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Ard News December 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the ARD Office Staff
Recognition of Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research
William G. Whitmore Student Travel Endowment
ARD-Administered Grants and Awards Programs
CSREES Appropriation for FY 2004
Searching for Collaborators
New or Revised Projects
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received October and November, 2003

Cropwatch No. 2003-26, November 21 , 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

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Get out your calendar! This final 2003 issue features a wealth of winter meetings

Briefs………….242

Corn Expo………….242

Resistance Questions………….243

Soybean Expo………….244

Crop Management………….245

Southwest NE Meetings………….247

Pesticide Applicator………….248

Irrigation Conference………….248

Women in Ag………….248

Crop Protection Clinics………….249

Corn/soybean Profitability………….249

Agronomy Highlights………….250

Agriculture At The Crossroads, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

What a pleasure it is to have this opportunity to welcome you all to this thirteenth annual Agriculture at the Crossroads Conference sponsored by the Nebraska AgRelations Council and the Department of Agricultural Economics here in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

Tribute To Curt Bromm, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Since growing up on the family farm, Curt Bromm has continued to maintain a strong interest in agriculture and education as he developed his legal practice in Wahoo and embarked on a career in public service as a State Senator.
Curt Bromm was born at Oakland and graduated from Tekamah High School. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received his baccalaureate degree in agriculture and then a law degree. Curt served as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army.

Nebline, November/December 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

ABC’s for Good Health because Every Woman Matters!
Stretch Your Food Dollar - Create-A-Casserole Chart
Preparing and Using Pine Cones For Decoration
Forcing Spring-Flowering Bulbs
Garden Guide
Choosing and Caring for Indoor Trees
Understanding Nebraska’s Open Burning Law
“Megaforces of Agriculture” Seminar
Storage Methods to Reduce Hay Losses
Fall is a Great Time to Control Winter Annual Weeds
Consider Stand Density, Weeds When Rotating Alfalfa
Thoroughly Modern Thanksgiving: Turkey Cooking Tips
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Making Changes in Eating Behavior
Web Resources of the Month
Lines from Lynn
Household Hints: Holiday Stain Removal for Washable Fabrics
FCE Achievement Night …

Cropwatch No. 2003-25, October 24, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……………234

Ag Research symposium……………235

New publications……………235

Soybean virus……………236

Winter annuals in alfalfa……………236

Winter annuals……………237

Killing alfalfa in fall……………237

Insurance workshops……………237

Aerial imagery workshop……………238

Winter crop management seminars……………239

No-till yields in 2003……………240

New soil acidity pubs……………240

Final Testimony On Lr 141: Status Of Nebraska Forest Service, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good morning, Chairman Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. I am John Owens, and I serve as Vice - President and Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you regarding Legislative Resolution 141 on the Nebraska Forest Service.

University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Fall Conference, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

I think Cooperative Extension is the best out-of-classroom learning experience ever yet devised anywhere in the world. I say that every chance I get to the various audiences I address throughout the year, and I say it to you today: The work you do the, the way you do it, the expertise and passion you bring to it, the belief you have in it, and the commitment you make to it makes Cooperative Extension the absolutely best out-of-classroom learning experience available to Nebraskans today. I thank you, each of you, for making that true.

Cropwatch No. 2003-24, October 10, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……………224

Grain bin treatment……………224

Cooling stored grain……………227

Fall weed control……………228

Crop condition report……………228

Controlling annual grasses……………229

Using hybrid data……………230

Irrigating alfalfa……………230

Skip-row planting on Market Journal……………231

Ag at the Crossroads……………231

Fertilizing soybeans……………232

Countering wind erosion……………232

Welcome: North American Symposium On Bat Research, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good morning. I'm very pleased to welcome you to the 33rd annual North American Symposium on Bat Research here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is our Nebraska state capitol, the state's second largest city, and home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska system.

Ard News October 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Dean
IANR Programs of Excellence Pre-proposals
Multistate Research Activities Summarized
Mussehl Endowment
New or Revised Projects
FY 2004 Appropriation for USDA/CSREES
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received August and September, 2003

Reviews Of Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy Of Industrial Agriculture And The Fatal Harvest Reader: The Tragedy Of Industrial Agriculture, Edited By Andrew Kimbrell, Charles A. Francis

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences

Fatal Harvest introduces and dispels key myths about industrial agriculture: greater efficiency; safe and nutritious food that is cheap to consumers; benefits to wildlife and environment; how biotechnology will save the world. In essays by leading proponents of a more equitable and sustainable food system, the book presents compelling evidence that alternative systems guided by an agrarian ethic will better address our food needs while protecting our natural environment and soil resources.

Wendell Berry cites the separation of people from their food supply and natural environment as a causal factor in our ready acceptance of today's industrial agriculture. When we …

Nebline, October 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Check Your Home for Biological Pollutants
Growing Hardy Bulbs
Garden Guide
Time for Garden Cleanup
Storing Vegetables
Horticulture Information Center
Hints for Fruit Storage
Get Started on Your Winter Bird Feeding Program
Hedge Apples: Not a Good Insect Repellent
What are Zoonoses?
Last Household Hazardous Waste Collection!
Don’t Become a Farm Accident Statistic
Add Lime Now for Next Spring’s Alfalfa
Fatality Rate Higher for Senior Farmers
Protect Hearing on the Farm
Preparing an Emergency Water Supply
Site Evaluation
Maintaining Rubber Tires on Farm Equipment
ATVenture Workshop at Halsey 4-H Camp
Ak-Sar-Ben Youth Expo Winners
Charter Club Applications Due Oct. 31 …

Opening Remarks For Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

It is a distinct honor for me to help recognize the 2003 Master Conservationists tonight. Tonight's event marks the 20th anniversary of the program sponsored by the Omaha World-Herald and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Master Conservationist Presentations - 2003, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

We begin our Master Conservationist recognition in Production Agriculture with the Buskirk Family of Hemingford in the Panhandle. Will David and Toni Buskirk, Dean and Sonya Buskirk, Chad Buskirk, and Dustin and Shelly McConville, please come forward? They started with a half-section which has grown to 2,855 acres, as well as a tree-planting business. The family formed a partnership in 1995 and named it “Trees are Us” in 1998. They have used no-till farming on 1,000 acres of cropland since 1980 and planted over 165,000 trees. A low-pressure irrigation system saves about 400 acre inches of water every growing season. …

Cropwatch No. 2003-23, September 19, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……………204

Tips for relay cropping……………217

Grazing standing corn……………217

Cleaning, treating bins……………218

Corn stalk test……………219

Wheat variety info……………220

Pasture weed control……………221

USDA production estimates……………221

Niger thistle……………222

Prize winners……………222

Topic: Nu Program Highlights In The Areas Of Food, Agriculture And Natural Resources, And The Future Of The Nebraska Agricultural Industry, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Tonight I would like very much to talk with you about the good news of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

It is a pleasure to talk about good news. For the last two-plus years of my going-on three years in Nebraska, we have had a great deal of painful news to discuss, as Nebraska's budget crisis affected its land-grant university through budget cuts. Throughout the university and certainly in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, cuts occurred that we did not want to make and never would have considered had they …

Cropwatch No. 2003-22, September 5, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……………204

Combine adjustments……………204

Irrigating winter wheat……………207

Irrigation status in North Platte Valley……………208

Ag specialists to UNL……………209

Aflatoxin risk……………210

Treating wheat seed……………212

Husker Harvest Days……………212

Nebline, September 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Food Safety Q & A Is This Food Still Safe to Eat?
Garden Guide
Planting Under Established Trees
Seasonal Needle Drop on Evergreens
Drying Gourds
Horticulture Information Center
Is it Really a “Sweat Bee”?
Odd Insects Found in Late Summer
West Nile Virus Alert!
West Nile Virus Q &A
Fall Livestock and Grain Price Outlook Meeting Scheduled
Time to Control Problem Weeds
Preparing Bins to Maintain Grain Quality, Value
Biosolids Increase Yields While Reducing Fertilizer Costs
Burning Wood Safely in a Stove or Fireplace
Water Quality Standards Apply To Public, Not Private Drinking Water
Lagoon Design and Construction
Store It, …

Cropwatch No. 2003-21, August 22, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……………186

Weather/crop update……………188

Drought-damaged alfalfa……………188

Soybean aphids……………189

Whiteflies……………189

Seeding, winter wheat……………190

Weeds in winter wheat……………191

Wheat planting dates……………191

Packing, inoculating silage……………192

Solution Days……………192

River resources dry up……………193

Husker Harvest Days……………194

Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

I am so pleased to have this opportunity to speak with you today. There is something about the beginning of a semester that always strikes me as hopeful and exciting, and it is a treat to share in hopeful times just as we have shared in the very difficult economic times the Institute, the university, and our state have experienced in the past two years.

We have dealt with budget crises and made some tremendously difficult decisions that are felt personally, as well as professionally. We know it often seems that "bad news" grabs the headlines, yet a tremendous number …

New Faculty Orientation, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good morning! What a pleasure it is for me to have this opportunity to Welcome you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as we look forward to the new academic year. I promise to keep my remarks short! After a morning of hearing others speak, I know you are looking forward to the opportunity to visit with each other. The opportunity to get to know your new colleagues is a key component of the New Faculty Orientation. And I hope you will get to know those people here today and take advantage of all opportunities you will find to explore common …

Cropwatch No. 2003-20, August 8, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

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Field/crop updates……………186

Soybean aphid alert……………186

July precipitation……………187

Cowpea aphids in alfalfa……………188

2nd ECB in flight……………189

Light trap reports online……………189

Common smut in corn……………191

Market Journal on corn……………191

Soybean Field Days……………192

High Plains Ag Lab……………192

Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. It is such a pleasure to have this opportunity to greet you, and to talk briefly with you about an exciting new program within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that we're looking forward to with great anticipation.

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 2002-03, Bruce Johnson, Glenn A. Helmers

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

For the year ending February 1, 2003, Nebraska's agricultural land values showed a slight over-all increase of just over 1 percent; but with considerable variation across the State and by type of land. Based on UNL's 2003 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey, sub-state regional all-land changes ranged from a 6.6 percent decline in the Southwest to gains of 4.6 percent for the 12-month period in the Cental and East. The relative severity of the prolonged drought during 2002 appears to be a contributing factor to these regional value patterns. Similarly, drought impacts resulted in considerable variations in value changes …

Ard News August 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the Dean
Nebraska Research Initiative FY 2004
Layman Awards
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
Shear-Miles Fellowship 2003-2004
Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for 2003-2004
John and Louise Skala Fellowship 2003-
AI Moseman International Studies Fund 2003-2004
William G. Whitmore Student Travel Endowment
David H. and Annie E. Larrick Fund 2003-2004
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Undergraduate Honors Research Program
Grants and Contracts Received June and July, 2003
New or Revised Projects
Federal Research Budget for FY 2003
Adoption of Biotechnology- Enhanced Craps in the Cornbelt
Certified Organic Acreage of Selected Craps by State - 2001

Nebline, August 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Lessons Learned Through Garbology
Pesticide Disposal Collection Aug. 18
Deadline Approaches to Terminate Verbal Farm Leases
Nebraska Fence Viewer Statutes Cover Fence Issues
Fertilizing Crop Land with Biosolids
West Nile Virus is of Concern to Horse Owners During the Summer
Growing Conifers from Seed
Water Trees According to Soil Type
Recognizing Tree Hazards
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Freezing Peppers and Tomatoes
Teaching Proper Hand Washing to School Children
FREE class: Healthy Cooking for 1 or 2
Web Resources of the Month
Lines from Lynn
Household Hints
September Council Meeting
Achievement Meeting
Leader Training
Re-Organizational Packets
Five Steps to a …

College Of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources: 10th Annual Report August 1, 2002-July 31, 2003

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR): Annual Reports

It is our pleasure to provide the Tenth Annual Report for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). We believe in the importance of reflecting on the accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students. The annual report offers the opportunity to review the year, and serves as an archive of accomplishments for our College. This report covers the period August 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003.

This was a year of significant challenge and change for the State, the University, the Institute and the College. The State suffered through a significant budget shortfall and through four rounds of …

Cropwatch No. 2003-19, July 25, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

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Field/crop updates……………176

Alfalfa struggles……………176

Chinch bugs in sorghum……………177

Blister beetles in alfalfa……………177

Spider mites in corn……………178

Scouting corn rootworms……………180

Planting turnip forages……………181

Protecting pollinators……………181

Manure field days, kit……………182

Carbon storage field day……………183

Buying quality wheat seed……………184

Cropwatch No. 2003-18, July 11,2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field/crop updates……………170

Diagnostic Clinic update……………170

Rootworm beetles emerging……………171

Fusarium head blight……………172

Nitrogen effect on Bt corn……………173

Ascochyta blight in chickpeas……………173

Hastening hay drydown……………174

Haying sweet clover……………174

Water tour……………174