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Nebline, September 1991

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

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Acreage Resource Guide

Nebline, August 1991

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

The County Fair Edition

Ard News August 1991

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
MY VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF ARD
ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVE
HUMAN RESOURCE OBJECTIVE
GOAL
INPUT OBJECTIVE
OUTPUT OBJECTIVE
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION AWARDS
FY1992 CSRS BUDGET OUTLOOK
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP 1991 - 1992
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE NEBRASKA SOYBEAN DEVELOPMENT UTILIZATION AND MARKETING BOARD
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE NEBRASKA DRY BEAN COMMISSION
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE NEBRASKA CORN DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION & MARKETING BOARD
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE NEBRASKA GRAIN SORGHUM DEVELOPMENT UTILIZATION AND MARKETING BOARD
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE NEBRASKA WHEAT BOARD
USDA COMPETITIVE GRANTS
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF …

The Relationship Between Critical Thinking Skills And 4-H Judging Activity Success Among Nebraska 4-H Program Participants, Susan J. Kowalski

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of the critical thinking score as measured by Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal score and subscores (Inferences, Recognizing Assumptions, Reasoning by Deduction, Drawing Conclusions and Evaluating Arguments), and mastery of judging activities between 2 groups (upper and lower quartiles) of participants in the 1990 Nebraska 4-H Senior Livestock Judging Activity. The study was descriptive-correlational in nature and was designed to gather data concerning the strength of relationships between variables.

Data were collected to:

1 ) describe the sample according to gender, age, and mastery of the judging activity; and describe the …

Distribution Of Sexual Activities Within Estrus Of Dairy Cattle, Donna Durbin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Previous studies of dairy cattle have indicated that heifers and cows in hot, cold and moderate weather had different patterns of sexual activities. The purpose of this study was to compare distribution of sexual activities within estrus of dairy cattle. Three groups of lactating cows in hot, cold and moderate weather and a group of heifers in cold weather were observed. Estrus for each individual was divided into 12 equal periods. Sexual activities for 3 and 6 hours before and after estrus were also observed. The numbers of mounts and distribution of total sexual activities was analyzed. Mounts received per …

Nebline, July 1991

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

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On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

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The Sower, Summer 1991

The Sower (CASNR Alumni Newsletter)

Contents:

The new image begins
Remodeling completed
The Prez Sez
Letters
Looking back. . .
News notes
Coming events
In Memoriam
Alumni Notes
A Semester at a time...
Carlson collects whatever
College Of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Alumni Association (CASNRAA) Awards Program
It's a what ... ?

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's comments: Will the secret be told? Agricultural research may be the best-kept secret in South Dakota. We publicize research results as much as we can, but if you have more questions, come and ask. [p] 2
Fight fire with fire Prescribed burning can be a cheap and effective tool in managing wildfires in the Black Hills. Each prescription is unique and requires detailed planning. [p] 3
The one that got away Even a well managed fire can get out of control if weather conditions change too fast. The McVey prescribed burn became Black Hills Horse Creek fire when nature …

The Role Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria In Promoting Agricultural Production And Export Trade In Nigeria, I. G. Garba

Bullion

The paper examines Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) engagement in a variety of activities in the form of policies, programmes and project for the development of the Nigerian economy. ln particular, the promotion of agricultural production and export trade has been pursed to varying degrees using various policy instruments at its (CBN) disposal under changing national and international economic and political climate. The paper examine the development in these two key and complimentary activities and highlighting the changing economic situations. The prospects for the future are discussed based on the lessons of past experiences. The paper is rounded up with …

Agricultural Research Division 105th Annual Report 1991

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide the 105th 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 and the financial report for the period July 1, 1990, through June 30,1991. 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, 1887.

Foreword ... 5

Research Highlights ... 6 …

Nebline, June 1991

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

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Agricultural Experiment Station News June 1991

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
EMPHASIS ON EXCELLENCE
UPDATE ON RESEARCH PROJECTS
ARD ACTION PLANS
NATURAL GAS MAIN INSTALLATION AT ARDC/MEAD
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DIVISION CURRENT GRANTS & AWARDS
ARD Administered Grants and Awards Summary
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANT AND CONTRACT INCOME DURING THE LAST THREE CALENDAR YEAR EXPRESSED ON DOLLARS PER RESEARCH FTE BASIS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL & MAY, 1991

South Dakota Farm Real Estate Values And Rental Rates 1991, Larry Janssen, Burton Pflueger

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

South Dakota's agricultural land values increased 6.7% in 1990, paced by increases in grazing land values. Average agricultural land values (as of February 1, 1991) vary from $539 per acre in the southeast region, to $225 per acre in the central region to $89 per acre in northwest South Dakota. These are key findings from the SDSU 1991 South Dakota Farm Real Estate Market Survey reports. In each region, per acre values are highest for irrigated land, followed in descending order by non-irrigated cropland, hayland, tame pasture, and native rangeland. For each land use per acre land values are highest …

Federal Government Policies In Respect Of Agricultural Finance, Godwill Ukpong, Usman Malgwi

Bullion

The objective of this paper is to identify some of the major policies pursued by government to increase agricultural output, with particular reference to agricultural finance and assess their effectiveness in terms of expectations and set targets. For ease of presentation, the paper is divided into three parts. Part 1 reviews past and current government policies on agricultural financing. Part 11 examines some specific measures taken and assesses their degree of effectiveness. Part 111 provides a Summary and Concluding remarks.

Miscellaneous Publication 17/91 - Mudas - Model Of An Uncertain Dryland Agricultural System: A Description, R. S. Kingwell, A. D. Bathgate

Farm Systems and Economics research reports

In the early 1980s, the Department of Agriculture developed a mixed integer whole-farm mathematical programming model of the dryland farming system in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia (Morrison et al. 1986). The model named MIDAS (Model of an Integrated Dryland Agricultural System) was constructed, tested and scrutinised by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, advisers, farm management consultants and farmers (Kingwell 1987a). The model described in some detail the biology and finances of the dryland farming system in an average season and calculated profit-maximising farm plans.

MIDAS remains an often used tool in research and extension, being applied to many …

Economic Strategies For White-Tailed Deer And Livestock Production On Central And South Texas Ranches, Will E. Cohen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Recently, hunting and associated recreation have become an important business for Texas landowners. Most ranchers want to realize maximum net return from their investments. This study's objectives were to develop white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and livestock enterprise budgets and to determine optimal economic combinations and levels of deer and livestock enterprises to maximize net returns. Questionnaires were mailed to landowners in the Edwards Plateau and South Texas Plains who purchased shooting preserve licenses in 1985. Five hundred and twenty-four ranchers responded (23.4%). Respondents were segregated by enterprises (deer, cattle, sheep, and Angora and Spanish goats) and a 5% …

Mathematical Programming Applications In Agroforestry Planning, Laurence H. Reeves

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Agroforestry as a sustainable production system has been recognized as a land use system with the potential to slow encroachment of agriculture onto forested lands in developing countries. However, the acceptance of nontraditional agroforestry systems has been hampered in some areas due to the risk-averse nature of rural agriculturalists. By explicitly recognizing risk in agroforestry planning, a wider acceptance of agroforestry is possible. This thesis consists of a collection of three papers that explore the potential of modern stock portfolio theory to reduce financial risk in agroforestry planning.

The first paper presents a theoretical framework that incorporates modern stock portfolio …

Nebline, April 1991

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

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On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

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Ard News April 1991

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
INFORMED CONSENT OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS
PEER REVIEW
FACTS ABOUT RESEARCH FUNDING
AGRICULTURE IN PERSPECTIVE
LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATORY
RACE/ETHNICITY TRENDS IN Ph.D. DEGREES AWARDED BY U.S. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
RACE/ETHNICITY TRENDS IN M.S. DEGREES AWARDED BY U.S. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
"AGRICULTURE IN CONCERT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT" PROGRAM
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED FEBRUARY & MARCH, 1991
THE U.S. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM
CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
CHARACTERISTICS OF SAESs - 1989

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's comments Our special guest for this issue is SDSU President Robert Wagner, with some words of welcome to the NPBL ground breaking. [p] 2
The basics of biostress What is biostress? And how will the new laboratory fight it? Insights into the nature of the problems the NPBL was created to solve. [p] 3
Relationship building equips biostress building To outfit the new Biostress Laboratory with the finest new equipment, new funding relationships with foundations and corporations must be formed. [p] 6
Breaking the boundaries Cooperative research is the key as the NPBL presents new opportunities to interdisciplinary teams …

Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, Spring 1991, Lsu Agricultural Experiment Station

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Nebline, March 1991

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

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Bulletin No 4189 - Training And Care Of The Sheep-Dog, John Charlick, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Bulletins 4000 -

A well trained sheep-dog is a considerable asset to a farmer — in a recent Queensland Department of Primary Industries study, participating graziers estimated the value of a good working dog to be up to $20,000 a year.

Despite their value, dogs can be maintained cheaply. The Queensland study quoted $130 a year as the most any grazier spent on an individual dog — for dry food, vaccine and treatments for internal and external parasites.

This Bulletin aims to show how to train a sheep-dog from a raw pup to a highly useful and well trained, mature dog. The methods …

Nebline, February 1991

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

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On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

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Ard News February 1991

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
CALL FOR PRE-PROPOSALS: SARE/USEPA PROGRAM
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY AT UNIVERSITIES
STATUS OF LISA/SARE PRE-PROPOSALS
PROJECT REVIEW BY THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED DECEMBER, 1990 AND JANUARY 1991
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL UPDATE
FUNDING SAES RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ELLIOTT FUND GRANTS

Ec91-123 Drought Management On Range And Pastureland: A Handbook For Nebraska And South Dakota, Patrick E. Reece, Jack D. Alexander, James R. Johnson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Drought is generally defined as a prolonged period during which annual precipitation is less than 75 percent of average. Based upon this definition, drought has occurred in 21 percent of the years in the northern Great Plains since 1940. Poor distribution of precipitation in a single year or less than average precipitation in successive years can also cause drought conditions.

This extension circulation discusses the following: how plants respond to drought, management preparation for drought, herd management, animal response to drought, predicting forage production and stocking rates, drought management plans, rangeland resource inventory, grazing management, and plant recovery after drought.

G91-1032 Dairy Cow Health And Metabolic Disease Relative To Nutritional Factors, Duane N. Rice, Rick Stock

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide describes the various implications and effects of dairy cow metabolic problems, their causes, and management recommendations for prevention.

Nutritional imbalances, deficiencies, or erratic management of feeding programs for dairy cows can create large numbers and various types of health problems generally categorized as metabolic diseases.

Compounding the problem are the ever-changing nutritional needs of the cow, her lactation/dry period needs, feed quality changes, and producer personal management practices.

Ec91-269 Domestic Poultry Feed Formulation Guide, Earl W. Gleaves, Thomas W. Sullivan, F. John Struwe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication provides basic, practical information about nturition and diet requirements for poultry. Nutrient requirements, diet formulations, feed ingredient analyses, and feeding methods are ever changing. Feed cost is the largest single item of expense in producing poultry meat or eggs. Poultry producers should adopt a comprehensive feeding program based on sound nutrition principles tailored to a specific production purpose. This publication provides the basis for such a feeding program.

Ec91-735 The Impact Of Nitrogen And Irrigation Management And Vadose Zone Conditions On Ground Water Contamination By Nitrate-Nitrogen, K.D. Frank, Darrell Watts, Andrew Christiansen, Edwin Penas

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The single largest contaminant found in ground water samples taken throughout Nebraska is nitrate-nitrogen (nitrate-N). Much of it reaches the ground water as a "non-point source" contaminant leached out of the crop root zone.

Nitrate-N is essential to corn production. However, when leached from the crop root zone it can become a major source of ground water contamination. There are serious contamination problems in shallow aquifers beneath several river valleys in Nebraska. Increasing nitrate-N concentrations are beginning to appear in deeper aquifer.

Background Papers To Wawa's South-West Irrigation District Strategy Study, G J. Luke, I Af Laing, P R. George, G R. Olney, R L. Taylor, I F. Wilkinson, P T. Arkell

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.