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Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

1994 Pod Network Conference Attendees

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

G94-1208 Managing The Alfalfa Weevil, Stephen D. Danielson, Thomas E. Hunt, Keith J. Jarvi

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The identification and life cycle of the alfalfa weevil are discussed along with scouting techniques, economic thresholds, and other integrated pest management tactics.

The alfalfa weevil is the primary insect pest of alfalfa in Nebraska. Management is essential to reduce crop losses, particularly during years when weevil infestation is high. Because there also are years when weevil damage is economically unimportant, it is necessary for growers to become familiar with sampling procedures, management guidelines, and control recommendations so control techniques are not used unnecessarily.

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, January/February 1994

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Sustainable Ag Grants for Producers

Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund

Electronic Communication Is In

In the Seminar Spotlight - Clive Edwards

National Sustainable Ag Coordinating Council

Research on Reducing Environmental Impacts of Livestock

FAO Examines Education Programs on Environmental Sustainability

Federal Conservation Policy is Changing

Defining Production Systems In Nebraska

Nebline, January 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

Woodpeckers, Rex E. Marsh

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalusand Picoides pubescens) belong to the order Piciformes and the family Picidae, which also includes flickers and sapsuckers. Woodpeckers are found throughout the United States. Because they are dependent on trees for shelter and food, woodpeckers are found mostly in or on the edge of wooded areas. Most woodpeckers feed on tree-living or wood-boring insects; however, some feed on a variety of other insects. Woodpeckers are an interesting and familiar group of birds. Woodpecker damage to buildings is a relatively infrequent problem nationwide, but may be significant regionally and locally. Woodpeckers are classified as migratory, …

Red Imported Fire Ant Impact On Wildlife: An Overview, Craig R. Allen, Stephen Demarais, R. Scott Lutz

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

We reviewed the past 50 years of literature concerning red imported fire ant impacts on wildlife species. The red imported fire ant has had a negative impact on numerous species of wildlife. However, experimental evidence of population-level impacts is meager. We discuss potential fire ant perturbations and suggest research directions that may settle the long-standing controversy concerning the impact of imported fire ants on native vertebrates and the ecosystems they have invaded.

Biological Assessment For Maintenance Of Bank Stabilization Structures Missouri National Recreation River Gavins Point Dam To Ponca State Park, Nebraska

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

The location of the proposed maintenance construction project discussed in this document is located between Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Ponca, Nebraska, at specific locations as listed in the accompanying plans and specifications.

The proposed construction consists only of maintaining those structures that can reasonably be repaired to alleviate erosion problems for the purpose of maintaining the structural integrity of the existing structures. Any structure that is beyond repair would not be reconstructed, since it would no longer qualify as maintenance. There are nine existing projects within the Missouri National Recreation River (MNRR) segment of the Missouri River. Each …

Nf94-178 Nebraska Surge Irrigation Trials, C. Dean Yonts, Joel E. Cahoon, Dean E. Eisenhauer, Kelly Wertz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the Nebraska Surge Irrigation Trials.

Block And Bridle Annual, 1994

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Table of Contents:

HISTORIAN'S LETTER
EMBLEM AND PURPOSE
DR. ABERLE'S LETTER
lNlTlATES
MEMBERS
CANDIDS
OFFICERS
OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE
HONOREE OF THE YEAR, 1993
KIDS', DAY
ANIMAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
FUN ACTIVITIES
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
ANIMAL SCIENCE FACULTY
ANIMAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
BEEF SHOW
BRANDS
QUARTER HORSE SHOW
STATE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CONTEST
LITTLE MAEC
LITTLE AK-SAR-BEN
MEATS JUDGING TEAM
MAEC TEAM
HORSE JUDGING TEAM
SENIOR LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM
ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP SELLERS

Recognition, Investigation, And Control Of Communicable-Disease Outbreaks In Child Day-Care Settings, Jeffrey P. Davis, William R. Mackenzie, David G. Addiss

United States Public Health Resources

As increasing numbers of young children attend day-care centers in the US, the elevated risk of acquiring infectious diseases in this setting has emerged as an important public health issue.¹ Outbreaks of infectious diseases occur frequently within the daycare setting,² and enteric and respiratory pathogens may be readily transmitted to household members and others in the community.^1,2 The economic burden of these outbreaks is considerable; for example, parents of children in day care miss an average of I to 4 weeks of work each year to care for their sick children.¹ Investigations of communicable-disease outbreaks in …

Armadillo (Dasypus Novemcinctus), Donald W. Hawthorne

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

The armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is a rather interesting and unusual animal that has a protective armor of “horny” material on its head, body, and tail. The armadillo ranges from south Texas to the southeastern tip of New Mexico, through Oklahoma, the southeastern corner of Kansas and the southwestern corner of Missouri, most of Arkansas, and southwestern Mississippi. The armadillo prefers dense, shady cover such as brush, woodlands, forests, and areas adjacent to creeks and rivers. More than 90% of the armadillo’s diet is made up of insects and their larvae. The armadillo is active primarily from twilight through …

Bird Damage At Aquaculture Facilities, W. Paul Gorenzel, Fred S. Conte, Terrell P. Salmon

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

Reduction of the damage caused by fish-eating birds requires accurate bird identification and some knowledge of avian biology and habits. The open-water areas and large concentrations of aquatic livestock at aquaculture facilities are natural attractants to many birds. Birds can have a significant economic impact on the culture of aquatic products including fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. For our purpose here, we will refer to these birds as fish-eating birds, and the aquatic products as fish.

Magpies, Thomas C. Hall

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

Magpies (Pica pica and P. nuttalli) have lived in close association with humans for centuries. Magpies are found in western North America. Magpies are associated with the dry, cool climatic regions of North America. Magpies are omnivorous and very opportunistic, a characteristic typical of other corvids. Magpies, like other corvids, are intelligent birds. Magpies have come into conflict with humans in North America for quite some time. Magpies are protected as migratory nongame birds under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

European Starlings, Ron J. Johnson, James F. Glahn

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are robin-sized birds weighing about 3.2 ounces (90g). Since their introduction into New York in the 1890s, starlings have spread across the continental United States, northward to Alaska and the southern half of Canada, and southward into northern Mexico. Starlings are found in a wide variety of habitats including cities, towns, farms, ranches, open woodlands, fields, and lawns. Starlings consume a variety of foods, including fruits and seeds of both wild and cultivated varieties. European starlings were brought into the United States from Europe. Starlings are frequently considered pests because of the problems they cause, …

Pirimiphos-Methyl Degradation And Insect Population Growth In Aerated And Unaerated Com Stored In Southeast Georgia: Small Bin Tests, Frank H. Arthur, James E. Throne

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

Lots of 229 kg untreated seed com and com treated with 8 ppm pirimiphosmethyl were stored in unaerated bins and bins modified with a fan blower to provide aeration. The corn was infested artificially with adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst); the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky; and eggs of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hiibner), to determine the effects of aeration on insect control in southeastern Georgia. Total temperature units in unaerated and aerated treated corn during the storage period of 15 October through 4 August were 5,729 and 5,196 degree-days, and moisture content was significantly …

A North American Connection: Women In Prairie Novels, Ann Barnard

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Canadian poet Eli Mandel has said that the prairie writer is one who points in the direction of the prairie and not necessarily one who always lives there or writes exclusively about that region. Mandel, who suggests that the prairie has as much to do with "state of mind" as with locale and that prairie space is dynamic, cites Margaret Laurence and Robert Kroetsch, among others, as examples of Canadian writers identified with the West who have withdrawn and returned. ¹ In the United States, Willa Cather comes to mind as prototype for Mandel's paradigm, and although her later work …

Review Of Catalog Of The Colorado Flora: A Biodiversity Baseline., Dieter Wilken

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

The estimation and documentation of biological diversity has and should continue to be approached from different perspectives. Such include the empirical study of vegetation by ecologists, the study of genetic structure and life histories by population biologists, and the study of evolutionary relationships by systematists. The monograph by Weber and Wittmann represents a product of the latter perspective, a catalog of scientific names for plants (excepting algae) native to or naturalized in Colorado.

"Gone Back To Alberta": Robert Kroetsch Rewriting The Great Plains, Francis W. Kaye, Robert Thacker

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Maybe that did it, I thought-maybe that was one of the things that turned me into a writer-my playing [softball] far out in the field. The playing, and the watching that went with it. The listening, out there. The wanting to enter the game while fearing that someone might hit the ball in my direction. The being isolated, out there in the prairie wind and the summer light; my striking up a conversation with a nearby gopher as I watched the pitched ball. . . . The caring so much, so enduringly, for the movements of small creatures, for the …

Knowledge Into Wisdom: Incorporating Values And Beliefs To Construct A Wise University, Susan M. Awbrey, David K. Scott

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Philosopher Nicholas Maxwell argues that universities today are founded on a philosophy of knowledge that is too narrowly focused on solving the technical problems of specialized academic disciplines. Maxwell believes that the foundation for the university should be a new type of inquiry that would have as its aim the improvement of not only knowledge but personal and global wisdom-a type of inquiry that would help us address the larger, complex problems that threaten our society. The authors agree with Maxwell but submit that the university has already begun a transformation to the philosophy of wisdom. As evidence of this …

Animal Science Alumni Newsletter, Winter 1994

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

From the Department Head’s Desk
Animal Science Alumni Open House April 23, 1994
Undergraduate Program
Animal Science Department Hosts Reciprocal Meats Conference
Graduate Program
Food Safety and Quality
Retirement
Death
Block and Bridle Club
Recent Department Awards and Recognitions
Faculty Activities
Gamma Sigma Delta Celebrates Diamond Jubilee
Course and Curriculum Review
Judging Team Activities
Alumni News

Nf94-177 Nebraska Surge Irrigation Trials, C. Dean Yonts, Joel E. Cahoon, Dean E. Eisenhauer, Kelly Wertz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the Nebraska Surge Irrigation Trials.

Nf94-176 Surge Irrigation, C. Dean Yonts, Joel E. Cahoon, Dean E. Eisenhauer, Kelly Wertz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses surge irrigation.

Industrial Uses Of Soyoil: A Market Analysis, Janice L. Callum

Industrial Agricultural Products Center: Publications and Information

Industry Structure
Lubricants' base oil production is virtually controlled by five, vertically integrated, multi-national companies. Their market shares are large enough to permit strong influence over the entire industry and to render competition ineffective. It will be difficult for new firms to enter the lubricant's industry and compete successfully with these entrenched firms. The lubricants market is large. The market is dominated by petroleum based, mineral oil products. Projected market growth is minimal, and worldwide supply is ample. Growing environmental awareness and the prospect of stringent regulations regarding petroleum products use have spurred renewed interest in the manufacture of vegetable …

Nf94-200 Making Choices About Salvaging Wet Or Flood Damaged Carpet, Kathleen Heiden, Shirley Niemeyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses options available with wet or flood damaged carpeting.

Ec94-271 Understanding Mare Reproduction, Kathleen P. Anderson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Many producers who raise horses find breeding mares rewarding, yet frustrating. Mares and stallions are traditionally placed in the breeding herd due to successful performance records, with littie considerations for their reproductive capacibilities. Basic understanding of the mare's reproductive physiology can improve reproductive efficiency and foaling rates. A mare manager's goal should be to get the maximum number of mares pregnant, in the shortest amount of time, and to deliver a live, healthy foal each year.

Ec95-744 Design And Management Of Storage Containment Of Fertilizer And Pesticides, Robert D. Grisso, Delynn Hay, Gerald R. Bodman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Storage, handling and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers have been identified by state and federal agencies as practices that create high risks to surface and groundwater quality. This circular is to assist those who need secondary containment for fertilizers and pesticides. This will help develop a construction plan that should meet the State of Nebraska Containment Regulations and assess facility needs, construction materials, size requirements and management needs.

Ec94-135 Understanding Pesticides And Water Quality In Nebraska, Steven D. Comfort, Patrick J. Shea, Fred W. Roeth

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Groundwater is Nebraska's most important natural resource. The principal source of groundwater in Nebraska is the High Plains Aquifer System. This system underlies approximately 85 percent of the state and supplies 95 percent of all groundwater used in Nebraska. The majority of groundwater in Nebraska is used by agriculture but domestic and commercial uses are also important. Eighty-two percent of Nebraskans use groundwater as their major source of drinking water, and nearly all of the state's farm homes rely on groundwater for their domestic needs.

Identification And Assessment Of Wildlife Damage: An Overview, Richard A. Dolbeer, Nicholas R. Holler, Donald W. Hawthorne

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

Wildlife management is often thought of in terms of protecting, enhancing, and nurturing wildlife populations and the habitat needed for their wellbeing. However, many species at one time or another require management actions to reduce conflicts with people or with other wildlife species. Examples include an airport manager modifying habitats to reduce gull activity near runways, a forester poisoning pocket gophers to increase tree seedling survival in a reforestation project, or a biologist trapping an abundant predator or competing species to enhance survival of an endangered species.

Wildlife damage control is an increasingly important part of the wildlife management profession …

Raccoons (Procyon Lotor), Edward K. Boggess

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook

The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is found throughout the United States, with the exception of the higher elevations of mountainous regions and some areas of the arid Southwest. Raccoons prefer hardwood forest areas near water. Raccoons are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal foods. Raccoons may cause damage or nuisance problems in a variety of ways, and their distinctive tracks often provide evidence of their involvement in damage situations. Raccoons are protected furbearers in most states, with seasons established for running, hunting, or trapping.