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Nebline, July 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

2002 Lancaster County Fair
Blue Flowers for the Garden
Lawn Care Tips Save Water During Drought
Fall Webworm
2002 July/August Garden Calendar
“Itchy Chiggers”
Mosquito Prevention and Control
What’s the Scoop on Insect Repellents?
Changes in the Nebraska Pesticide Act May Affect Termiticide Applications
Preparing Bins, Equipment for Harvest
Soybeans American Style: Using Innovation & Experience to Increase Profitability
Pesticide Container Recycling
Plant Turnips for Fall Grazing
Safety and Risk Management in Agricultural Tourism
Caring for Animals When Gone
State’s Rural Population is Growing
July/August UNL Programs and Events of Interest
Packing Your Lunch Can Save You More Than Money …

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2002, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Miscellaneous Publication 6/2001 - Sheep And Goat Industries Biosecurity Plan, Department Of Agriculture Western Australia, Government Of Western Australia

Biosecurity published reports

StockGuard has been initiated to develop a series of biosecurity plans for the animal industries in Western Australia. Through StockGuard, representatives from the animal industries have been working with the Department of Agriculture to identify the major threats to each of the animal industries and to develop action plans detailing how these threats will be managed.

The recent Foot and Mouth outbreak in the United Kingdom is a stark example of the potential for exotic disease to devastate an animal industry. The UK experience, along with the 1999 outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease in poultry in New South Wales have …

Cropwatch No. 2002-15, June 28, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……….138

Field updates……….……….138

Wheat Disease……….……….138

Glyphosate performance……….……….139

Wheat yields low……….……….141

Irrigating alfalfa……….……….142

Seedling alfalfa……….……….142

Signs of heat stress……….……….143

Farm mediation clinics……….……….144

Crop clinic set……….……….145

West Nile Virus……….……….145

Western bean cutworm……….……….146

Chinch bugs……….……….146

Nebline, June 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

NFBA Helps Producers Analyze Their Farming Business
Local Grower Turns to Barley Straw as an Alternative Crop
Propagation of Shrubs from Softwood Cuttings
Bindweed Season is Here
Night Blooming Flowers Offer Evening Enjoyment
2002 June/July Garden Calendar
See a Roach? Identify it Before you Spray
EQIP Works With Producers to Conserve Natural Resources
Are Carpenter Ants Killing My Trees?
EPA Urges Caution When Using Disinfectants in Ducts
Controlling Algae in Ponds and Lakes
Pesticide Container Recycling
Sample Your Hay to Get Accurate Nutrient Analyses
Wildflowers and Native Plants
Some Wood Mulches Can Encourage Turf Mushrooms
Control of Smooth Sumac
Check …

Ard News June 2002

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Dean
ARD Advisory Council
ESCOP/ ACOP Leadership Development Program
ARD Advisory Council Election Results
ARD Interdisciplinary Research Grants Program
Layman Awards
New or Revised Projects
Grants and Contracts Received March, April and May, 2002
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Writing Clear and Understandable Competitive Grant Proposals
Research Grant and Contract Income During the Last Four Calendar Years Expressed an Dollars per Research FTE Basis
Highlights of the 2002 Farm Bill
Adaption of Biotechnology Enhanced Craps in Selected Cornbelt States

Invest For Success - Investing In Agriculture In The South West Irrigation Area, Caroline Hatherly, Janet Mccreddin, Georgia Thomas

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

For the South West Irrigation Area to grow and prosper, it is essential that information be gathered and shared, the region promoted, and water used efficiently. The INTERACT project has been developed to do just that and will be a driver for agricultural development into the future.

" Once SWI just delivered water; now it is helping its irrigation industries to grow." Vision statement, South West Irrigation

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 2001-02 25th Year Edition, Bruce Johnson, Lance Kuenning

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

In this silver anniversary edition, we provide a 25-year perspective of Nebraska's agricultural real estate market as well as analyzing the market dynamics of recent months.

Despite being a market of very limited turnover rates of ownership as well as rental leases, the market for agricultural real estate is still very dynamic. This is very obvious in the past 25 years during which agricultural land values in Nebraska experienced both "boom" and "bust" conditions before developing a more steady-to-gradually-upward trend more recently. Average 2002 levels of values in nominal terms are essentially in the same range as those of the …

Total Grazing Management Field Guide Self-Mustering Systems For Cattle, Sheep And Goats, C Underwood

Bulletins 4000 -

Total grazing management (TGM) systems were designed to assist producers in the Western Australian rangelands to improve station productivity.TGM systems can increase the profits of pastoral properties by improving management control over grazing animals and by decreasing operating costs.

Over 1000 TGM yards have been put on the ground in the southern rangelands.The majority of these are sheep and goat systems, though an increasing number of cattle systems, and cattle, sheep and goat systems are being built.

This booklet is a practical guide to the types of TGM selfmustering systems available. It is designed to be used as a planning …

Cropwatch No. 2002-11, May 24,2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips…………..98

Field updates…………..98

Grasshoppers early…………..99

Stalk borer scouting…………..100

Wind limits on pesticide application…………..103

Growth regulators…………..104

Differing glyphosates…………..105

Wheat diseases active…………..106

Cropwatch No. 2002-12, May 23, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates…………….112

Cutworms in crops…………….112

Resistant RWA alert…………….112

Grasshopper survey…………….114

Common stalk borer…………….114

Stressed winter wheat…………….115

Selling CRP land…………….116

CRP signup extended…………….116

Tick & fly alert…………….117

Groundwater levels drop…………….118

Long-term drought cycles…………….119

On-line weather data…………….120

School Of Natural Resource Sciences, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good afternoon. Thank you for asking me to be with you today; I welcome this opportunity to talk with you, to hear what you're thinking, and to participate with you in an exchange of ideas.

I've been asked to make some prepared remarks this afternoon, and when those are ended I welcome your ideas, your questions, and your comments. I look forward to more discussions with you at other times, as well. I do have open hours Friday afternoons, and encourage faculty and staff to stop by to visit, to share an idea, to ask a question, or to just …

Cropwatch No. 2002-8, May 3, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips……………70

Field updates……………70

Weed control in sorghum……………73

Weed control in pastures and range……………74

Pesticide and fertilizer security……………75

Pest management resources……………75

Weed Science Field Days……………76

Alfalfa weevil scouting……………76

Delay pasture grazing……………76

Evaluation Of The Persistence Of Grazing Alfalfa Varieties, Maria Stiles

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The use of alfalfa (Medicago scitiva L.) for grazing is becoming more common. Alfalfa is the most widely planted legume, and is one of the most nutritional forage crops available. It is proposed that alfalfa was cultivated 4000 to 5000 years ago and produces the most protein per acre of any forage crop. Live weight gains for beef cattle grazing alfalfa average 230 to 360 kg ha-1. There is no cheaper way to harvest and utilize alfalfa than for the animal to harvest it directly. Most of the commercially available alfalfa varieties, however, were developed for hay production and thus …

Nebline, May 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Farmers Learn About Biosolids!
2002 All-America Rose Selections
Walnut Caterpillar
Basil for Your Garden
Annual Vines in the Landscape
2002 May/June Garden Calendar
Ant Problems? Try a Baiting Approach
Workshop: Everything Homeowners Need to Know About Termite Control
2002 Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Backyard Wildlife: To Feed a Hummingbird
Cattail Control in Sewage Lagoons
Pesticide Disposal Program a Success
Storage Methods to Reduce Hay Losses
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Annual Observed Precipitation – Lincoln, NE (in inches, 1887-2001)
Herbicide Application
Maintain Drainfield for Long-Term Septic System Use
Controlling Dandelions
New Test For Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease and Tick Management …

1080 Summary Information, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, Department Of Conservation And Land Management, Western Australia, Department Of Health, Western Australia

Biosecurity research reports

Fluoroacetate, the active ingredient of 1080, occurs naturally in toxic plants in Australia, South Africa, and South America. Manufactured I080 underpins most vertebrate pest control programs in Australia and New Zealand. Fluoroacetate occurs naturally in about 40 plant species in Australia with most of these plants restricted to the south-west of WA.

I080 was introduced to rabbit control programs in the early 1950s and therefore has a long history of proven effectiveness and safety in Australia. There have been few repo1ted problems associated with human safety, environmental persistence, bioaccumulation or impact on populations of non-target species.

In particular, I080 baits …

Accumulation Of Microbial Biomass Within Particulate Organic Matter Of Aging Golf Greens, Mine Kerek, Rhae A. Drijber, William L. Powers, Robert C. Shearman, Roch E. Gaussoin, Anne Streich

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Microbial biomass (MB) is a key variable controlling soil organic matter dynamics in soil. Currently, there is little information on the amount and significance of MB in highly managed golf greens. Our objective was to determine the amount and distribution of MB within soil structural components of golf greens and its relationship to the location of organic substrates. During 1996, 47 greens were sampled from 12 golf courses within Nebraska (USA). Microbial biomass, determined as extractable lipid phosphate on field-moist soils, increased linearly with age of green (Y = 19.39 + 3.54x; r² = 0.87, P = 0.001). In …

Bioavailability/Toxicity Of Iron From Aerobically Processed Organic Fertilizer, Stacey Marie Wilson

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

For an undergraduate Honor's project, I worked under the direction of Dr. Jeffery Hall to determine the bioavailability and toxicity of iron from Milorganite® fertilizer, an aerobically processed organic fertilizer. The Milorganite® Company is a subsidiary of the Milwaukee Municipal Sewage District and produces a fertilizer of high iron content (approximately 5-7%). The high iron content has resulted in concern about the toxic potential, which until now was unknown. This thesis paper will explain iron chemistry, bioavailability, requirements, absorption, toxicity, and treatments, followed by a description of fertilizer types and contents. This will be followed by a description and reasoning …

Cropwatch No. 2002-7, April 26, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Focus on: Grain sorghum

Inside

Updates …………62

Management calendar …………62

Field scout training………… 62

Controlling cattails …………63

Weevils in alfalfa………… 64

Sorghum production………… 65

Rotation, tillage effects …………66

Precip forecast………… 67

Musk thistle control………… 68

Cropwatch No. 2002-6, April 19, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside: Focus on soybeans

Updates ................................... 52

Management calendar ....... ... 52

Soybean cyst nematode ........ 55

Alfalfa weevil scouting ......... 56

Prescribed burning ................ 56

Sprayer nozzles ...................... 57

Preemergent herbicides ........ 58

Wheat condition poor .... ....... 58

Early planting dates .............. 59

Irrigate alfalfa ......................... 60

State in drought .. .... ..... ........... 60

Termite workshops ................ 60

Cropwatch No. 2002-5, April 12, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside: Focus on soybeans

Management calendar ........... 42

Soybean Field Days ................ 42

Inoculating soybean seed ...... 43

Corn, sorghum mix ................ 44

Planting basics ....................... 45

Tillage, date, rate

Fertilizing soybeans ............... 46

Early planting option ............. 47

Weed control ........................... 49

Manure testing ........................ 50

Vietnam’S Rice Economy: Developments And Prospects, Kenneth B. Young, Eric J. Wailes, Gail L. Cramer, Nguyen Tri Khiem

AAES Research Reports and Research Bulletins

Vietnam shifted rapidly from being a net rice importer prior to 1987 to become the second largest world rice exporter by 1995. Net rice exports have leveled off at about 3.8 million metric tons from 1997 to 1999. The world rice price has dropped dramatically in 2000 to barely cover the rice production cost in Vietnam, and net rice exports are expected to fall to 3.4 million mt because of the poor import demand in 2000. This report reviews the policy adjustments that led to the rapid growth in rice production and evaluates the prospects for Vietnam to continue as …

Ard News April 2002

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the Dean
Writing Grad Research Objectives
CSREES Research Budget (FY 2001 - 2003)
NABC Report 13
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
IANR Successes: Impact 2002
Grants and Contracts Received February 2002
Nebraska Farm Income Statistics, 1990-2000
New, Revised or Extended Research Projects
President's Budget Recommendations for Research and Development in FY 2003
2001 Graduate Student Survey - January 2002

Extended Visions March-April 2002

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

No abstract provided.

Louisiana Agriculture Spring, 2002, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Nebline, April 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum: A Gateway to Great Gardens
Plant a Moss and Wire Hanging Basket
Perennials with Interesting Flowers
2002 April/May Garden Calendar
Preventing Termite Infestations
Earth Day Events
Controlling Rabbit Damage in the Backyard
Warm Winter Improves Corn Flea Beetle Survival
Caution Urged When Using Anhydrous Ammonia
Are We Headed for Another Dry Year?
Security Concerns for Pesticides or Fertilizers
Lagoon Waste Systems
Planting Trees Properly
Using Wood Chips for Mulch Has Multiple Benefits
Composting Workshops
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Let Children Play, Explore and Investigate to Learn About Food!
Focus on Food
USDA’s Meat and Poultry …

Cropwatch No. 2002-3, March 29, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Updates………….22

Controlling downy brome………….24

Grazing weedy pastures………….24

Winter annuals in no-till………….25

New herbicides………….25

Climate change & wheat………….26

Waste collection sites………….26

Farmer input needed………….27

Ag land values up………….28

Valuing manure………….29

Check alfalfa condition………….29

Valuing biosolids………….30

Research project profile………….30

Japanese Ag Training Program Closing Ceremony, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

What a pleasure it is to be here with you tonight for this year’s closing ceremony for the Japanese Ag Training Program. We have been so delighted to have those of you enrolled in the program studying with us for the past three months. You join the nearly 1,400 Japanese Ag Training Program trainees who have received animal science production, management, and agribusiness training from our faculty since the program began here in 1966, and we are so pleased to have had this opportunity to know and to work with you.

2002 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

No abstract provided.

A Reduced–Cost Mechanized System For Handling And Curing Mechanically–Harvested Burley Tobacco, Greg A. Camenisch, Larry G. Wells, Timothy D. Smith, George A. Duncan

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

An experimental system was tested in which mechanically harvested burley tobacco plants placed onto steel slotted receivers were retrieved from a field, transported to a field curing structure, and placed onto the structure for air curing by a single worker. The system consisted of a tractor–towed, trailer mechanism that engaged and hoisted loads of approximately 360 burley plants of approximately 1 Mg mass. Ten slotted steel rails, 3.05 m long, holding 36 notched plants were placed onto parallel wooden beams suspended at a height of 2.13 m by wooden posts set in the ground. Burley tobacco was cured in this …