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G73-27 Hedging Vs. Cash Contracts, Lynn H. Lutgen
G73-27 Hedging Vs. Cash Contracts, Lynn H. Lutgen
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide examines the advantages and disadvantages of hedging versus cash contracts.
There is substantial risk in agricultural production and marketing. Weather, insects, disease, world conditions and other circumstances can affect production and costs.
The actual market price which will exist when the commodity being produced is ready for sale is also unknown. Good management can at least partially compensate for the uncertainty associated with these and other unknowns.
The objective is to discuss two alternatives available to producers for reducing the market gamble or market risk. The alternatives are (1) hedging on the futures market and, (2) selling on …
G73-35 How To Plant Wheat, C. R. Fenster, G. A. Peterson
G73-35 How To Plant Wheat, C. R. Fenster, G. A. Peterson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
Winter wheat needs a seedbed that is firm enough to provide good seed-soil contact and is moist enough to provide water for germination and seedling establishment. Winter wheat needs a seedbed that is firm enough to provide good seed-soil contact and is moist enough to provide water for germination and seedling establishment. Other Nebraska Experiment Station information is available on how to properly prepare the seedbed.
G73-46 Hessian Fly On Wheat, John E. Foster, Gary L. Hein
G73-46 Hessian Fly On Wheat, John E. Foster, Gary L. Hein
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide discusses the life cycle, control and prevention of the Hessian fly. Plant-safe dates and resistant wheat varieties are also examined.
The Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say), is not native to the United States, but was probably introduced by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War. This insect was given its common name by Americans because of its damage on Long Island in 1779. The pest has become distributed throughout the United States wheat production areas since then.
The Hessian fly belongs to the family of insects known as gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a group noted for their habit of …