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Cropwatch No. 94-11, June 24, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

FIFRA .................................... 84

Weed control ......................... 85

Clean grain bins ..................... 86

Kansas wheat ......................... 86

Corn progressing.................... 87

Kansas outlook....................... 87

Perennial weeds ..................... 87

Nebraska weather ................... 88

Cropwatch No. 94-10, June 10, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Corn rootworms.......................68

Chinch bugs few.......................68

Cereal leaf beetle.......................69

Wheat Update.......................69

Wheat diseases.......................69

Precipitation trends.......................70

Soybean weed control.......................71

Pre-sidedress testing.......................72

Grazing restrictions.......................73

Weed control in sorghum.......................74

Growing degree days.......................74

Subscription special.......................74

Agriculture News Release - 1994-06-07, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Agriculture Committee News Releases

No abstract provided.

Ard News June 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
UNL RANKING FOR TOTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES IN 1993
ANNUAL RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT FORM AD-421
ARDC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BUILDING INITIATION OF CONSTRUCTION CELEBRATION
SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS
FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATIONS BY AGENCY
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - FY 1994
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
TRENDS IN PH.D.S AWARDED IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL AND MAY, 1994
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
SMALL BUSINESS AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 1993-94, Bruce Johnson

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

Agricultural land values rose across the state during 1993, averaging 6.6 percent for the year ending February 1, 1994. According to the 1994 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market survey, largest annual increases were reported in the east, southwest, and north areas with percentage increases of 8.9 percent, 8.4 percent, and 8:0 percent respectively.

While weather adversity was widespread across Nebraska during 1993, buyer interest remained keen, and appeared to intensify in late 1993 and early 1994 as crop commodity prices rose.

In any local market, agricultural land values will exhibit rather pronounced ranges in market values depending upon real and …

Nebline, June 1994

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Human Resources

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Agriculture News Release - 1994-05-18, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Agriculture Committee News Releases

No abstract provided.

Nebline, May 1994

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Human Resources

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Dungpat Microenvironmental Effects On Germination And Establishment Of Crested Wheatgrass, Ghulam Akbar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Complementary greenhouse and field studies investigated the effects of ambient environmental conditions on cattle dungpat moisture, temperature, nutrient concentration, and crust formation dynamics, which in turn influence seed germination and seedling establishment in dungpats. 'Hycrest' crested wheatgrass [Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) X A. cristatum (L.) Gaert.] was used as a representative revegetation species.

After collecting feces from Holstein steers that had been fed crested wheatgrass seeds, uniform dungpats were prepared and placed on two soil types (loam and coarse sand) in containers under three watering treatments (field capacity, 1/2 field capacity, and no water) in the greenhouse. Dungpat …

Cropwatch No. 94-6, April 29, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Starter fertilizers ........................ 40

Cleaning contaminated gloves. 40

Identifying nightshade .............. 41

Laundering pesticide clothes ... 42

Kansas crop, pest update .......... 42

Diagnostic clinic ........................ 43

Field dandelions ........................ 43

Moss in tanks ............................. 43

GDDs for alfalfa weevils .......... 44

GDD table .................................. 44

Soil temperature table ............... 44

Cropwatch No. 94-5, April 22, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Preplant 2,4-D, Banvel .................... 34

Wheat diseases .................... 35

Protective gloves .................... 35

Herbicide drift .................... 35

Conserving moisture .................... 36

New acetochlor labels .................... 36

Treat thistles .................... 37

Worker Protection Standard .................... 37

Kansas weather, crops .................... 38

Growing degree days .................... 38

Soil temperatures .................... 38

Ard News April 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Contents:

Comments from the Dean
107th Annual Report for ARD
ARDC “Research and Education Building” Groundbreaking Ceremony
Special Research Grant Program Awards
Successful Grant Proposals in Sustainable Agriculture
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Program Moves
Grants and Contracts Received February and March, 1994
U.S. Public Agricultural Research Expenditures
FY 1995 CSRS Budget
Integrated Crop/Livestock Farm Continues to Develop at ARDC
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Dean's Comments: Dean David A. Bryant reflects on Dr. Ray Moore's career as a teacher and agricultural research leader, and the impact his commitment to "creating opportunities for a lifetime" has had on South Dakota. [p] 1
CRM: it settles differences: Landowners often find themselves locking horns with government and special interest groups over use of natural resources. Coordinated Resource Management (CAM) brings all parties together to work things out as a team. [p] 2
South Dakota: not too cold for cattle: A common perception among second party investors is that South Dakota winters are too cold to feed cattle …

Nebline, April 1994

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Human Resources

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Cropwatch No. 94-2, March 25, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Newsletter changes ...................... 8

Wheat viruses ............................... 9

On-farm waste disposal ................. 9

Cleaning up a farm dump ............ 10

Kansas insect news ...................... 10

Rotations for pest-control ...................... 11

Herbicide software ....................... 11

Combination herbicides ...................... 12

Sprayer calibration ...................... 13

Cattle Feedlot Management In South Dakota, Donald Taylor, Dillion M. Feuz

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This research report is based on the results of a mail survey of randomly selected South Dakota beef cattle feeders undertaken during the winter of 1991-92. The purpose of the survey was to determine the nature of management practices followed by the state's cattle feeders and whether those practices differ by size- and/or location-of-feedlot.

Nebline, March 1994

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Human Resources

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Bulletin 4283 - Nitrogen Fertilisers For Cereal Production, M. G. Mason

Bulletins 4000 -

Because fertiliser prices are high, it is important to understand what affects the response to fertilisers by crops.

Among the many factors influencing crop response to nitrogen applications, the most important are the season, soil type, paddock history, time of application and source of nitrogen. Before deciding whether to use nitrogen on a cereal crop, which source to use and at what rate, you need some understanding of how these factors work.

Greatest responses to nitrogen fertilisers can be expected in areas with a relatively long growing season. In such areas light soils with a low nitrogen status give the …

Fundamental Principles Of Plant Pathology For Agricultural Producers, Paul C. Vincelli

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

All crop plants produced in Kentucky have the potential to become diseased under certain conditions. Diseases of crops can affect yield and/or quality of the harvested commodity. This can impact profitability and increase the risks of farming.

A plant is diseased when it is affected by some agent that interferes with its normal development. Some disorders are caused by noninfectious factors, such as temperature extremes or nutrient deficiencies. However, this publication focuses on diseases caused by infectious microorganisms.

Diseased plants exhibit a variety of symptoms. These can include stunting, yellowing, wilting, twisting, reddening, browning, blighting, root rot, fruit rot, …

Growing Lettuce, Margaret Graham

Horticulture published reports

The commonly cultivated lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is an annual belonging to the sunflower family. It has been cultivated for over 2500 years, and is a popular salad vegetable.

There are three main subspecies commonly grown.

• IL. sativa ssp capitata - Head type - Crisphead is a lettuce with a firm head and brittle leaves. It is the major lettuce type grown in Australia and is also known as iceberg lettuce. - Butterhead (buttercrunch, mignonette) lettuce has soft, pale leaves and a delicate buttery flavour. It is of major importance in Europe, where it is grown as a greenhouse crop.
• L. …

Nebline, February 1994

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Human Resources

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Ard News February 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
GRANT AND CONTRACT INCOME OBTAINED BY UNITS DURING THE LAST THREE CALENDAR YEARS
HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN PREPARING GRANT PROPOSALS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
AVERAGE APPROPRIATED FUND SUPPORT PER FTE IN NORTH CENTRAL REGION SAESs
TRENDS IN SCIENTIST AND SUPPORT STAFF FTE IN NORTH CENTRAL REGION SAESs
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED DECEMBER 1993 AND JANUARY 1994

Factors Influencing The Spatial Distribution And Natural History Of Desmognathus Ochrophaeus In West Virginia, Linda D. Ordiway

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Desmognathus ochrophaeus, the mountain dusky salamander, is a medium-sized Desmognathine, which inhabits moist woodlands. It is a slender species with a well rounded, slim and tapering tail (Bishop 1967), and 14 costal grooves (Green and Pauley 1987). The average total length is between 70 mm and 100 mm with the tail accounting for approximately half this length (Conant and Collins, 1991). The visual appearance of this salamander is highly variable (figure 1). Most individuals have a distinct light middorsal band with straight edges and darker sides. The colors of the band may vary from yellow, orange, or red to dark …

Blessed With Orchards, Cheered With Vine: Ideologies Of Agriculture In The Transformation Of Alta California, Virginia C. Czosek

Research Manuscript Series

Prior to the arrival of the first Europeans on her shores, California was ecologically and visually a radically different land than she would become in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first prolonged European intervention in the region in the form of the Spanish missions, as well as the successive waves of . American immigration with the Gold Rush of the 1850's, left a lasting legacy in the form of their tremendous impact on the environment of California. Agriculture fundamentally altered the appearance of the territory, replacing its native environment with a man-made, cultivated one. The groves of oaks and …

Identification And Description Of Minnesota Agricultural Regions Using Cluster Analysis, Deborah D. Paulson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Because Minnesota is agriculturally diverse, consideration of regional differences in agriculture is important when addressing agricultural issues in the state. In order for policy makers, researchers, and organizations to effectively deal with regional variation that can affect their work, they need a description and understanding of the variation. One way to achieve this is with a regional breakdown of the state based on a systematic analysis of agricultural characteristics at the state level. This study presents the results of a cluster analysis of Minnesota counties using 65 agricultural variables from the 1987 Agricultural Census. Seven core agricultural regions are identified …

Nf94-175 Can You Afford To Use Bst?, Jeffrey F. Keown

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the affordability of BST.

G4-1228 Wintering And Backgrounding Beef Calves, Richard J. Rasby, Ivan G. Rush, Rick Stock

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses feeding and management practices and possible feeding rations for summer grazing programs or for calves that are weaned and backgrounded before entering a feedlot for finishing.

Reasons for Backgrounding Calves

Backgrounding programs allow calves to grow and develop bone and muscle without becoming fleshy. Reasons for backgrounding weaned calves include:

Calves can be retained rather than sold at weaning when prices are typically low.

Developing replacement heifers.

Allows producers to use inexpensive home-grown feeds, crop residues, and/or pasture to put weight on calves economically.

Can add weight on small to medium framed calves or lightweight calves born …

G94-1217 Rodent-Proof Construction: Drains And Feeding Equipment (Revised November 2003), Scott E. Hygnstrom, Dallas R. Virchow, Dennis M. Ferraro, Richard R. Stowell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Techniques are described in this NebGuide for excluding rodents from drains, pipes, feed bunks, bins, and storage containers.

Rodents often travel along pipes, electrical cables, conduits, drains, and other equipment to gain access to buildings used for housing livestock and storing feed. Rodent-proof materials should be installed to prevent access to buildings along these routes. Additional methods to consider in an integrated pest management (IPM) program include sanitation, toxicants, and trapping.

G94-1226 Blackhead Disease In Turkeys, Sheila Scheideler, Eva Wallner-Pendleton

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Blackhead disease is a common and serious illness in turkeys that no available medication can treat. This NebGuide discusses the organisms that cause the disease and prevention strategies.

Raising small turkey home flocks in the early summer and late fall is extremely popular in Nebraska. Most of these birds are destined for slaughter just before Thanksgiving and are sold for the holiday market. Extension educators and specialists receive many calls concerning sick turkeys in the late summer and early fall months from flock owners concerned about whether their turkeys have Blackhead. Most poultry flock owners have heard of this disease …

G94-1220 Controlling Ticks, John B. Campbell, Gustave D. Thomas

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Identification and control of ticks common to Nebraska.

Ticks are members of the same phylum (Arthropoda) of the animal kingdom as insects, but are in a different class (Arachnida). The main difference is the body of a tick is composed of only two sections while insect bodies have three sections.

There are over 800 species of ticks, 100 of which are important to man and animals because of economic losses or disease transmission. Fortunately in the United States, only about 12 species are economically important because they transmit disease organisms (viral, bacterial, protozoan, and rickettsial) or cause economic losses to …