stocking their properties with animals at rates higher than the land resources can sustain, leading to degradation problems such as soil erosion, water pollution and damage to vegetation. This document provides information and guidelines to help planners, developers, local authorities and land owners determine the base stocking rates for rural small holdings on the Swan Coastal Plain and Darling Scarp and immediate surrounds. The advice utilises Agriculture Western Australia’s rural stocking rate …

Cropwatch No. 99-26, Jan. 28, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop selection………..222

Winter meetings………..223

Tillage, planting………..224

Winter wheat………..224

BT hybrids………..225

Reducing pesticides………..226

Assessing winter wheat………..227

What Crop Should Be Grown If The Drought Continues?, Douglas H. Jose

Cornhusker Economics

Drought! Although it is a dreaded word in Nebraska we have not had to deal with a serious drought for many years. As of late January there is virtually no moisture in the soil profile. It is about 9 months before harvest and our moisture conditions can change significantly in that period. However, crop selection and crop insurance decisions will soon need to be made. The deadline to purchase crop insurance for spring seeded crops is March 15. In light of the low soil moisture conditions, should non-irrigated growers plant corn or grain sorghum? Over the past 10 years there …

Returns To Taxpayers' Research Expenditures: A Case In Point, Richard K. Perrin

Cornhusker Economics

For more than a century, taxpayers in Nebraska and across the nation have invested in agricultural research through the University of Nebraska's Agricultural Research Division (ARD). In the past two fiscal years, the ARD received an average of $27 million from state taxpayers and $13 million from federal taxpayers - a total of $40 million per year. In the study described below, we found that the annual net benefit from just one ARD research effort is about equal to this entire public expenditure.

Pork Producers Face Challenges, Allen Prosch

Cornhusker Economics

There is a lot of discussion about producers retaining ownership of their product as it moves to the end consumer. It is generally assumed that retaining ownership will allow the producer to generate additional income by participating in a bigger share of the final value. However, the price that the consumer pays does not come without cost. As producers examine the complexities of retaining ownership, the added risk and cost of these activities become more apparent.

Ownership Costs Of Depreciable Assets, Glenn A. Helmers

Cornhusker Economics

The distinction between fixed vs. variable assets has long been a troublesome concept in understanding economic and financial behavior. The traditional distinction between fixed vs. variable costs is that fixed costs are unaffected by use, while variable costs are directly related to use. While this concept is useful, problems occur in classifying assets according to fixity as well as implementing it. It has become increasingly recognized that "fixed cost" components such as depreciation and interest on investment are actually impacted by use. This is one reason that for assets such as farm machinery, the terminology of "ownership-operating" costs is replacing …

Crop Watch No. 2000-01, March 3, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Welcome Subscribers..........2

Briefs..........2

Reduce Tillage..........3

Pesticide Disposal..........4

Rural Routes Web Site..........4

Bt Refuges..........5

New Herbicides.......7

Crop Insurance..........9

Subscription Order..........10

Crop Watch No. 2000-03, March 24, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Briefs..........22

Vernalized Wheat..........23

Army Cutworms..........24

Wheat Workshops..........24

Drought Conferences..........25

Wheat Web Sites..........25

Soybean Seed Treatments..........26

Early Planted Soybeans..........27

GMOs or Not..........28

Preserving Grain Identity..........28

Irrigating Alfalfa..........29

Alfalfa Weevils..........29

State Rain Cycles..........30

Crop Watch No. 2000-02, March 10, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Briefs..........12

Cutworm Alert..........13

Diagnostic Clinic..........14

Weed Management Strategies..........15

Corn Flea Beetle..........16

Oats for Hay, Forage..........16

Banding Herbicides..........17

Water Use Tips..........18

WeedSoft Update..........20

Crop Watch No. 2000-04, April 7, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Wheat Diseases..........32

Winter Annuals..........32

Early Weed Control..........34

Soil Moisture Profile..........34

Sorghum Vs. Corn..........35

Corn Planting Depth..........36

Corn Populations..........37

Baiting Wireworms..........38

Alfalfa Weevil Scouting..........39

Crop Watch No. 2000-07, April 28, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Briefs.........58

Indentifying Wheat Visuses..........60

Herbicide Options in Sorghum..........61

Late Weeds in Alfalfa..........62

Crop Update..........62

New Corn Plant..........62

Crop Watch No. 2000-09, May 12, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates.........70

Cutworm Scouting..........72

Timing of Weed Control..........73

Postemergence Weeds..........75

Early Planted Soybeans..........77

Wheat Survey Reported..........78

Crop Watch No. 2000-10, May 19, 2000, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........80

Stalk Borer Scouting..........81

Weeds in Soybeans..........82

Frosted Wheat..........83

Assessing Wheat Damage..........84

Corn Leaf Beetles..........85

Purple Loosestrife..........86

Wheat Diseases/Insects..........88

ECB Light Traps..........88