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Forage News [2019-02], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Anne Bay Wins Second in National Contest
• Looks Like I need that Hay after all
• My Permanent Pastures Aren't
• Converting to Novel Entophyte Tall Fescue
• The Importance of Forage Analysis
• Chewing some Cud on Mud
• Insects in Livestock Feed and Hay

Nebline, February 2019

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

EFNEP celebrates 50 years of nutrition education

Tips to lower your risk for heart disease

Recipe of the Month

Pesticide applicator trainings

Successful Farmer Series runs through Feb. 8

Nut Orchard Seminar, Feb. 21

ProHort Lawn & Landscape Update

More than drugs and tobacco: Drugstore and cigarette beetles

Now’s the time to get birdhouses ready for spring

2019 flower All-America Selections

Garden Guide Things to Do This Month

What’s going on in the world of early childhood?

Upcoming early childhood trainings

HEART OF 4-H Volunteer Award: Travis Hodtwalker

Meet 2018–2019 4-H Teen Council

IT’S TIME TO RE-ENROLL IN 4-H!

Seeking …

Evaluation Of Stabilized Fertilizer And Crop Canopy Sensors As Next-Generation Nitrogen Management Technologies In Irrigated Corn, Leonardo Mendes Bastos

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Nitrogen (N) is often the most limiting nutrient to corn. Once applied to the field, N can be lost through different pathways, which contributes to low N use efficiency (NUE) by plants. Increases in NUE and decreases in N losses can be potentially achieved by using management options that allow a better synchrony between N supply and demand, such as stabilized fertilizers, and spatially-variable sensor-derived in-season N application. Three studies were conducted in order to assess the effects of different stabilized fertilizers and crop canopy sensors on irrigated corn yield. The first study evaluated the effect of urease inhibitor on …

Effectiveness Of Windrow Composting Methodology In Killing A Thermo-Tolerant Species Of Salmonella During Mortality Composting, Spencer Gabriel Myers

Master's Theses

In a large agricultural operation, such as the one at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, disposal of deceased animals is an immense issue. The cost of transporting and rendering every dead animal is inhibitory to the general function of the agricultural operations and their thin budget. Therefore, we propose that composting mortalities could be an economical alternative. Composting is a recognized method for taking animal waste products along with carbon waste and turning it into a pathogen-free, nutrient-rich topsoil. Carcass composting is in fact performed in other countries and states to varying degrees of success. However, the California EPA limits …

Understanding The Basics Of Rabbit Care, Nicloe Reed, Amanda Christensen

All Current Publications

This fact sheet is designed to give anyone interested in owning and raising rabbits an overview of the basics of rabbit care and the resources needed to get started.

Study On Correlation Between Content Of Protein, Fat, Starch And Hedonic Score Of Ham Sausage And Measurement Based On Microphotography, Zhu Lintao, Wu Wenbiao

Food and Machinery

By using the ham sausages currently sold in Chinese market as studying materials, upright light microscope and photography system were employed in treating the stained slices of ham sausages. Photographs observable by naked eyes were obtained and the pixels occupied by the stained area of proteins, fats and starches were measured respectively while their percentages accounted for the pixels of total observed area were subsequently calculated. Results analysis indicated that the percentage of the pixels which were occupied by the stained area of proteins, fats or starches accounted for the pixels of total observed area was positively correlated with their …

Comparative Analysis Of Volatile Component Of South Stinky Tofu Brine By Spme-Gc-Ms Combined With Chemometrics, Tang Hui, Jiang Liwen, Xie Jing, Li Pao, He Jing, Chen Xiaoyi, Tan Jinping

Food and Machinery

Detected the volatile component by using head space-solid phase micro-extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(SPME-GC-MS) combined with chemometrics methods of Shannon Entropy, correlation coefficient, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) etc. for evaluating, distinguishing and looking for the common flavor between five south stinky tofu brines in China. Results showed that a total of 161 flavor components were detected, with 76, 37, 29, 74 and 35 of them being present in the stinky tofu brine of STB1, STB2, STB3, STB4 and STB5, respectively. The main flavor compounds in five south stinky tofu brines were acids, phenolics and heterocyclics, such as acetic acid, propionic acid, …

Effect Of Extraction Technology Of Camellia Oil On Its Active Ingredients And The Related Antibacterial Effect, Zhang Meina

Food and Machinery

In order to study the content of non-fat active components and the antibacterial effect of oil-tea camellia oil. The changes of vitamin E, polyphenols, Camellia saponins phytosterols and flavone content in Camellia oil and the effect of its bacteriostasis from 5 different processing technologies, cold pressing, hot pressing, leaching, supercritical CO₂ extraction and water enzyme method were studied.. The content of vitamin E and Camellia saponin extracted by cold pressing technology was the highest, reaching 786.3 mg/kg and 3 789.0 mg/kg respectively; The phytosterol content of hot pressed oil was the highest, reaching 3 962 mg/kg; The content of …

Advances On Application Of Predictive Microbiology In Shelf Life Of Aquatic Products, Shen Yong, Mei Jun, Xie Jing

Food and Machinery

Aquatic products is easily deteriorated，and microorganism is the main factor that leads to the deterioration. Predictive microbiology can predict the growth of spoilage organisms in aquatic products by building mathematical models, which help us predict the shelf-life of aquatic products. This paper briefly describes the meaning of predictive microbiology primary model, secondary model and tertiary model, enumerates the applications of predictive microbiology in shelf-life, and discuss the problems of predictive microbiology in the shelf-life prediction, and its application prospect is also proposed.

Application Of Spectroscopy In Dairy And Dairy Products, Ju Ning, Hu Jie

Food and Machinery

This paper reviewed the applications of the spectral technologies, including the adulteration detection, nutrients detection，antibiotics detection, microbial contamination detection and product types identification in dairy and dairy products. Using Near-infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Hyperspectral imaging technique, the important applications and research advances of the quality detection and safety assessments in dairy and dairy products have been also reviewed. It was pointed out that the joint application of various technologies is the trend of future research.

Studies On Physicochemical And Structural Properties Of Rice Glutelin At Different Ph Values, Li Shuang, Liu Yongle, Yu Jian, Wang Faxiang, Wang Jianhui, Li Xianghong

Food and Machinery

Among cereal proteins, rice proteins are hypoallergenic, rich in essential amino acids and easily digestible etc. While their lower solubilities under neutral conditions limit their applications in food industry. In present study, the physicochemical and structural properties of rice glutelin at different pH values (pH 3.0, 4.0 and 7.0) were characterized to explore the optimum pH value to dissolve rice protein and expand its application range. The results showed that, compared to the neutral condition, the solubility and structural properties of rice glutelin were changed significantly under the acidic conditions. The protein solubility was only (6.24±1.25)% at pH 7.0, for …

Amino Acid Composition Analysis And Nutritional Value Evaluation Of 17 Walnut Kernels In Yunnan, Li Rui, Lu Bin, Liu Yun, Kan Huan, Hao Jiabo, Mao Yunling

Food and Machinery

Detected the protein content and amino acid content of walnut kernels collected from 17 producing areas in Yunnan, and the amino acid model and nutritional value were comprehensively investigated by amino acid classification, amino acid ratio coefficient method and cluster analysis method. The conclusion indicated that the walnuts derived from each of the various regions were all rich in 17 amino acids (tryptophan was not detected), and the total amount of amino acids was 3.35% to 5.14%, the essential amino acid content was 1.13% to 1.76%, the medicinal amino acid content was 67.47% to 68.63% of the total amino acids, …

Reliable Screening Of Rutin In Healthcare Products By Hptlc-Dpph Assay, Wang Tiannan, Zhang Huang, Chen Yisheng, Xu Xueming, Huang Caihong

Food and Machinery

The study combines the reaction of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) with reduce discoloration and high-performance thin layer chromatography to establish a new method for the determination of rutin in healthcare products by HPTLC-DPPH. The effects of DPPH color reaction time, mobile phase, and optical density scanning parameters on chromatographic separation and densitometric results are investigated as well as recovery and precision of the method. The standard addition recovery rate of the method is 82%~97%, and the precision RSD is <10%. It was demonstrated that the method is able to circumvent the interferences from sample matrices with a simplified sample pretreatment. Therefore, the method is suitable for rapid detection of rutin in healthcare products.

Flow Field Analysis On Ultra-Fine Pulping Andpulverizing Cutter Head By Fluent, Zhang Xiong, Dai Ning, Zhu Haiqing, Zhang Yuzhong

Food and Machinery

Two kinds of tooth type pulverizing cutter heads are designed based on the principle of superfine pulverization technology, and two kinds of pulverizing knives are analyzed using Fluent simulation software at the speeds of 6 000 r/min, 9 000 r/min and 12 000 r/min. The variation of pressure and speed inside the head was studied. Then the pulverization effect of the two cutter heads was verified by the material pulverization experiment. At the same time, the energy consumption of the two cutter heads was compared and analyzed. Results: The central structure was a four-blade blade tooth-crushing cutter head. The time …

Effects Of Spray Drying And Vacuum Freeze-Drying On The Quality Of Walnut Meal And Jujube Compound Powder, Fu Luying, Yuan Shuangjin, Chen Hao, Zhang Runguang, Zhang Youlin

Food and Machinery

The compound powder of walnut meal and jujube was prepared by spray drying and vacuum freezing drying with walnut meal and jujube as raw materials. Investigated the powder yield, moisture content, protein content, bulk density, fluidity, solubility, color difference value, microstructure, simulated digestion of protein in vitro and thermal stability. The results showed that the powder yield of vacuum freeze-drying was significantly higher than that of spray drying, but the time was longer, the moisture content and bulk density were higher than spray drying, and the rest angle was lower than spray drying. It shows that vacuum freeze-drying of compound …

Sources And Biological Functions Of Citrus Polymethoxy Flavones, Zhang Mengling, Li Qili, Li Gaoyang, Fu Fuhua, Xiao Yecheng, Shan Yang, Yu Huanling

Food and Machinery

This study reviewed the sources and biological functions of polymethoxy flavones, and discussed the existing problems in the current research.

Upcoming Events [2019], Christopher D. Teutsch, Christi L. Forsythe, Rehanon Pampell

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

No abstract provided.

Uk Research Spotlight [2019], Christopher D. Teutsch, Christi L. Forsythe, Rehanon Pampell

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

• Simplifying Grain Drill Calibration J.M. Buckman, H. Adams, and C.D. Teutsch
• Performance of Stockers Grazing Diverse Summer Annual Forage Mixtures K.M. Mercier, C.D. Teutsch, S.R. Smith, E.L. Ritchey, K.H. Burdine, and E.S. Vanzant
• Nitrogen Application on Diverse Summer Annual Forage Mixtures K.M. Mercier, C.D. Teutsch, S.R. Smith, E.L. Ritchey, K.H. Burdine, and E.S. Vanzant
• Cultivar X Aphicide Interactions C.D. Teutsch, R.T. Villanueva, Z.J. Vilora, G.L Olson, and S.R. Smith
• Using Summer Annuals to Transform Forage Systems in Western Kentucky H. Adams, J.M. Buckman, and C.D. Teutsch
• Can Targeted Management Reduce Nimblewill in Pastures? K. Lea and S.R. Smith
• Nutritive Value …

Forages At Kca Foreword [2019], Christopher D. Teutsch, Christi L. Forsythe, Rehanon Pampell

Forage Symposium at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Dietary Protein Content On Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis Aureus × O. Niloticus) Performance, Common Microbial Off-Flavor Compounds, And Water Quality Dynamics In An Outdoor Biofloc Technology Production System, Bartholomew W. Green, Steven D. Rawles, Kevin K. Schrader, T. Gibson Gaylord, Matthew E. Mcentire

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

Given tilapia grown in the biofloc technology production system can consume the biofloc, it should be possible to optimize formulated diet protein content to account for nutrition derived from consuming biofloc. The present study, conducted in an outdoor biofloc technology production system, evaluated impacts on fish production indices, common microbial off-flavors, and water quality dynamics for hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis aureus×O. niloticus) fed diets formulated to contain 22.5%, 27.7%, and 32.3% digestible protein (DP) and 6% lipid. Fingerlings (32.2 ± 10.1 g/fish) were stocked in tanks (18.6m2; 16.6m3) in May 2016 at 25/m2 (29/m3) and grown for 5 months to market …

West Virginia Food Dessert Summit Program, West Virginia University Davis College Of Agriculture, Natural Resources And Design, West Virginia University School Of Public Health, West Virginia University Extension Service, Wvu Foundation, Usda Natural Resources Conservation Service

West Virginia Food Desert Summit 2019

Program from the 2019 West Virginia Food Desert Summit, held in Bridgeport, WV on December 10, 2019.

Consumer Considerations Of Local Value-Added Dairy Products In North Carolina's Triangle, Gabriel Adjei Agyekum

Theses

The global and domestic dairy markets promise exciting opportunities for companies willing to adapt to a continuously evolving consumer market. However, local dairy farmers face a myriad of challenges as they navigate low milk prices, shrinking margins, increasing production cost, and a rising demand for plant-based varieties of milk, yogurt, cheese and other dairy-based foods. The goal of this research was to investigate consumer behavior towards value-added local dairy products in North Carolina’s Triangle cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Data were used from an overarching project with collected data from food consumers in the triangle tri-city area using …

Effects Of International Trade On Food Security Of Selected Low Income And Low-Middle Income Economies, Rose Anapoka Anaabah

Theses

Food security has been a challenge for most people all over the world, especially among people living in low income countries. Food security is considered a complex sustainable development issue and is linked to health through malnutrition due to poverty. Food security became a major challenge following the sharp increase in global food prices during the last decade. Several factors contribute to food security. One factor is international trade which plays a major role in shaping the economy in most countries of the world. Access to food which is supposed to be an entitlement, or a basic right can be …

Economic Potential Of Okra Cultivation For Limited Resource Farmers, Phillip Harris, Eric Obeng, Aruna Weerasooriya, Peter Ampim

Pursue: Undergraduate Research Journal

Background: Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench), is an economically important vegetable crop with a potential to increase farm incomes of small producers. This is because okra is popular, easy to grow, and valuable with average retail prices of up to $7.07/kg. In Texas, research has shown that diversification of farm operations boosts income and farm sustainability. Hence, exposing farmers to economically important crops that are not typically grown is necessary. Production success is linked to crop variety choices. As result, the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of multiple varieties of okra (Red Burgundy, Jambalaya, Zarah and …

Spatial Variability Of Manganese Oxide In Two Soilscapes: Upland-Lowland, And Riparian Buffer-Wetland Boundary- Wetland, Benjamin Onweni, Richard Griffin, Robert Thomas, Edward Timms, Javon Polk, Annette James

Pursue: Undergraduate Research Journal

Background: This research project describes the development

of a quantitative measurement methodology to determine the

concentration of manganese oxide (MnOx) in two soilscape

positions (Upland- Lowland and Riparian Buffer-Wetland

Boundary-Wetland). Methods: A reaction between the MnOx

in the soil sample and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was initiated

to determine the level of MnOx reactivity in the soil sample. Data

was collected from four sites on Soilscape 1 (Upland, Lowland,

and two sites between the Uplands and Lowlands); within each

site, five soil profile depths and three sample replicates were

measured which comprised a total of 60 samples. Additionally,

data was collected …

Farm Financial Analysis For Small-Scale, Organic Mixed Vegetable Operation, Janet Ayobami Osawere

Theses

The small farmers in the United States face challenges from market uncertainties and climate variations. Many small farmers do not keep consistent financial records, thus making it difficult to analyze their profitability and make decisions in planning. This research is to use a real farm production stimulation from Goldsboro, North Carolina, to collect data from 2017 to 2018 for farm financial analysis that mimics a small-scale certified organic mixed vegetable production. The goal is to use the stimulating information from Goldsboro, North Carolina to help small-scale organic mixed vegetable farmers to identify the main strengths and weaknesses of farm operation; …

Pollinator-Mediated Yield Across A Heterogeneous Landscape In Eastern South Dakota, Shane Stiles

Oak Lake Field Station 30th Anniversary Retreat Presentations

No abstract provided.

Two Essays On Input Substitution And Optimal Decision Making In Crop And Livestock Production Systems, John T. Allison Jr.

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

The thesis presented consists of two essays that analyze input substitution and decision making in crop and livestock production systems. The first essay consists of a whole-farm analysis that sought to optimize feed mixes and enterprise combinations for an organic dairy operation in the Southeastern United States. This was accomplished through mathematical programming where whole-farm net returns were maximized, and total feed costs were minimized simultaneously for four milk production level cases. Additionally, the sensitivity of the system and break-even milk price were explored. Results suggest substitutability in ration components where an increase in supplemental feeds is justified by additional …

Forage News [2019-01], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Get NAFA's 2019 Alfalfa Variety Ratings
• Evaluation of the Efficacy of Various Herbicides for the Control of Broadleaf and Buckhorn Plantain in Alfalfa
• Save Hay by Reducing Feeding Waste
• Don't Miss "The Dollars and Sense of Grazing", Forages at KCA, January 18th in Owensboro
• Taking Stock
• Winter Meeting Rundown

Biological Variation, Imsa Fusion

An Epidemiological Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity

Objectives:

• Identify different phenotypes of corn (maize) kernels.
• Use ratios and sampling to determine which of two different ears of corn is most likely to have produced a given sample of kernels.
• Use Punnett Squares to determine the genotypes of the “parents” that produced the different kernel samples.
• Compare and contrast traditional selective breeding techniques with genetically engineering a desired trait in corn.
• Model the regulation of gene expression in a hypothetical cell.
• Discuss the potential role that epigentic variation may play in improving corn crops of the future.