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Full-Text Articles in Education
G92-1104 Getting Started In Beekeeping, Marion D. Ellis, Frederick P. Baxendale
G92-1104 Getting Started In Beekeeping, Marion D. Ellis, Frederick P. Baxendale
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide provides information on beginning beekeeping in Nebraska.
Beekeeping in Nebraska
There are approximately 700 beekeepers in Nebraska operating about 115,000 colonies of bees. Annual honey production in the state ranges from 5 to 11 million pounds depending on weather conditions and available flora. The honey from each area is a unique blend of nectars from the available flora. In a good area under favorable conditions, a properly managed colony can produce 100 pounds or more of honey. The six-year average (1986-1991) for honey production per colony in Nebraska is 75 pounds.
Of far greater importance is the role …
G92-1081 Factors That Affect Soil-Applied Herbicides, R. S. Moomaw, Robert N. Klein, Alex Martin, Fred Roeth, P.J. Shea, G.A. Wicks, R. G. Wilson
G92-1081 Factors That Affect Soil-Applied Herbicides, R. S. Moomaw, Robert N. Klein, Alex Martin, Fred Roeth, P.J. Shea, G.A. Wicks, R. G. Wilson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Characteristics of soil-applied herbicides are discussed, including site of uptake by weeds, solubility, adsorption, persistence, leaching potential, photodecomposition, and volatility. For best performance, preemergence and preplant herbicides must be placed in the top 0 to 3 inches of soil. Placement is important because the herbicide must enter the germinating weed seedling in order to kill it. Herbicides can be blended into the soil by mechanical incorporation, rainfall, or sprinkler irrigation, depending on the herbicide. Herbicide characteristics that determine their performance are site of uptake by weeds, solubility, adsorption, persistence, leaching potential, photodecomposition, and volatility. An understanding of these factors will …
G92-1097 Root And Crown Rot: Winterkill Complex Of Winter Wheat, John E. Watkins, Ben Doupnik, Jr., Eric D. Kerr, Robert N. Klein
G92-1097 Root And Crown Rot: Winterkill Complex Of Winter Wheat, John E. Watkins, Ben Doupnik, Jr., Eric D. Kerr, Robert N. Klein
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Root and crown rot--winterkill complex is discussed, including nature of the complex, symptoms, control, and management rationale. Root and crown rot of winter wheat is an interrelated disease complex caused by the interaction of infection of roots and crowns by Bipolaris sorokiniana and/or Fusarium graminearum and harsh winter conditions. It is an insidious, persistent and inconspicuous disease complex that reduces wheat yields each year. In extreme cases, entire fields or large areas within fields are killed. The ultimate effect is loss of stands, poor plant vigor, reduced yield and lower grain quality.
G92-1093 Use Of Animal Drugs In Livestock Management, Duane N. Rice, Barbara E. Straw
G92-1093 Use Of Animal Drugs In Livestock Management, Duane N. Rice, Barbara E. Straw
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
How to handle antibiotics and other drugs to prevent residues in meat while maintaining an effective animal health program.
Use of animal drugs in food animal production must be accepted as a responsibility rather than a right when trying to improve animal health. Drugs should be used to enhance a health program and not as a substitute for good management.
Disease prevention is based on good nutritional and environmental factors, sanitation, and the use of a complete herd health program. Use of vaccines for common diseases and in some cases segregation or culling of infected animals is important. Good management …
Nf92-61 Fats In The Diet, Linda S. Boeckner
Nf92-61 Fats In The Diet, Linda S. Boeckner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses the nutritive value of fats.
G92-1111 Mineral And Vitamin Nutrition Of Dairy Cattle, Rick J. Grant
G92-1111 Mineral And Vitamin Nutrition Of Dairy Cattle, Rick J. Grant
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide focuses on the best sources of minerals and vitamins, current requirements for production, and feeding practices to best meet these requirements and promote health and productivity of dairy cattle. Dairy cattle require at least 17 minerals and three vitamins in their diet for optimal milk production, reproductive performance, and herd health. Although classical mineral or vitamin deficiency symptoms are rare, in many cases under- and overfeeding of certain minerals and vitamins does occur. Even small imbalances or deficiencies can develop into reproductive, health, and milk production problems. As herd milk production averages in Nebraska climb, it will become …
G92-1070 Feeding Dairy Cattle For Proper Body Condition Score, Rick Grant, Jeffrey F. Keown
G92-1070 Feeding Dairy Cattle For Proper Body Condition Score, Rick Grant, Jeffrey F. Keown
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide describes feeding and management practices that allow the producer to control body condition throughout lactation and the dry period.
Body condition score is a critical measure of a dairy feeding system's effectiveness. Adequate body fat reserves promote milk production, reproductive efficiency, and herd longevity. Excessively fat cows or overly thin cows run much greater risks of metabolic problems, lower milk yield, poor conception rates, and dystocia (difficult calving). Failure to attain proper body condition or rapid changes in body condition score during early lactation may indicate problems in herd health or feeding management.
Nf92-98 Good Manufacturing Practices For Apple Cider Mills, Susan S. Sumner, Durward A. Smith
Nf92-98 Good Manufacturing Practices For Apple Cider Mills, Susan S. Sumner, Durward A. Smith
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses sanitation procedures for apple cider mills.
Nf92-57 Food Safety For Temporary Food Service Establishments, Julie A. Albrecht
Nf92-57 Food Safety For Temporary Food Service Establishments, Julie A. Albrecht
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses food safety practices for temporary food service establishments.
Nf92-102 Turkey Basics, Julie A. Albrecht
Nf92-102 Turkey Basics, Julie A. Albrecht
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses the handling and cooking of turkey.
Nf92-99 Emergency Food Safety, Julie A. Albrecht
Nf92-99 Emergency Food Safety, Julie A. Albrecht
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact offers suggestions for saving food after natural disasters.
Nf92-66 Nutrition And The Athlete: General Guidelines, Pre- And Post-Game Advice, Linda S. Boeckner
Nf92-66 Nutrition And The Athlete: General Guidelines, Pre- And Post-Game Advice, Linda S. Boeckner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
The following information porvides a quick look at what works best in nutritional care for the athlete. For more information consult a professional who is trained in sports nutrition.
G92-1065 How Is Your Family's Well-Being?, Herbert G. Lingren
G92-1065 How Is Your Family's Well-Being?, Herbert G. Lingren
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Whether or not the family is a healthy, cohesive, and nourishing unit depends on the individual family members and the ways in which they contribute to it.
Being in good health has become a growing concern throughout our society. Great emphasis is placed on nutrition and exercise to keep our bodies slim, trim, and healthy. Unfortunately, somewhere between the sit-ups and the natural foods, we've forgotten that our family's "well-being" may also need a "checkup" and a "workout."
It takes much more than exercise and a balanced diet to keep a family "fit." Whether or not the family is a …
G92-1092 Listening--With Your Heart As Well As Your Ears, Herbert G. Lingren
G92-1092 Listening--With Your Heart As Well As Your Ears, Herbert G. Lingren
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide discusses why being a good listener is important, how it affects family and work life, some styles of poor listening, and provides ways to improve listening skills.
How often have you heard these statements? "You're not listening to me!"... "Why don't you let me finish what I'm saying?"... "If you only let me, I'll tell you!"... "I may as well be talking to a brick wall!... "You just don't understand!"... "But that's not what I said!"
If you hear any of these comments coming from your partner, children, friends, or co-workers, perhaps it's true that "you're not listening"--really …
G92-1078 Work And Family: Today's Juggling Act, Hrebert G. Lingren
G92-1078 Work And Family: Today's Juggling Act, Hrebert G. Lingren
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Working families are under stress as they try to balance demands of job, children and spouse. Strategies are needed to prevent stress overload and burnout.
Over the past 25 years, women's and men's roles have changed dramatically. Today's women are better educated, have better paying jobs and are having fewer children. Women represent 45 percent of the labor force, nearly 80 percent work outside the home and 75 percent of mothers of young children are employed.
As women have entered and stayed in the work force in ever-increasing numbers, the dual-earner family has emerged. Married couple earners comprise more than …
Nf92-62 Dietary Fiber, Linda S. Boeckner
Nf92-62 Dietary Fiber, Linda S. Boeckner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact discusses dietary fiber.
Nf92-67 Nutrition And The Athlete: Weight Control For Wrestlers, Linda S. Boeckner
Nf92-67 Nutrition And The Athlete: Weight Control For Wrestlers, Linda S. Boeckner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
The American College of Sports Medicine warns that weight cutting through a combination of food restriction, fluid deprivation and dehydration can be harmful Restrictions of food and/or fluid can hinder normal growth and development in young athletes, impair performance, and endanger the wrestler's health. Coaches and trainers must consider the long-term needs of their student athletes.
Nf92-60 Feeding The Club Calf Properly, Scott Brady, Rick Stock, Doyle Wolverton
Nf92-60 Feeding The Club Calf Properly, Scott Brady, Rick Stock, Doyle Wolverton
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact suggests a set of diets for club calves.
G92-1069 The Poinsettia, Jay Fitzgerald, Don Steinegger
G92-1069 The Poinsettia, Jay Fitzgerald, Don Steinegger
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Growing poinsettias so that they rebloom is easier if you understand and follow some basic horticultureicultural and pest management procedures.
Poinsettias are the most popular decorative plants for the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons. The newer cultivars often remain colorful until spring and do not have to be discarded when they finish blooming. Following a few basic principles can bring the plants back into full bloom.
The poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima is a native to the area around Taxco, Mexico, and was introduced to the United States by Joel R. Poinsett, the first United States ambassador to Mexico. Poinsettia or …
Ec92-1245 Buffalograss: A Warm-Season Native Grass For Turf, S.A. Deshazer, Terrance P. Riordan, Frederick P. Baxendale, Roch E. Gaussoin
Ec92-1245 Buffalograss: A Warm-Season Native Grass For Turf, S.A. Deshazer, Terrance P. Riordan, Frederick P. Baxendale, Roch E. Gaussoin
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Buffalograss is a native grass species which has prospered on the Great Plains for centuries. Both cyclic and prolonged droughts have challenged it to evolve water use efficiency and sod forming ability. People are considering this short, fine-leaved prairie grass for an ecologically sound and energy efficient turf.
G92-1108 Evaluating Corn Rootworm Soil Insecticide Performance, J. F. Witkowski, Lance J. Meinke, Gary L. Hein, Keith J. Jarvi
G92-1108 Evaluating Corn Rootworm Soil Insecticide Performance, J. F. Witkowski, Lance J. Meinke, Gary L. Hein, Keith J. Jarvi
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This publication describes a technique used to evaluate the relative performance of insecticides in protecting corn roots from feeding damage by corn rootworm larvae.
Insecticides applied at planting or cultivation time are commonly used in continuous corn to protect the roots from damage by western and northern corn rootworms.
Measuring the relative performance of these insecticides in protecting corn roots from rootworm larval damage is important.
G92-1112 Lice Control On Cattle, John B. Campbell
G92-1112 Lice Control On Cattle, John B. Campbell
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Identifying and controlling lice on cattle both are covered here.
Cattle lice may be the most underestimated livestock insect in terms of economic losses. The USDA estimates that U.S. livestock producers lose $125 million a year to cattle lice.
Heavy louse populations cause lowered milk production, loss of flesh, stunted growth, general unthriftiness and anemia. "Chronic" or "carrier" cows may abort due to louse-induced anemia. During severe winters, louse-infested animals are more susceptible to respiratory diseases.
G92-1094 Controlling External Swine Parasites, John B. Campbell, Barbara Straw
G92-1094 Controlling External Swine Parasites, John B. Campbell, Barbara Straw
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Mixing, safety, restrictions, and precautions for insecticides used to control external swine parasites.
Hog Lice and Mange Mites
External parasites of swine include the hog louse and two species of mange mites (the common itch mite and the less common hog follicle mite). Excessive scratching and rubbing by pigs nearly always indicate an infestation of hog lice or mange mites.
Hog lice and mange mites infest a high percentage of swine slaughtered at Midwest slaughter plants.
Ec92-270 Conducting Pig Feed Trials On The Farm, Duane Reese, Walter W. Stroup
Ec92-270 Conducting Pig Feed Trials On The Farm, Duane Reese, Walter W. Stroup
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
The purpose of this publication is to provide fundamental information that must be understood before attempting to conduct a feed trial. The concepts and procedures described here are valid for most situations involving a comparison of two feeds. Any trial involving more than two feeds raises issues that are beyond the scope of this publication. Those issues are covered in university statistics courses on design and analysis of experiments.
We suggest that pork producers adopt a "best cost" feeding program tailored to the operation and based on sound nutritional principles. Feed cost per pound of gain is a major item …
G92-1106 Controlling Rats, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Dallas R. Virchow
G92-1106 Controlling Rats, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Dallas R. Virchow
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Ways to recognize rat problems and control rats are covered here.
The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) (also known as the common brown rat) is a destructive pest. Found in and around towns and farms throughout Nebraska, these rodents eat and contaminate large amounts of feed, damage structures by their gnawing and burrowing, and spread diseases that affect livestock and humans.
G92-1124 Converting Center Pivot Sprinkler Packages: System Considerations, Joel E. Cahoon, Norman Klocke, William L. Kranz
G92-1124 Converting Center Pivot Sprinkler Packages: System Considerations, Joel E. Cahoon, Norman Klocke, William L. Kranz
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide points out some of the system-oriented factors that should be considered when changing sprinkler packages on a center pivot irrigation system. Irrigators using existing center pivots may be interested in changing sprinkler packages for a number of reasons: to take advantage of new sprinkler technology, to overcome a poor design on the original package, to reduce energy requirements, or simply to replace worn sprinklers on an older machine.
G92-1102 Fertilizer Management For Dry Edible Beans, James A. Schild, Dave Nuland, Gary W. Hergert, Robert G. Wilson
G92-1102 Fertilizer Management For Dry Edible Beans, James A. Schild, Dave Nuland, Gary W. Hergert, Robert G. Wilson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Soil sampling and proper fertilization of dry beans will assist the producer in obtaining consistent top yields. Excellent yields of high quality dry beans can be obtained in western Nebraska. Traditional growing areas are the Panhandle and the southwestern part of Nebraska near Colorado. The highest bean yields are produced on fertile soils. Dry beans respond to fertilizer if the soil test shows the nutrient to be in the low to medium fertility range.
Nf92-80 General And Specialty Mail-Order Seed Sources, Susan Schoneweis
Nf92-80 General And Specialty Mail-Order Seed Sources, Susan Schoneweis
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact is a list of seed companies which carry vegetable seeds or plants.
Nf92-69 Selected Vegetable Cultivars For Nebraska, Susan Schoneweis, Laurie Hodges
Nf92-69 Selected Vegetable Cultivars For Nebraska, Susan Schoneweis, Laurie Hodges
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebFact provides information about cultivars of garden vegetables available to grow in Nebraska.
Ec92-125 On-Farm Trials For Farmers Using The Randomized Complete Block Design, Phil Rzewnicki
Ec92-125 On-Farm Trials For Farmers Using The Randomized Complete Block Design, Phil Rzewnicki
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Farmers are interested in evaluating new agricultural practices on their own farms. To produce results credible to themselves, other farmers, and researchers, a systematic method of testing should be used. If a comparison of agricultural practices results in one practice yielding a few more bushels of crop than another, this does not necessarily mean it is a more valuable practice. The difference may simply be due to field variation or chance.
This circular discusses the on-farm trials and incorporation of the two basic requirements in designing experiments: randomization and replication.