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Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Winter 1993, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

1993 Issues Review

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

This self-study document was prepared by the faculty and staff of the South Central Research and Extension Center in preparation for the unit review.

The format for this review differs from past reviews in two primary areas. First, the review focuses on issues; thus the emphasis is on looking forward rather than evaluating the past. Second, the review team is largely composed of IANR staff who are familiar with the organization and programming processes. Because of these differences, this document emphasizes the issues and the processes which occurred to arrive at this point. The limited background data is included to …

Should We Export Our Native Birds?, Ross Kingwell

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The export of Australia's native birds is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982. A review of the Act in 1991 has not led to any relaxation of the export ban.

However, the review recommended that government examine "the practical aspects of establishing a fully funded administrative control mechanism to allow strictly regulated commercial exports of a limited number of species of captivebred native birds which are not endangered or threatened". In making this recommendation, the report acknowledged there may be a case for highly regulated export of some native bird species.

This article explores …

Bulletin 4274 - Tree Planting On The High Rainfall Coastal Plain, Don Bennett, Richard George

Bulletins 4000 -

Careful planning can mean the difference between the success or failure of a tree planting program . Healthy , well-e stablished trees stand a better chance of survival, grow faster and are more resistant to insect attack. The need for time-consuming watering in summer is also eliminated.

The high rainfall coastal plain extends from Perth to Busselton and inland to the Darling Scarp. It receives about 800 to 1000 mm annual rainfall.

Site preparation is ideally started in summer. For a winter planting, decide before March where to plant, which varieties and how many trees to plant. Early planning allows …

Bulletin No 4247 - Introduction To Commercial Mushroom Growing, Margaret Graham

Bulletins 4000 -

No abstract provided.

Breeding Systems For Cross-Pollinated Perennial Grasses, K. P. Vogel, Jeffrey F. Pedersen

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

I. Introduction

II. Reproductive and Breeding Characteristics

III. Breeding Systems

A. Ecotype Selection

B. Recurrent, RestricteclPhenotypic Selection

C. Half-sib Progeny Test

D. Between and Within Family Selection

E. Recurrent Multistep Family Selection

IV. Gains From Selection

A. Time Interval per Cycle

B. Potential Gain per Cycle .

C. Potential Inbreeding per Cycle

V. Polycrossing

VI. Hybrid Cultivars

VII. Conclusions

Literature Cited

South Dakota Beef Cow-Calf Producer Management Practices, Donald Taylor, Dillon 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 cow-calf operators undertaken during late 1991. The purpose of the survey was to determine the nature of management practices followed by the state's cow-calf producers and whether those practices differ by size and/or location of herd. Attention was given to producers' overall cowcalf, breeding, feeding, and health management practices.

Nebline, December 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) News

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Ard News December 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASONS GREETINGS
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES
ARDC INTEGRATED FARM
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION SYSTEM
REPRESENTATION ON REGIONAL COMMITTEES
ARD ADMINISTERED GRANT AND AWARDS PROGRAMS
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL UPDATE
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS & CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER & NOVEMBER, 1992

Nebline, November 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) News

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

South Dakota Farm And Home Research (Fall 1992), South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

This issue contains the 105th South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report. This report covers July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992.

Director's Comments: Bright spots in 'the year of biostress' [p] 1
Plant stress research puts 'answers' in your fields [p] 2
Horticultural research seeks to widen your choices [p] 4
Animal stress research tied to 'making a living' [p] 5
Human stress research seeks to improve 'quality of life' [p] 8
105th Annual Report: July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992

Nebline, October 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) News

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Weed Awareness

Visions For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Agriculture reports

This workshop grew out of a conversation between Maurice Barnes, a Trayning farmer and member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Dryland Research Institute, and Steve Porritt, the officer in charge of the Dryland Research Institute at Merredin. Maurice was interested in the idea of posing the question 'What would agriculture be like if we had known as much about this landscape in 1829 as we know now?', to a group of farmers and others interested in the central wheatbelt and its future. Maurice saw this question as a first step toward achieving some shared vision for the future …

Selection And Development Of Replacement Beef Heifers, Norris J. Stenquist, James A. Bennett

Archived Agriculture Publications

Selection, development, management, and nutrition of heifer calves to be used as herd replacements are key factors in maintaining beef herd productivity. A cow/calf producer, to be successful, must have some goals or criterion for heifer selection and development. For practically all Utah cattle production areas, economics dictate that heifers must calve as two-year-olds. Heifers must be properly developed and managed to permit this. The following factors are important: Heifers should 1) become pregnant in the first 25 days of the breeding season, 2) give birth to a live calf with little or no calving difficulty, 3) raise a calf …

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
RECOVERY OF INDIRECT COSTS ON RESEARCH GRANTS
FY 1993 CSRS BUDGET
NSF RESEARCH RANKINGS FOR UNL - FY 1990
COMPARISON OF NC REGIONAL AES PROGRAMS
RETURNS ON INVESTMENT FOR AG RESEARCH
FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. AND JAPAN'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES
REPORT ON THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991
RECOGNITION OF JUNIOR FACULTY FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS INVESTIGATION AT THE ARDC
GRANT PROPOSALS - ACE & LISA
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 1992
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS

Ard News August 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
FY1993 CSRS BUDGET OUTLOOK
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR 1992-1993
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GRANTS AVAILABLE
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE & JULY, 1992
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS

Worm Control In Sheep In Western Australia. Crack Down On Worms: An Information Guide For Advisers, Consultants, Livestock Personnel And Farmers, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Animal production and livestock published reports

In Western Australia’s winter rainfall areas, the control of gastro-intestinal sheep worms is based on the strategic timing of drenches.

Sheep are drenched at a time that reduces the contamination of pastures with worm eggs and larvae in late summer and autumn. The timing of the drenches is particularly important for the control ofbrown stomach worms (Ostertagia species) and black scour worms (Trichostrongylus species)

Drenches given in late spring, when pasture is starting to dry off, and again in summer, successfully reduce pasture contamination in mid summer and autumn. A faecal egg count will determine the need and timing of …

Nebline, August 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

County Fair Special Edition

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's Comments: Field days: lots of visiting goes on [p] 1
Oats research: livestock feed, cash crop, cereal in the morning [p] 2
Flax: just what the doctor may order [p] 5
SDSU 'Vet Lab' breakthroughs: farmers saving millions of dollars [p] 6
Super Chief: tomato on the fast track [p] 9
Oilseeds research: more than better beans [p] 10
What if we all switch to sustainable ag tomorrow? [p] 12
Biostress research highlights [p] 16
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory: a· powerful new tool for future research [p] 18
Cheese: steam-stripping the fat away [p] 20

Repeatabilities Of Pelvic Area Measurements Between And Within Technicians With Varying Levels Of Experience, Steven Ftizner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There has been some concern recently about the ability of technicians to accurately measure and rank prospective replacement heifers and herd bulls for pelvic area. Two studies were conducted to determine the repeatabilities between and within technicians with varying levels of experience in measuring pelvic areas.

In both studies, virgin yearling heifers were measured for pelvic height and width to determine pelvic area. In each study, technicians included a veterinarian with several years experience in reproductive physiology practice and Western Kentucky University students with varying levels of experience in rectal examinations. In the first study , the veterinarian used both …

The Sower, Summer 1992

The Sower (CASNR Alumni Newsletter)

Contents:

The Prez Sez
News Notes
Long-awaited degree awarded
Alum comments
Curriculum under study
In Memoriam
Alum Notes
1982/Ten-Year Anniversary Class
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Alumni Association (CASNRAA) Awards Program
1991-1992 CASNR Alumni Board

Nebline, July 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Agricultural Research Division 106th Annual Report 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide the 106th Annual Report of the UNL Agricultural Research Division (ARD). This report contains lists of current faculty; active research projects; refereed journal articles, books and book chapters, and theses and dissertations published; germplasm/cultivars released; and patents awarded. Also included are brief descriptions of selected research projects, awards received by faculty for research accomplishments, and the financial report for the period July 1, 1991, through June 30,1992. This report was compiled in compliance with the intent of the law of the State of Nebraska that established the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station on March 31, …

South Dakota Agricultual Land Values And Rental Rates: 1992, Larry Janssen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

South Dakota's agricultural land values increased 3.4% in 1991, paced by strong increases in farmland values in the north central region. Farmland values declined slightly (-1.1%) in the southeast region, the only region with reported declines. Average agricultural land values (as of February 1, 1992) vary from $533 per acre in the southeast region, to $225 per acre in the central region to $95 per acre in northwest South Dakota. These are key findings from the SDSU 1992 South Dakota Farm Real Estate Market Survey reports. In each region, per acre values are highest for irrigated land, followed in descending …

Packer Integration Into Hog Production: Current Status And Likely Impacts Of Increased Vertical Control On Hog Prices And Quantities, Azzeddine M. Azzam, Allen C. Wellman

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

In a survey conducted three years ago by the staff of Pork '88, it was found that some of the major players in the pork industry, like Smithfield foods, for example, have either integrated into hog production or have all the requirements for vertical integration in place. The move toward internalizing the exchange process in the hog/pork sector through vertical integration has raised several questions ranging from its impact on prices and quantities to its impact on individual hog producers. This report is a first step toward studying these issues. Its specific objectives are a) to provide some insights into …

Nebline, June 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Ard News June 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
OUR HERITAGE
REALLOCATION OF BUDGET REDUCTION FUNDS
ARD INTERNAL GRANTS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
ARD INTERNAL GRANTS
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROPOSALS AWARDED
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FUNDING
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL & MAY, 1992
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
INCOME SHARE SPENT FOR FOOD
MARKETING BILL VERSUS FARM VALUE
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOLLAR FISCAL YEAR 1993 ESTIMATE

A Modified Scheme For The Isolation And Enumeration Of Bacteria In Municipal Sewage Sludge, Kelly Ball

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Because of the potential health hazards associated with the use of sludge for agricultural purposes, Dudley et al (1980) published a scheme for the routine analysis of bacteria in municipal sewage sludge. In this study, the Dudley et al scheme (1980) was modified by updating some of the procedures. Aerobically digested sludge generated by the Bowling Green Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bowling Green, Kentucky, was analyzed using the modified scheme. Sludge samples were collected once every two months over a one-year period from October 1989 to August 1990.

Egg yolk-free tryptose sulfite cycloserine agar in conjunction with the revewrse CAMP test …

Nebline, May 1992

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Swine Breed Differences In Agglutination Titers Following Vaccination With Sheep Red Blood Cells And Pasteurella Multocida (Serotype A), Kenneth Stalder

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

An investigation into the genetic differences in the humoral immune response of swine following vaccination with a sheep red blood cell solution (SRBC) and a commercially prepared Pasteurella multocida (serotype A) bacterin (PmA) was conducted on a total of 268 pigs from two individual trials. This study was also conducted to evaluate the humoral immune response of pigs to a non-pathogen (SPEC) and a known pathogen to swine (PmA). The pigs used in the first trial were from 22 litters born between January 1991 and July 1991. The pigs consisted of Hampshire x Yorkshire (n=114), purebred Yorkshire (n=70) and Hampshire …