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Developing Approaches To Reduce Wildlife Damage To Forest Resources, Dale L. Nolte

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife impacts on forest resources can be extensive. Although damage is generally considered in terms of reduced productivity or delayed harvest cycles, attempts to replace trees after a harvest or a fire can fail because of foraging wildlife. Wildlife, particularly mammalian herbivores, can impede attempts to establish native plants to increase forest diversity, improve riparian areas, re-vegetate disturbed sites, restore endangered or threatened plants, or to create or improve habitat for wildlife. Foraging wildlife can be extremely detrimental if animals browse on plants before seedlings are well established, or if foraging is continuous or intense. Native plant projects are often …

Managing Ungulates To Protect Trees, Dale L. Nolte

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

ig game species, such as elk and deer, inflict the most widespread form of damage to forest resources. Elk may trample or pull seedlings without well-established root systems out of the ground. Browsing elk often splinter woody stems. During the spring, the stems may be stripped of bark below where they break the stem. Deer damage inflicted on seedlings is similar to elk damage. Woody stems are often splintered and the bark is stripped from twigs. New buds are generally clipped back to the previous year’s growth. Deer do not pull seedlings as frequently as elk and their damage rarely …

Bears Prefer Trees In The Spring, Dale L. Nolte

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

As they emerge from their winter den, bears need an energy source and food is relatively scarce. Concurrently, trees are breaking dormancy and starting to generate carbohydrates. Consequently, bears commonly girdle Douglas-fir trees during the spring to feed on the available carbohydrates. Bears strip bark from a tree with their claws, then feed on the sapwood by scraping it from the heartwood with their teeth. Scattered remnants of bark strewn at the base of a tree and vertical tooth marks are characteristic indicators of bear activity. Most frequently bears forage on the lower bole of trees, girdling the bottom three …

Ard News June 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Associate Dean
ARD Advisory Council
Frontiers in Agricultural Research Food, Health, Environment and Communities
Anna Elliott Proposals
ARD Interdisciplinary Research Grants Program
Sampson Range Pasture Management Endowments
Helen Porter Van Spronssen Charitable Trust
Arch and Frances Jorgensen Fund
Ralph H. Bainbridge Memorial Fund
New or Revised Projects
Grants and Contracts Received April and May, 2003
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants

Approaching Foodservice Establishments With Locally Grown Products, Food Processing Center

Food Processing Center: Reports

This report summarizes the initial findings of a survey of members of the Chefs Collaborative organization. The Chefs Collaborative is a national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine by celebrating the joys of local, seasonal and artisanal ingredients. Many of the Chefs Collaborative members have significant expertise in purchasing locally grown food products. The purpose of this research and the following report is to 1) use the expertise gained by members of the Chefs Collaborative organization in order to help producers market their products to the foodservice industry and 2) to examine …

Nebline, June 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Norris Students Get a Grade of Job “Well” Done in Innovative Project
Watch for Squash Vine Borer
Water Use in the Landscape
Low Water Use Flowers for Your Landscape
Garden Guide
Horticulture Information Center
What’s New with Pressure Treated Lumber
West Nile Virus Concerns Horse Owners
Dead Birds Being Accepted for Testing
Do all Mosquitoes Carry West Nile Virus?
Information for Acreage and Small Farm Owners
Time to Harvest Bromegrass Hay
Ammoniate Wheat Straw for Extra Feed
2003 Pesticide Container Recycling Dates
Tanks vs. Ponds and Creeks for Livestock Water
Preparing the Lawn for a Potential Drought
Fertilizing Azaleas
Know …

Ecomorphology Of Bats: Comparative And Experimental Approaches Relating Structural Design To Ecology, Sharon M. Swartz, Patricia W. Freeman, Elizabeth F. Stockwell

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The past several decades have seen the beginning of integration of discoveries in the ecology and morphology of bats into an ecomorphological whole that promises to be greater than the sum of its parts. However, achieving this integration is challenging. Each of the elements of this interdisciplinary field is, in itself, avast and complex subject. This book is a testament to the breadth and depth of ecological studies of bats. Morphological studies now extend be- yond descriptive anatomy in both outlook and method, and incorporate, for example, aspects of genetics, physiology, solid and fluid mechanics, and developmental biology. There is …

Tagging And Mapping Of Genes And Qtl And Molecular Marker-Assisted Selection For Traits Of Economic Importance In Bean And Cowpea, J. D. Kelly, P. Gepts, P. N. Miklas, D. P. Coyne

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (B/C CRSP) scientists have successfully developed integrated consensus maps of the 11 linkage groups (LGs) in both bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). The bean map is approximately 1200 cM with some 500 markers and an additional 500 markers shared with other bean maps. The cowpea map spans 2670 cM with over 400 markers. In addition to molecular markers, both maps include map locations of defense genes and phenotypic traits for disease and insect resistance, seed size, color and storage proteins, pod color and those traits associated with the …

Update On The Unl Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Nebraska Agribusiness Club, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Today I have the pleasure of beginning my remarks with good news. That's always a treat, and it seems to become even more so in hard times. Certainly the state's budget crisis and its consequences ever-present in our lives make for hard times these days in Nebraska, and good news is something we all can use and celebrate. Our good news in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska is that Dr. James Van Etten, a member of our Department of Plant Pathology, has been elected to membership in the highly prestigious National Academy of …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Spring 2003, Volume 9, No. 2

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Turfgrass Biotechnology – 2003 Update by Terrance Riordan, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL

Ecosystem Consequences of Trees in Grasslands: Insights from Bessey’s Forest by David Wedin, School of Natural Resource Sciences, UNL

UNL Offers New Professional Golf Management Program

Richard Knight to Speak on Biodiversity on Rangelands Oct. 20

2003 Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney August 11-12

National Speakers to be Featured at Brush Creek Ranch Conference & Field Day

Iowa Prairie Conference: The Practical Prairie

University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, May 2003

Connect (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension)

Inside this issue:

pg. 3 Head lice reduction
pg. 4 On-farm research project
pg. 7 Technology advancements

Nebline, May 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Grasshoppers Thrive in Drought Conditions
Grasshopper Identification
Reducing Energy Bills for Irrigation
2003 Pesticide Container Recycling Dates
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Buffalograss - The Other Green Grass
Careful Spraying is a Key to Preventing Foliage Damage
Squirrels Cause Spring Frustration
Weather & Climate Information on the Web
Weed Control Essential for New Seedlings
How to Fill Up, Not Out! (Part 2)
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Fitness For You!
Web Resources of the Month
Lines from Lynn
Household Hints: Storing Garments
  Family Community Education (FCE) Council Meeting
Sizzling Summer Sampler
When Times are Tough: In the Aftermath of War …

Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 9, May 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 2003-5, April 11, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

West Nile update…………….42

Management tips…………….42

New herbicides…………….43

Planter adjustments…………….45

Planter field test…………….45

Heavy residue no-tilling…………….46

No-till hybrids, planting dates…………….47

Herbicide selection…………….48

Weather update…………….49

Sprinkler head replacement…………….50

Irrigation maintenance…………….50

Agroecosystems Analysis From The Grass Roots: A Multidimensional Experiential Learning Course, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Steve Simmons, Ricardo Salvador, Gina Mcandrews, Charles A. Francis, James W. King, David Hole

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

An intensive, experiential travel course in Agroecosystems Analysis was conducted in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska (United States) during summers of 1998 and 1999. The intended student audience was advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Pretravel readings and a week-long series of farm visits, which consisted of in-depth interviews with the farmers and their families, prepared student teams to analyze and evaluate the production, economic, environmental, and social sustainability of 10 farms. Students shared their analyses both orally and in written reports. Based on a multifaceted student evaluation process, we found that participants were highly motivated, strongly engaged with the course …

Cropwatch No. 2003-4, April 4, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Wheat disease update……………32

Pesticide registrations……………32

IANR listening sessions……………32

Nitrogen volatilization……………33

Selecting sprayer nozzles……………36

Early grazing of wheat……………36

NW YieldGard^® trials……………37

Corn flea beetles……………38

No-till alfalfa……………38

Climate, precip update……………39

Proso—minimal water user……………40

Cc302 Revised 2003 University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 302 Revised April 2003 contains facts about the purpose, structure, funding, and activities of the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

Ard News April 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the Dean
CSREES Budget for FY 2003 and the President's FY 2004 Request
Selected Resources on Grant Writing
Grants and Contracts Received February and March, 2003
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
New or Revised Projects
Income, Wealth and the Economic Well-Being of Farm Households

Geography Of Population Change And Redistribution Within The Post-Frontier Great Plains, J. Clark Archer, Richard Lonsdale

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The popular vision of the Great Plains as a region of ongoing population decline is only partly appropriate. In a fundamental transformation of the population geography previously set in the late 19th century, there is an emerging divide between growing metropolitan centers concentrated along the region's periphery and a vast interior struggling to hold its traditional rural population. The size and geographical distribution of population within the Great Plains region is examined over time with the aid of cartographic and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques. Intercensal net migration rates estimated using the vital statistics-based residual method are mapped by county …

Constructing The Cooper Model Of Folsom Bison Kills On The Southern Plains, Leland Bement

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The Cooper model postulates that a dichotomy exists in the size and seasonality of bison kill sites from the Folsom age (10,800- 10,200 years ago). This dichotomy is a result of changing settlement and subsistence patterns, from population aggregation in the late summer and early fall for large-scale kills, to a dispersed pattern with small bison kills during all other seasons. Attendant to the change in human population aggregation and number of bison harvested are changes in bison butchering techniques, choice of camp location, and ritual activity. It is postulated that ritual activity of an aggregated group is manifest in …

Development Of A Procedure For Sustainable In Situ Aquifer Denitrification, Imtiyaz A. Khan, Roy F. Spalding

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Denitrification experiments have provided data showing the pitfalls and successes in developing a sustainable injection/extraction system in a sand and gravel aquifer. Experiments increase in complexity from continuous injection at one well to automated-pulsed eight well injections. In both continuous and pulsed injection of organic carbon, 40 mg NO_3-N l^–1 was reduced below the detection limit of < 0.1 mg NO_3-N l^–1 in the denitrification zones. Under continuous injection, accumulation of bacterial exudates in the vicinity of the injection well resulted in injection well clogging within ten days. Periodic cleaning of the injection well and the adjacent …

Scwds Briefs: Volume 19, Number 1 (April 2003)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

• USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the availability of $4 million to state wildlife management agencies for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance and management.
• New Info on Captive Cervids and CWD: including excerpts from "Summary of a Statewide Audit and Inspection of Wisconsin's Captive White-tailed Deer Farms" prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
• New developments since the last CWD update in January 2003 issue: a mule deer buck taken by a hunter on Diamond Mountain near Vernal, Utah, tested positive for CWD. An elk on a Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, farm tested positive …

Nebline, April 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Plant and Pest Diagnostic Services Can Help You!
The Value of the Correct Diagnosis
Planning to Plant a Tree? Read This First!
What Day is Arbor Day?
Garden Guide
Easter Lily Care Take A Field Trip To Audubon Spring Creek Prairie
Termite Control Workshop May 22
Walk for the Birds
Summary of 2002 Nebraska West Nile Virus Surveillance Results
Household Hazardous Waste Collections for 2003
Security Concerns for Pesticides or Fertilizers
Graze Conservatively Following Drought Year
Nebraska Pioneer Farm Awards Deadline May 1
Managing Fertilizer Use in Dry Soils
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Preparing the Lawn for a Potential …

Metabolism Of Fructooligosaccharides By Lactobacillus Paracasei 1195, Handan Kaplan, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Fermentation of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and other oligosaccharides has been suggested to be an important property for the selection of bacterial strains used as probiotics. However, little information is available on FOS transport and metabolism by lactic acid bacteria and other probiotic bacteria. The objectives of this research were to identify and characterize the FOS transport system of Lactobacillus paracasei 1195. Radiolabeled FOS was synthesized enzymatically from [³H]sucrose and purified by column and thin-layer chromatography, yielding three main products: glucose (G) α-1,2 linked to two, three, or four fructose (F) units (GF₂, GF₃, and GF …

March 2003 - Advisory Council Meeting

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 2003-3, March 21, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Briefs and updates……….22

Conservation planning……….22

Developing wheat varieties……….24

Herbicide restrictions……….25

Soybean seed treatments……….25

Insecticide label changes……….26

Salvaging thin alfalfa……….26

Gypsum sales questioned……….27

Sorghum/corn compared……….28

Weed control in alfalfa……….30

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2003 Annual Report

Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery: Annual Reports

Wolves (Canis lupus) in the Northern Rocky Mountain states (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming) continue to increase in distribution and numbers (Figures 1, 5). Estimates of wolf numbers at the end of 2003 were 368 wolves in the Central Idaho Recovery Area, 301 in the Greater Yellowstone Recovery Area, and 92 in the Northwest Montana Recovery Area for a total of 761 (Figure 1, Table 4a). By state boundaries, there were an estimated 345 wolves in the state of Idaho, 234 in Wyoming and 182 in Montana (Table 4b). Of approximately 94 groups of two or more wolves, 51 …

Pregnancy, Drug Testing, And The Fourth Amendment: Legal And Behavioral Implications, Brian H. Bornstein

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

In its efforts to protect the health of unborn children, the government is increasingly attempting to regulate pregnant women’s conduct. As with other policies affecting pregnant women’s autonomy, these policies have constitutional overtones. In Ferguson v. City of Charleston (2001), the Supreme Court struck down a South Carolina hospital’s policy of testing pregnant women for cocaine and turning positive results over to law enforcement for prosecution. This article discusses the basis of the decision and its legal and behavioral implications. Although the decision came down on the side of pregnant women’s rights, it left unresolved the issue of whether a …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 35, No.1 March 2003

The Prairie Naturalist

PATTERNS OF IMPALING IN A MIGRATORY POPULATION OF THE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE ▪ J. D. Esely and E. K. Bollinger

COMPARISON OF FEEDING IN TWO PHENOLOGICALLY DISTINCT GRASSHOPPERS ▪ K. J. Haynes

DISTRIBUTION AND TRENDS OF BANDED CANADA GEESE IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. S. Gleason, J. A. Jenks, and P. W. Mammenga

FLORISTIC ASSESSMENT OF SAND PRAIRIES AND SEDGE MEADOWS, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ▪ W. C. Handel, L. R. Phillippe, and J. E. Ebinger

POULT PROTECTION BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY FEMALES TOWARDS A NORTHERN GOSHAWK ▪ C. P. Lehman

ADDITIONAL ECTOPARASITIC RECORDS OF BATS FROM KANSAS ▪ D. W. Sparks, K. …

Nebline, March 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

What Does Drought Stress Do to Trees and Landscape Plants?
2003 All-America Selections
Garden Guide
Landscaping, Home Maintenance Helps Prevent Termites
Install Nest Boxes for Birds Now
Termite Control Workshop May 22
Carpenter Ants: Indicator of Moisture Problems
Consider Drought When Preparing Pasture Leases
Pesticide Collection March 17
Prescribed Pasture Burning School April 4
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Animal Unit Values of Various Types and Sizes of Grazing Animal
Answers to Questions About Liming Acid Soils
Overview of Direct Marketing Methods for Produce
Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Can This Food Be Saved? (Part 2)
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods …