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Ec13-872 Nebraska 2013 Crop Budgets, Robert N. Klein, Roger K. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication contains crop production budgets for 13 crops and 51 cropping systems, as well as tables of power, machinery, labor, and input costs used to develop these budgets. Each budget consists of five sections:

• Heading
• List of representative field operations
• List of materials and services used
• Operations and interest tabulations
• Overhead costs including real estate taxes and opportunity­ charges

The budgets are presented in a worksheet format with a “Your Estimate’’ column for recording cost modifications.

Ec12-101 Spring Seed Guide 2012, Teshome H. Regassa, Greg R. Kruger, Stevan Z. Knezevic, Charles A. Shapiro, Bruce Anderson, Dipak K. Santra, Jim Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Welcome to the 2012 Spring Seed Guide. Corn, soybean, sorghum, sunflower, and alfalfa are included in this seed guide. This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department, West Central, and Northeast Extension Centers, and their associated agricultural laboratories and the associates of the University of Wyoming at SAREC.

Ec12-103 Fall Seed Guide 2012, Teshome H. Regassa, P. Stephen Baenziger, Greg R. Kruger, Dipak K. Santra

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Welcome to the 2012 Fall Seed Guide. Crops included in this guide are winter wheat, winter barley, triticale, and alfalfa. This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department, West Central, and Panhandle Research and Extension Centers and their associated agricultural laboratories. This circular reports data from winter wheat trials conducted throughout Nebraska.

Ec12-823 2012 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates - Part I, Roger K. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Every two years a survey of custom operators is conducted to determine the current rates charged for specific machinery operations. The survey is divided into Part I (EC12-823) and Part II (EC12-826). Part I includes the spring and summer operations such as planting and small grains harvest, and Part II includes information about fall and miscellaneous operations.

The information presented here should be used only as a guide. Rates change from year to year due to cost changes and the availability of custom operators.

Ec12-826 2012 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates - Part Ii, Roger K. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Every two years a survey of custom operators is conducted to determine the current rates charged for specific machinery operations. The survey is divided into Part I (EC12-823) and Part II (EC12-826). Part I includes the spring and summer operations such as planting and small grains harvest, and Part II includes information about fall and miscellaneous operations.

The information presented here should be used only as a guide. Rates change from year to year due to cost changes and the availability of custom operators.

Ec11-101 Spring Seed Guide, Teshome H. Regassa, Greg R. Kruger, Stevan Z. Knezevic, Charles A. Shapiro, Bruce Anderson, Dipak K. Santra, Jim Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Welcome to the 2011 Spring Seed Guide. Corn, soybean, sorghum, and alfalfa are included in this seed guide. This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department, West Central, and Northeast Extension Centers, and their associated agricultural laboratories and the associates of the University of Wyoming at SAREC.

Ec98-899 Sorghum Basis Patterns From Selected Sites In Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The following publication contains the sorghum basis patterns for several towns in Nebraska. Price information was collected through surveys, newspapers, electronic media, etc. The listing includes towns representative of different geographic locations in Nebraska. The amount of data varies among locations. This publication will be updated each year by adding a year's data to each locations. This allows the user to observe the changing of basis patterns over time.

Ec07-2508 Fumigating Farm-Stored Grain With Aluminum Phosphide, Clyde Ogg, Thomas W. Dorn

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Fumigants kill all insect life stages. They control pests by diffusing through the air spaces between grain kernels and into the kernel itself. Fumigants are able to penetrate into places that are inaccessible to insecticide sprays or dusts.

This publication is designed to help provide direction to farmers who have private pesticide applicator licenses and who decide to do the fumigation themselves.

Ec07-846 Nebraska Cash Corn Prices And Basis Patterns, Darrell R. Mark, Andrew J. Kabes

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The basis data in this 2007 publication are a valuable tool for producers across the state to use in marketing their grain. Basis is the difference between the local cash grain price in Nebraska and the nearby futures prices. A good understanding of local basis trends can help producers make grain marketing decisions and forecast basis when evaluating futures hedges.

Ec07-281 Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows: A Tool For Managing The Nutrition Program For Beef Herds, Richard J. Rasby, Leslie Aaron Stalker, Richard N. Funston

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 2007 Extension Circular describes the nine-point body condition scoring system, relationship between body condition and the productivity of the cow herd, and the use of body condition as a management tool to develop and monitor nutritional programs. Using body condition scoring as a management tool can increase the profit potential of the cow/calf enterprise.

Ec06-783 Watermark Granular Matrix Sensor To Measure Soil Matric Potential For Irrigation Management, Suat Irmak, Jose O. Payero, Dean E. Eisenhauer, William L. Kranz, Derrel Martin, Gary L. Zoubek, Jennifer M. Rees, Brandy Vandewalle, Andrew P. Christiansen, Dan Leininger

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 2006 Extension Circular defines soil matric potential and describes principles and operational characteristics of one of the electrical resistance type soil moisture sensors for irrigation management. Examples show how soil matric potential can be used for irrigation management.

Ec06-103 Fall Seed Guide, 2007, Lenis Alton Nelson, Robert N. Klein, Bruce Anderson, P. Stephen Baenziger, Jerry Nachtman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department, West Central and Panhandle Research and Extension Centers and their associated agricultural laboratories and the South Central Ag Laboratory. Conduct of experiments and publications of results is a joint effort of the Agricultural Research Division and the Cooperative Extension Service.

Ec05-883 Crop And Livestock Prices For Nebraska Producers, 1960-2005, Darrell R. Mark, Dillon Feuz, Brad Heinrichs

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This report contains historical price data for the major crops and livestock commodities produced in Nebraska. Prices received by producers are reported for 1960-2005 for most of the commodities.

The data was compiled from Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service and Agricultural Prices, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA; Oil Crops Situation and Outlook, Economic Research Service, USDA; Cotton and Wool Outlook, Economic Research Service, USDA; and Livestock and Grain Market News, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. Sources of prices for each commodity are indicated on the tables.

Ec05-839 Livestock Risk Protection Insurance: A Self-Study Guide, Darrell R. Mark, Allen L. Prosch, Rik R. Smith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 2005 self-study guide is designed to provide livestock producers, insurance agents, and educators with information about USDA Risk Management Agency's Livestock Risk Protection program. Livestock Risk Protection insurance (LRP) provides single-peril price risk coverage for future livestock sales and can be used as a risk management tool for livestock producers.

Ec05-838 Alternative Crop Budgets And Decision Making, Paul Burgener, David D. Baltensperger, Dillon M. Feuz

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The Nebraska Panhandle presents many unique opportunities for agricultural producers interested in alternative crops. Traditional crops grown in the area are sugarbeets, dry edible beans, alfalfa hay, and corn on irrigated acres and wheat on dryland acres. The goal of this publication is to provide producers with information that can be used to estimate the production costs for alternative crops.

Ec05-835 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Feeder Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for feeder cattle is a price-risk management tool available to feeder cattle producers with cattle in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. LRP indemnifies against declines in feeder cattle sales prices, as determined by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Feeder Cattle Can Index, which represents a national average cash feeder steer price.

This extension circular examines historical LRP basis and demonstrates its use in hedgling with LRP.

Ec05-774 Recommendations For Harvesting Dry Edible Beans With The John Deere Walker Series Combine, John E. Watkins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Maximum combine performance — characterized by low mechanical seed damage, low field loss, and high field capacity — requires optimization of combine equipment, combine adjustments, and field operating practices. This Extension Circular provides information to maximize performance of the John Deere Walker Series combine in dry edible beans in typical western Nebraska field conditions. These recommendations are presented in three sections, covering initial to more advanced assessments and adjustments.

Ec05-773 Recommendations For Harvesting Dry Edible Beans With The John Deere Sts Series Combine, John A. Smith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Maximum combine performance — characterized by low mechanical seed damage, low field loss, and high field capacity — requires optimization of combine equipment, combine adjustments, and field operating practices. This Extension Circular provides information to maximize performance of the John Deere STS series combine in dry edible beans in typical western Nebraska field conditions. These recommendations are presented in three sections, covering initial to more advanced assessments and adjustments.

Ec05-1573 Corn Insects Ii, Robert J. Wright, Terry A. Devries, James A. Kalisch

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color extension circular covers information on Nebraska corn insects identification and management. These include: Western corn rootworm, Northern corn rootworm, seed corn maggot, wireworm, Southern corn leaf beetle, corn leaf aphid, twospotted spider mite, Banks grass mite, corn flea beetle, white grub, annual grub, three year grub, seed corn beetle, and chinch bug.

Ec05-1572 Corn Insects I, Robert J. Wright, Terry A. Devries, James A. Kalisch

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color extension circular covers the identification and management of Nebraska corn insects. These include: European corn borer, Western bean cutworm, corn earworm, armyworm, fall armyworm, common stalk borer, and black cutworm.

Ec05-1894 Dry Bean Disease Profiles Ii: Fungal Root Rot And Wilt Diseases, Robert M. Harveson, John E. Watkins, Loren J. Giesler, Jennifer L. Chaky

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color publications profiles the fungal root rot and wilt diseases and symptoms of dry bean. These diseases include: fusarium root rot, rhizoctonia root rot, pythium root rot, fusariuim yellows, and white mold.

Ec05-1893 Dry Bean Disease Profiles I: Foliar And Bacterial Diseases, Robert M. Harveson, John E. Watkins, Loren J. Giesler, Jnenifer L. Chaky

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color publications profiles the foliar and bacterial diseases and symptoms of dry bean. Diseases discussed include: bean common mosaic/bean yellow mosaic virus, rust, common blight, halo blight, brown spot, bacterial wilt.

Ec05-101 Spring Seed Guide, 2006, Lenis Alton Nelson, Bruce Anderson, Robert N. Klein, Roger Wesley Elmore, David D. Baltensperger, Charles A. Shapiro, Stevan Z. Knezevic, James Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This circular is a progress report of variety and hybrid performance tests conducted by the Agronomy/Horticulture Department, the Northeast, West Central, and Panhandle Research and Extension Centers, the South Central Agricultural Laboratory as part of the University of Nebraska and University of Wyoming at Torrington. Conduct of experiments and publication of results is a joint effort of the Agricultural Research Division and the Cooperative Extension Service.

Ec04-1570 Identification Of Structure-Invading Ants In Nebraska, Barbara P. Ogg, Vicki Jedlicka, Clyde Ogg, Shripat T. Kamble

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This extension circular covers the species, workers, and habits/management of one-node and two-node structure-invading ants in Nebraska. These ants include: black carpenter, "red" carpenter, field, small (false) honey, large yellow, odorous house, thief, pharaoh, little black, acrobat, pavement and big-headed ants.

Ec04-834 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Fed Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for fed cattle is a price-risk management tool initially offered in June 2003 to fed cattle producers in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. LRP indemnifies against declines in cash fed cattle sales prices, as measured by a regional weekly weighted average cash slaughter steer price.

This 2004 extension circular examines historical LRP basis and demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-833 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Swine Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance for swine is a price-risk management tool initially offered in July 2002 to Iowa swine producers. It was expanded to Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming in November 2003.

This 2004 extension circular examines historical LRP basis and demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-1890 Residential Turf Disease I, John E. Watkins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This two-page, 4-color extension circular identifies the disease and symptoms of residential turfgrasses in Nebraska. The list of diseases include: powdery mildew, summer patch, brown patch, rust diseases, dollar spot, leaf spot and melting out, and Curvularia leaf spot and blight.

Ec04-835 Hedging And Basis Considerations For Feeder Cattle Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, Darrell R. Mark

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurnace for feeder cattle is a price-risk management tool initially offered in June 2003 to feeder cattle producers in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

This extension circular examines historical LRP basia dn demonstrates its use in hedging with LRP.

Ec04-442 Adjusting Recipes To Meet Dietary Guidelines, Georgia Jones, Julie A. Albrecht, Linda S. Boeckner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

You may be one of millions of Americans trying to make some eating adjustments and finding time-honored traditions and habits get in the way. Possible and acceptable changes take time and consideration and should focus on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

This Extension Circular provides tips to help make the Dietary Guidelines work for you by adjusting recipes for some of the foods you prepare at home.

Ec04-103 Fall Seed Guide, 2004, Lenis Alton Nelson, David D. Baltensperger, Robert N. Klein, Roger Wesley Elmore, P. Stephen Baenziger, James Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department and the South Central, West Central and Panhandle Research and Extension Centers and their associated agricultural laboratories. Conduct of experiments and publications of results is a joint effort of the Agricultural Research Division and the Cooperative Extension Service.