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Ard News December 1995

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASON'S GREETINGS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1995
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
"GENERIC" DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST FORM
CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATURE
FY 1997 PRIORITIES OF THE JOINT COUNCIL
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES ON GRANT PROPOSALS
PROJECTED FEDERAL R&D FUNDING FOR FY 1996
IANR FACILITIES ACTIVITY
ARD LAUNCHES WEB PAGE
FY 1996 CSREES BUDGET
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM CHARGES

Nebline, December 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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 event

Cropwatch No. 95-26, Nov. 10, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Corn rootworm insecticides evaluated............... 207

Banding phosphorus in fall proves efficient ............... 208

Winter Extension meetings............... 209

1995 CropWatch Index ............... 210

Pesticide applicator class given by satellite ............... 212

Pesticide applicator recertification sessions............... 213

Subscribe to CropWatch and don't miss an issue............... 214

Nebline, November 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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 event

Cropwatch No. 95-25, Oct. 27, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Lower yields mean less residue ................201

Ergoty grain and hay risky to cattle ................202

Sorghum variety trial results released................ 203

Winter programs to convey latest research ................204

Soil moisture levels start recharge period low ................205

Research shows vertebrate pests a real concern following CRP................206

Cropwatch No. 95-24, Oct. 13, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Grain yield monitors ............. 196

CPMU Conference ................ 196

Harvest update ...................... 197

Fall weed control .................. 197

Weed group to meet .............. 197

Drying and storage tips ......... 198

Readership survey ................. 199

Ard News October 1995

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
OFFICE STAFF OBJECTIVES
ARD "SERVICE OBJECTIVES"
ADMINISTRATOR OBJECTIVES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - COPYRIGHTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1995
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE COMMODITY BOARDS JULY 1, 1995 - JULY 30, 1996
FY 1996 CSREES BUDGET OUTLOOK
UNL MODEL FOR SHARING INDIRECT COST RECOVERY FUNDS
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY BY ARD UNITS DURING FY 1995

Nebline, October 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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

Cropwatch No. 95-23, Sept. 15, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Scout for corn stalk rot; early harvest an option .................. 175

Quick cooling key to storing wet grain .................. 175

Test drought-stressed forages to ensure nitrate-nitrogen not at toxic levels.................. 176

Plan to avoid compaction at harvest .................. 177

Improve CR-P stands before grazing .................. 178

Evaluate resources, goals before grazing post-CRP acres.................. 179

Frost probabilities .................. 180

How available are waste nutrients?.................. 181

Estimate maximum 'shelf life' for temporary storage of wet corn .................. 182

Nebraska weather date*.................... 184

Cropwatch No. 95-22, Sept. 1, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Planting Wheat.............. 165

CRP sign-up Sept. 11-22 .............. 165

Select wheat varieties to complement traits .............. 165

Greenbug numbers up in sorghum.............. 166

1995 wheat variety yield results.............. 168

Fertilizing winter wheat.............. 169

Grasshoppers likely to threaten winter wheat seedlings .............. 171

'Good neighbors' control volunteer wheat.............. 173

Ensure quality seed .............. 173

Firm seedbed key to wheat planting.............. 173

Nebline, September 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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

Cropwatch No. 95-21, Aug. 25, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Lagoon weed control ............ 158

Post CRP insects ................... 159

Wheat cultural practices
to control disease .............. 160

Herbicide Guide changes ...... 160

Precipitation ......................... 161

Last irrigation ....................... 162

Nebraska crop update ........... 163

GDD, ET statistics ................ 164

Cropwatch No. 95-20, Aug. 18, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Sugar beet advisory ......... 148

Warrior approved ............ 148

Frost probabilities ............ 149

Dividend okayed .............. 149

Insects on post-CRP ......... 151

Post-CRP research ........... 152

CRP tour ......................... 152

Fertility and CRP ............. 153

Stalk borers ..................... 155

Weather ........................... 155

Cropwatch No. 95-19, Aug. 11, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Selecting a crop and rotation .................1

Focus on CRP .................1

Map weed locations, control broadleaves before contract expires .................2

What were good, are now weeds: controlling vegetation after CRP................. 3

Consider disease potential when selecting crop to follow CRP .................5

Evaluate long-term goals and alternatives to monoculture cropping .................6

Tillage and planting considerations .................7

Tips for planning post-CRP tillage .................8

Assessing soil moisture essential .................9

Nebraska weather data .................10

Cropwatch No. 95-18, Aug. 4, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Accessing precip data ............... 132

Choosing wheat seed ................ 133

Phytophthora rot ....................... 133

Soil tests for alfalfa .................... 134

Post CRP opportunities ............ 134

Weather data ............................. 135

Ard News August 1995

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING COURSE
THE CULTURE OF CREDIT
PLANTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IANR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BUILDING SYMPOSIUM/DEDICATION
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR 1995-1996
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR JUNIOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE AND JULY, 1995
NEBRASKA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST NEWS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS

Nebline, August 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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

1995 Lancaster County Fair Edition

Cropwatch No. 95-17, July 28, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

2,4-D and timing ................ 122

ECB control ........................ 123

Greensnap damage ............ 125

Corn blotch ........................ 125

Tilt OK for dry beans ......... 126

New insect guides .............. 127

Bean bars, wipers ............... 127

Postemergence herbicides . 127

Heat and hail ...................... 128

Potato leafhopper ............... 128

Weather data ..................... 129

Cropwatch No. 95-16, July 14, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

WWW Invitation Soon CropWatch will be available electronically along with other Extension publications on the World Wide Web. Mostly text will be posted first, however later, graphics and expanded materials will be added. The address is http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/ extnpubs.htrnl

Inside

Sugarbeet webworms ............... 116

Applying nitrogen late ............. 117

Weed control ............................. 118

Assess rootworm injury ........... 119

Holcus leaf spot ........................ 120

Weather data ............................. 120

Nebline, July 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

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

Cropwatch No. 95-15, June 30, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Preharvest weed control ................ 108

Crop condition .................. 108

Volunteer rye ..................... 109

Hopper control .................. 109

Cultivation effects ............. 110

Stalk borers ........................ 111

European com borers ....... 111

Kansas update ................... 113

Briefs .................................. 113

GDD update ...................... 114

Precipitation tallies ........... 114

Agricultural Research Division 109th Annual Report 1995

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide the 109th Annual Report of the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division (ARD). This report contains lists of current faculty, visiting scientists, and research associates; active research projects; refereed journal articles, books, and book chapters published; theses and dissertations written; germplasm/cultivars released; and awards received by faculty and graduate students. Also included are brief descriptions of accomplishments from selected research projects, information about the programmatic distribution of resources, and the financial report for the period July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995. This report was compiled in compliance with the intent of the law …

Cropwatch No. 95-14, June 23, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Rootworm hatch .................. 102

Nitrogen options ................. 102

Postemergence sorghum ..... 103

Herbicide additives ............. 104

New publications ................ 104

Worker Protection
Standard ........................... 105

Controlling woody plants ... 106

Precipitation ......................... 106

Growing degree days .......... 106

Cropwatch No. 95-13, June 16, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Postemergence weed
control in soybeans ....... 96

Corn leaf beetle .................. 97

Insect update ...................... 97

Weeds in pastures .............. 98

Herbicide rainfast periods......................... 98

Grazing restrictions ........... 99

Injured crop risks ............. 100

Weather update ............... 100

GDD stats ......................... 100

Precipitation stats ............ 100

Cropwatch No. 95-11, June 9, 1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Switching soybeans ................... 87

Nitrogen losses ................... 90

Sunflower weed control ................... 91

Postemergence herbicides ................... 92

Leafy spurge ................... 92

Canada thistle ................... 93

Weed tour ................... 94

Kansas report ................... 94

GDD................... 94

Precipitation ................... 94

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 1994-95, Bruce Johnson

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

Agricultural land values in Nebraska rose an average of 2.8 percent during the year ending February I, I995. While this represented the eighth straight year of value advances, it was the smallest annual percentage change of that period. Relative stability in agricultural real estate values during I994 was prevalent across the state with only, slight percentage changes in either direction recorded across the various types of land and location.

Despite a poor livestock economy, non tillable grazing land had the largest percentage gain during the I2-month period (4.9 percent). In contrast, gravity irrigated cropland rose only I percent for the …

Ard News June 1995

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL AND MAY, 1995
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
DR. CHRIS R. CALKINS SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE
NEW NU FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS MANAGED BY ARD
IANR STRATEGIC PLAN
LICENSING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
THE EXCELLENCE IMPERATIVE: LEADERSHIP IN THE LAND GRANT SYSTEM

Nebline, June 1995

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Cropwatch No. 95-11, May 26,1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Recordkeeping changes ........ 76

Correction .............................. 77

Wheat update ........................ 78

Controlling rye ...................... 78

Flea beetles in corn ................ 79

Clover leaf weevils ................ 79

Black cutworms ..................... 79

Late nitrogen .......................... 80

New herbicides ...................... 81

Herbicide additives ............... 81

Weather update ..................... 84

GDD table .............................. 84

Cropwatch No. 95-10, May 19,1995, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

State assesses outlook ........... 66

Weeds in fallow ..................... 68

Precipitation record .............. 68

Wheat rust .............................. 69

Correction ............................... 69

Leafy spurge parasite ........... 69

Fertility questions ................. 70

Black cutworm ....................... 71

Limiting compaction ............ 71

Crop condition update ......... 72

Alfalfa weevil alert ................ 72

GDD report ............................ 72

Kansas alfalafa ....................... 72

Crop options after
corn herbicides .................. 73