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Agricultural Experiment Station News December 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
ASSOCIATE DEAN AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FY 1984 WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
FIELD LAB TASK FORCE ACTIVITY
1984 FOUNDATION GRANT CYCLE
PROJECT REVIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FY 1984 FEDERAL BUDGET
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
TOO MANY MEETINGS
USDA COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
RETIREMENT RECEPTION AND DINNER
SEASON'S BEST WISHES

Agricultural Experiment Station News November 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
IANR REALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS
FEDERAL RESEARCH BUDGET UPDATE
FACULTY RESIGNATIONS
IANR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS UPDATE
LAYMAN FUND PROPOSALS
NEBRASKA BANKERS ASSOCIATION GRANTS
WEIHING RETIREMENT RECEPTION
SUGAR BEET RESEARCH PLEDGES
PROGRAM REVIEW
THE GOOD LIFE WORKSHOPS
EXTENSION AND SERVICE COUNCIL GRANT PROGRAMS
NEW OR REVISED RESEARCH PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
NEW EXPERIMENT STATION PERSONNEL
HOLIDAYS

Agricultural Experiment Station News October 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
REALLOCATION PLANS
PARTIAL RETIREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ARS MAKES CHANGES
CHANGE OF DUTY STATION
NEW EVENT: IANR AG EXPO
NEW EXPERIMENT STATION PERSONNEL
1982-83 GRANT SUPPORT
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RESEARCH LEAVE PROGRAM SUSPENDED
NEB 44-020 - Efficient Use of Limited Water Supplies
NEW OR REVISED RESEARCH PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
CHECK-OFF BOARD REMINDER

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NAMED
DEADLINES
RETIREMENT
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
UNIVERSITY FIELD LABORATORY SUPERINTENDENT
AES ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT
HONORS AND AWARDS
WIDAMAN TRUST GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
CHECK-OFF BOARD RESEARCH PROPOSALS DUE NOVEMBER 15
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATES
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES

Agricultural Experiment Station News August 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
STATION NAME CHANGE PROPOSED
FIELD LABORATORY TASK FORCE
NAME THE NEW EVENT
NATIONAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVE REPORT
PROJECT REVIEWS
GOVERNOR SUPPORTS AG RESEARCH
AGRONOMY DEPARTMENT HEAD SEARCH
BUDGET REALLOCATION
GRANTS & CONTRACTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PANHANDLE STATION DIRECTOR POSITION

Results Of The Twelfth International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery Grown In 1980, S. L. Kuhr, C. J. Peterson, V. A. Johnson, P. J. Mattern, J. W. Schmidt

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

This is the twelfth report of results from an International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery (IWWPN) organized in 1968 by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, under contract number AID/ta-C-1093 with the U.S. International Development Corporation, Agency for International Development. The Nursery was designed to (1) test the adaptation and stability of winter wheat cultivars in a range of latitudes, daylengths, fertility conditions, water management regimes, and disease complexes; (2) identify superior winter cultivars to serve as recipient genotypes for high protein and high lysine genes; (3) test the degree …

Agricultural Experiment Station News July 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR POSITION
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REVIEWS
FIELD LABORATORY TASK FORCE
BUDGET SITUATION
FIELD DAY STEERING COMMITTEE
INDIRECT COST RATES CHANGE
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
PROJECT FUNDING
Experiment Station Personnel

Agricultural Experiment Station News June 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR POSITION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION GRANT REQUESTS
TWELVE HIGHEST AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR SPECIAL, ADDED EMPHASIS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION - 1983
ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
AES BUDGET REDUCTIONS
DEPARTMENT HEADS APPOINTED
CONGRESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FAIR
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
RESEARCH "ALIVE AND WELL" AT GUDMUNDSEN CENTER
EXPERIMENT STATION PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Agricultural Experiment Station News May 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTED
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS REVIEW
EFFECTS OF SCAB WHEAT ON BEEF CATTLE
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROJECT
UNIVERSITY GRANT APPLICATION ACTIVITY
A SUMMARY OF UPCOMING EVENTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2001 Assesses Needs..................... 2

Fats In your Diet-What Role Do They Play?...................... 3

Energy-Integrated Farming- Research and Demonstration For Energy Self-Sufficiency....................6

Consider Plant Disease in Row Crop Conservation Tillage ...............................14

Increase Production From Dry-land Pastures on Sandy Soil ..............................18

The COMPUTER-Its Time Is Now .................. 20

The Status of Family Farming in Nebraska................... 22

Proceedings Of The 10th Annual Meeting, Southern Soybean Disease Workers (March 15-17, 1983, Houston, Texas): Significance Of Soybean Diseases, Wayne Winner, H. Jack Walters, Dick Stuckey, Jerry Berggren, J. Dan Smith

Southern Soybean Disease Workers: Conference Proceedings

Contents

1983 Southern Soybean Disease Workers Officers

1983 Southern Soybean Disease Workers Program Committee

Committee Chairmen

General session

Presidentiial address. W Winner

Soybean Research Needs and the American Soybean Association. KJ Smith

American Soybean Association Pesticide Assessment in the Administrative Hearing: An Educational Guide for the Agricultural Scientist. MT Olexa and AH Daniels

Soybean Disease Loss Estimate. E Koldenhoven

The influence of cultural practices on disease incidence. JG Kantzes presiding

The Relationship Between Chloride Uptake and Leaf Scorch of Soybeans. MB Parker, TP Gaines, and GJ Gascho

Effect of No-tillage on Fusarium Blight of Soybean on Delmarva. B Carroll

Effect …

Agricultural Experiment Station News March 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
AES ADVISORY COUNCIL
FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR POSITION
NEWSWORTHY PROJECTS
NEW PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BUDGET MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL
SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

Price, Yield And Net Income Variability For Selected Field Crops And Counties In Nebraska, Boris E. Bravo-Ureta, Glenn A. Helmers

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

The primary objective of this study was to establish an empirical estimate of the riskiness of various crops in different regions of Nebraska. For this purpose the variate difference method was used to estimate random variability indexes of prices, yields, and net returns for six Nebraska crops (wheat, soybeans, alfalfa, oats, grain sorghum, corn). The period of analysis included 1957-1976 and one county in each of the eight crop reporting districts was analyzed. Where relevant, both dryland and irrigated alternatives were examined. Most business decision-makers accept more risk only under the conditions that the probability of higher returns accompany risky …

Agricultural Experiment Station News February 1983

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
TRAVEL TO SCHOLARLY MEETINGS
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL FUNDS
GRANT PROPOSALS TO COMMODITY CHECK-OFF BOARDS
AES ADVISORY COUNCIL
AES DIRECTOR'S OFFICE MOVES
NATIONAL AG LIBRARY
APPROVED PROJECTS
AES GRANTS RECEIVED FOR 1ST SIX MONTHS OF FY 83
New Experiment Station Personnel

Results Of The Eleventh International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery Grown In 1979, S. L. Kuhr, V. A. Johnson, P. J. Mattern, J. W. Schmidt

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

This is the eleventh report of results from an International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery (IWWPN) organized in 1968 by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, under contract number AID/ta-C-1093 with the U.S. International Development Corporation, Agency for International Development. The Nursery was designed to (1) test the adaptation and stability of winter wheat cultivars in a range of latitudes, daylengths, fertility conditions, water management regimes, and disease complexes; (2) identify superior winter cultivars to serve as recipient genotypes for high protein and high lysine genes; (3) test the degree …

Evaluation Of Bromegrass Introductions For Forage Yield And Quality, Kenneth P. Vogel

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.) is one of the most important cool-season forage grasses in the United States and Canada. Further improvement in this grass by breeding depends on identifying sources of genetic variability for forage yield and quality. Since smooth bromegrass is an introduced species, foreign introductions are an obvious source of genetic variability. This study evaluated 49 smooth bromegrass introductions for forage yield and quality as measured by in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and protein content and compared them with the cultivar 'Lincoln'. Evaluated in a separate study and reported here were eight meadow bromegrass ( …

1983 Annual Report

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

1983 was another interesting year for the staff of our unit, our clientele and for those of us involved in administration.

On the agricultural front, the fall and winter of 1982 and the spring of 1983 were very wet; while July, August, and September were very, very hot and dry.

The PIK (Payment In Kind) added a dimension of uncertainty, but did have a positive effect on prices. Over 50% of the cropland was retired in some of the counties in southeast Nebraska.

Unfavorable economic conditions strained the financial stability of many farmers and businesses in our district. Unemployment climbed …

G83-678 Producing Milk With A Low Bacteria Count, Stanely E. Wallen, Don J. Kubik, Stephen L. James, Daniel J. Borer, Gerald R. Bodman, E. Denis Erickson, Duane N. Rice, Philip H. Cole, Foster G. Owen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides cleaning, sanitizing, mechanical, environmental and other procedures to follow to assure a low bacterial count in milk. Bacteria are tiny, rapidly reproducing microorganisms that are too small to be seen without a high power microscope. Their very tiny size makes it very difficult to eliminate them from dairy equipment. Because bacterial growth in milk may cause spoilage and possibly human illnesses, a low bacterial count is one of the best indicators of top quality milk. Milk will almost always be of top quality if properly harvested from healthy, clean cows with clean equipment, cooled quickly and kept …

Heg83-181 Managing Conflict Successfully, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication describes the differences between conflict and disagreement, and provides procedures for resolving them successfully.

How do you typically respond when you seriously disagree with someone? Do you...

1. get mad inside but keep quiet and give the other the "silent" treatment?

2. withdraw to a safe distance because you don't like to argue?

3. get angry, criticize, call names, use sarcasm or some other aggressive behavior?

4. give in; say "I guess you are right" with a big sigh, be submissive in order to avoid conflict.

5. deny or pretend that "everything is okay"--no conflict exists.

These are …

Heg83-183 Negotiating With Creditors, Kathleen Prochaska-Cue

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

At some time, almost everyone gets behind in paying a bill. This publication offers suggestions about how to deal with creditors during those times.

The Problem

Due to some unexpected event, you are behind on your bills and don't expect to be able to catch up in the next month or two. You may have lost your job, or have had large medical bills.

You make promises to pay you can't keep; checks bounce, or you receive threats from creditors (people to whom you owe money) that they will sue or turn the account over to a collection agency.

Your …

G83-652 Seeding And Renovating Alfalfa, Bruce Anderson, James T. Nichols

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses alfalfa production, including site selection and preparation, fertilization, variety selection, seeding, companion crops, stand management, weed control and stand renovation.

Alfalfa can produce more protein per acre than any other crop in Nebraska. Up to 100 percent of the protein needs of most livestock can be supplied by alfalfa in addition to large amounts of vitamins, minerals, and energy.

G83-664 Space Heaters: Safe Or Unsafe? (Revised June 1992), Gerald R. Bodman, David Morgan

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses safety problems associated with using space heaters, and provides precautions for use and recommendations on what to look for when purchasing one.

Space heaters or portable heaters--no matter what they are called--must be used correctly to avoid personal injury. Anyone using these heating devices should know about their wide range of safety problems.

G83-675 Yield Grades And Quality Grades For Lamb Carcasses, Dennis E. Burson, Ted Doane

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses yield and quality grades for lamb carcasses and their importance to producers.

Lamb carcass grades when applied by a USDA meat grader must consist of a yield grade and a quality grade. Yield grades estimate the percentage of closely trimmed, boneless retail cuts from the leg, loin, rib and shoulder. Quality grades indicate the palatability or eating characteristics of lamb.

Evaluating lamb carcasses for USDA Yield and Quality Grades recognizes carcasses with traits that influence live animal and carcass value, and identifies breeding animals that produce lambs of superior carcass merit.

Heg83-173 Follow That Grainline, Linda K. Biles

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication covers the importance of following fabric grainline in pattern layout and cutting, staystitching, sewing seams, pressing, topstitching and fitting for a professional-looking garment.

Strict attention to the grainline is one of the most critical factors in cutting and sewing professional-looking garments. Following the grainline is important when pinning the pattern to the fabric, cutting the fabric, and sewing the garment.

G83-681 Velvetleaf, Fred Roeth, Russell Moomaw, Alex Martin, Orvin Burnside

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides guidelines on how to control velvetleaf by prevention, cultural and mechanical methods, and by use of recommended herbicides.

Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.), a member of the Mallow family, is related to cotton, hollyhocks, and numerous weeds. Other common names include buttonweed, Indian mallow, butterprint, piemarker, velvetweed, and cottonweed. The preferred name, velvetleaf, amply describes its velvety-textured, hairy-surfaced leaves.

A native of China and presumably introduced into the U.S. from India as a fiber crop, this annual weed is adapted to cropland throughout most of the United States. Over the past 10 years, velvetleaf has increased dramatically …

G83-665 Hemp Dogbane, John D. Furrer, Alex R. Martin, Fred W. Roeth

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide describes hemp dogbane, including how it spreads, and provides recommendations for cultural and chemical control. Hemp dogbane is a perennial broadleaf weed native to North America. In Nebraska it is most prevalent in the eastern and central areas, but is occasionally found throughout the state.

G83-648 Wild Proso Millet (Revised April 1992), Robert G. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide describes wild proso millet and its life cycle and provides recommendations for control.

Wild proso millet (Panicum millaceum L.) is one of the fastest spreading weeds in the corn belt. In the early 1970s, wild proso millet was found in a few isolated corn fields in Wisconsin. By 1987 wild proso millet had infested over one million acres in Wisconsin, had infested most of the southern corn-growing counties in Minnesota, and was present in Iowa, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.

In Nebraska, wild proso millet was found first in a small area in …

G83-669 Backyard Wildlife Feeding Birds (Revised May 1997), Ron J. Johnson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The first in a series of six, this NebGuide describes the essentials of bird feeding for attracting birds to your backyard. Bird feeding is a popular and convenient way to observe birds up close, and it augments the primary habitat formed by backyard and neighborhood plantings. Nebraska is an excellent place to discover the joys of learning about birds, with nearly 400 bird species, 200 of which nest in the state. Bird feeding can provide regular observation of 15 to 20 or more species that commonly come to backyard feeders.

G83-683 Quality Concrete For Swine Facilities, David P. Shelton, Gerald R. Bodman, Thomas A. Silletto

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the major items to consider when using concrete for swine facilities to help assure that quality concrete is obtained.

Concrete is widely used to construct swine production facilities. Versatility, durability, and relatively low cost are characteristics that make it ideally suited for floors, walls, foundations, pen dividers, and manure storage structures. With appropriate design, concrete can even be used for the building roof and feeders. There are, however, certain major items to consider to help assure quality concrete and years of reliable service regardless of the specific use.

G83-651 Nebraska's Solar Heated Modified-Open-Front Swine Nursery, Michael F. Kocher, Gerald R. Bodman, C.J. Kisling-Crouch

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the design features of this unique swine nursery, including ventilation, heating and energy conservation factors, and manure handling systems.

A warm environment is essential for young pigs. High fuel costs and the practice of heating entire buildings brought about the design and testing of solar heated nurseries on several farms.