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Agriculture News Release - 1992-12-24, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza Dec 1992

Agriculture News Release - 1992-12-24, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Agriculture Committee News Releases

No abstract provided.


South Dakota Beef Cow-Calf Producer Management Practices, Donald Taylor, Dillon M. Feuz Dec 1992

South Dakota Beef Cow-Calf Producer Management Practices, Donald Taylor, Dillon M. Feuz

Economics Research Reports

This research report is based on the results of a mail survey of randomly selected South Dakota beef cow-calf operators undertaken during late 1991. The purpose of the survey was to determine the nature of management practices followed by the state's cow-calf producers and whether those practices differ by size and/or location of herd. Attention was given to producers' overall cowcalf, breeding, feeding, and health management practices.


Agriculture News Release - 1992-12-08, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza Dec 1992

Agriculture News Release - 1992-12-08, United States. Congress. House. Committee On Agriculture, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Agriculture Committee News Releases

No abstract provided.


West River Agricultural Research And Extension Center Progress Report, 1992, Agricultural Experiment Station Dec 1992

West River Agricultural Research And Extension Center Progress Report, 1992, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1991 annual progress report of the West River Crops and Soils Research Projects, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. This document includes reports on: weather and climate, grain variety trials, management and tillage, and weed and pest control.


Ard News December 1992 Dec 1992

Ard News December 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASONS GREETINGS
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES
ARDC INTEGRATED FARM
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION SYSTEM
REPRESENTATION ON REGIONAL COMMITTEES
ARD ADMINISTERED GRANT AND AWARDS PROGRAMS
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL UPDATE
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS & CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER & NOVEMBER, 1992


The Effect Of Black Plastic Mulch Alone And In Combination With Various Types Of Plastic Row Covers On Production Of Sweet Corn, Morteza Jabalameli Dec 1992

The Effect Of Black Plastic Mulch Alone And In Combination With Various Types Of Plastic Row Covers On Production Of Sweet Corn, Morteza Jabalameli

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effects of black polyethylene (PE) mulch alone and in combination with plastic film tunnels (Agronet, Reemay, whiteperforated, clear, and clear-slitted) were studied on morphology and yield of sweet corn in North Logan, Utah. Yields of "Miracle" sweet corn (Zea mays L.) were increased significantly by using black PE mulch and with a combination of various types of plastic row covers, as compared to unmulched soil. Standard-growth analysis procedures were conducted to verify responses among treatments. Treatment effects were determined by measuring days to first flowering, ear weight, number of side tillers, cob length, cob circumference, cob fill length, number …


Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, December 1992, Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 1992

Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, December 1992, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Statistical Bulletin

This volume data on various aspects of Nigeria's economy, including debt and banking sub-sector, central banking, financial markets, non-bank financial institutions, system clearinghouse activities, merchant and commercial banking, and public finance statistics for the year 1999. The data on financial institutions is based on the consolidation of commercial and merchant banks' first and second schedule statutory returns, computation of liquidity ratio, cash reserve ratio, loan/deposit ratio, proportion of loans to rural borrowers and small-scale enterprises, aggregate and sectoral distribution of credits, and the structure of licensed banks loans and advances. The data on financial markets is based on the consolidation …


Farm Home And Ministers' Institute Program November 6 1992, Tennessee State University Nov 1992

Farm Home And Ministers' Institute Program November 6 1992, Tennessee State University

Farm Home and Ministers' Institute Program

No abstract provided.


Farm And Home Bulletin November 1992, Tennessee State University Nov 1992

Farm And Home Bulletin November 1992, Tennessee State University

Farm and Home Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Lecture Notes For Nscp-Funded Short Course - Remote Sensing Training For Resource Officers And Farmers, Western Australian Department Of Agriculture Nov 1992

Lecture Notes For Nscp-Funded Short Course - Remote Sensing Training For Resource Officers And Farmers, Western Australian Department Of Agriculture

Soil conservation survey collection

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to remote sensing, and knowledge and practice in image processing techniques for the extraction of information from remotely sensed data. Aerial photography is the original form of earth remote sensing, and is still a widely used and important data source for many purposes. This course is directed principally at the analysis of digital image data recorded by satellite or airborne platforms. Remote sensing is considered to be the methodology of collecting and interpreting target information over a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum.


South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University Oct 1992

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's Comments: Bright spots in 'the year of biostress' [p] 1
Plant stress research puts 'answers' in your fields [p] 2
Horticultural research seeks to widen your choices [p] 4
Animal stress research tied to 'making a living' [p] 5
Human stress research seeks to improve 'quality of life' [p] 8
105th Annual Report: July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992




Visions For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Oct 1992

Visions For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Agriculture reports

This workshop grew out of a conversation between Maurice Barnes, a Trayning farmer and member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Dryland Research Institute, and Steve Porritt, the officer in charge of the Dryland Research Institute at Merredin. Maurice was interested in the idea of posing the question 'What would agriculture be like if we had known as much about this landscape in 1829 as we know now?', to a group of farmers and others interested in the central wheatbelt and its future. Maurice saw this question as a first step toward achieving some shared vision for the future …


Point-Model Dependent Sampling For Timber Inventory, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, John C. Rennie Sep 1992

Point-Model Dependent Sampling For Timber Inventory, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, John C. Rennie

Bulletins

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1992 Sep 1992

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
RECOVERY OF INDIRECT COSTS ON RESEARCH GRANTS
FY 1993 CSRS BUDGET
NSF RESEARCH RANKINGS FOR UNL - FY 1990
COMPARISON OF NC REGIONAL AES PROGRAMS
RETURNS ON INVESTMENT FOR AG RESEARCH
FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. AND JAPAN'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES
REPORT ON THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991
RECOGNITION OF JUNIOR FACULTY FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS INVESTIGATION AT THE ARDC
GRANT PROPOSALS - ACE & LISA
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 1992
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS


Selection And Development Of Replacement Beef Heifers, Norris J. Stenquist, James A. Bennett Sep 1992

Selection And Development Of Replacement Beef Heifers, Norris J. Stenquist, James A. Bennett

Archived Agriculture Publications

Selection, development, management, and nutrition of heifer calves to be used as herd replacements are key factors in maintaining beef herd productivity. A cow/calf producer, to be successful, must have some goals or criterion for heifer selection and development. For practically all Utah cattle production areas, economics dictate that heifers must calve as two-year-olds. Heifers must be properly developed and managed to permit this. The following factors are important: Heifers should 1) become pregnant in the first 25 days of the breeding season, 2) give birth to a live calf with little or no calving difficulty, 3) raise a calf …


Best Management Practices To Minimize Nitrate Leaching For Irrigated Potatoes, Robert W. Hill, Ahmad Y. Ranjha Sep 1992

Best Management Practices To Minimize Nitrate Leaching For Irrigated Potatoes, Robert W. Hill, Ahmad Y. Ranjha

All Archived Publications

Nitrate nitrogen (N03-N) leaching is becoming an alarming threat to ground water in many areas in the U.S. In one study in North Carolina, over 9000 domestic wells were sampled for nitrate. Over 3 percent (288 wells) contained N03-N at levels exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safe drinking water standard of 10 mgIL (Jennings, et aI., 1991). Ground water quality concerns in central Nebraska surfaced in the mid 1950s when scientists observed increasing N03-N concentrations in the ground water of some river valleys (Olson et aI., 1962). In Utah also, excessive N03-N contamination has been found in private wells. …


Ard News August 1992 Aug 1992

Ard News August 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
FY1993 CSRS BUDGET OUTLOOK
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR 1992-1993
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GRANTS AVAILABLE
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE & JULY, 1992
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS


A Study Of Kentucky’S Agricultural Performance Using Shift-Share Analysts, David Neal Cundiff Aug 1992

A Study Of Kentucky’S Agricultural Performance Using Shift-Share Analysts, David Neal Cundiff

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this paper the theory that Kentucky has a comparative advantage in agricultural employment, when compared to the United States, is examined. In order to test this hypothesis, a dynamic shift-share analysis was conducted using the thirteen major economic sector of Kentucky over the period 1970 to 1989. The resulting regional shift components, or competitive components, give support to the theory that a comparative advantage for Kentucky in agriculture does exist. Annual regional shift components, as well as their dynamic counterpart, possess predominately positive values, indicating outperformance by Kentucky’s agricultural sector when compared to the United States economy as a …


Remnant Vegetation Protection Scheme 1991 Blocks, J E D Fox, P Read, J - Pg Orsini Jul 1992

Remnant Vegetation Protection Scheme 1991 Blocks, J E D Fox, P Read, J - Pg Orsini

All other publications

No abstract provided.


Weber Vineyards Spray Map, Unknown Jul 1992

Weber Vineyards Spray Map, Unknown

Weber Vineyards Documents

This map shows details of the Weber spray program and also highlights the involvement of the employees.


South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University Jul 1992

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's Comments: Field days: lots of visiting goes on [p] 1
Oats research: livestock feed, cash crop, cereal in the morning [p] 2
Flax: just what the doctor may order [p] 5
SDSU 'Vet Lab' breakthroughs: farmers saving millions of dollars [p] 6
Super Chief: tomato on the fast track [p] 9
Oilseeds research: more than better beans [p] 10
What if we all switch to sustainable ag tomorrow? [p] 12
Biostress research highlights [p] 16
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory: a· powerful new tool for future research [p] 18
Cheese: steam-stripping the fat away [p] 20





Diversity Among Rhizobia Effective With Robinia Pseudoacacia L, Janet Mccray-Batzli, William R. Graves, Peter Van Berkum Jul 1992

Diversity Among Rhizobia Effective With Robinia Pseudoacacia L, Janet Mccray-Batzli, William R. Graves, Peter Van Berkum

William R Graves

The diversity of rhizobia that form symbioses with roots of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), an economically important leguminous tree species, was examined by inoculating seedling root zones with samples of soil collected from the United States, Canada, and China. Bacteria were isolated from nodules, subcultured, and verified to be rhizobia. The 186 isolates varied significantly in their resistance to antibiotics and NaCl, their growth on different carbohydrates, and their effect on the pH of culture media. Most isolates showed intermediate antibiotic resistance, the capacity to use numerous carbohydrates, and a neutral to acid pH response. Isolates had greater similarity …


The Sower, Summer 1992 Jul 1992

The Sower, Summer 1992

The Sower (CASNR Alumni Newsletter)

Contents:

The Prez Sez
News Notes
Long-awaited degree awarded
Alum comments
Curriculum under study
In Memoriam
Alum Notes
1982/Ten-Year Anniversary Class
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Alumni Association (CASNRAA) Awards Program
1991-1992 CASNR Alumni Board


Distribution And Ecological Significance Of On-Farm Bushland Remnants In The Southern Wheatbelt Region Of Western Australia, F Mollemans, G Beeston Jul 1992

Distribution And Ecological Significance Of On-Farm Bushland Remnants In The Southern Wheatbelt Region Of Western Australia, F Mollemans, G Beeston

Soil conservation survey collection

The Southern Wheatbelt Region Remnant Vegetation Survey was funded by the Save the Bush program, and aimed at surveying pieces of on-farm remnant vegetation in the "Great Southern" of Western Australia. At the outset a total of 13 shires were selected for survey, namely: Broomehill, Corrigin, Dumbleyung, Katanning, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narrogin, Tambellup, Wagin, Wickepin, Woodanilling. However, time constraints (available funding indicated a time frame of 40 weeks for the project to be completed) meant that subsequently Kent and Lake Grace shires (two of the largest) had to be dropped from the survey to allow for proper completion …


Repeatabilities Of Pelvic Area Measurements Between And Within Technicians With Varying Levels Of Experience, Steven Ftizner Jul 1992

Repeatabilities Of Pelvic Area Measurements Between And Within Technicians With Varying Levels Of Experience, Steven Ftizner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There has been some concern recently about the ability of technicians to accurately measure and rank prospective replacement heifers and herd bulls for pelvic area. Two studies were conducted to determine the repeatabilities between and within technicians with varying levels of experience in measuring pelvic areas.

In both studies, virgin yearling heifers were measured for pelvic height and width to determine pelvic area. In each study, technicians included a veterinarian with several years experience in reproductive physiology practice and Western Kentucky University students with varying levels of experience in rectal examinations. In the first study , the veterinarian used both …


Agricultural Research Division 106th Annual Report 1992 Jun 1992

Agricultural Research Division 106th Annual Report 1992

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide the 106th Annual Report of the UNL Agricultural Research Division (ARD). This report contains lists of current faculty; active research projects; refereed journal articles, books and book chapters, and theses and dissertations published; germplasm/cultivars released; and patents awarded. Also included are brief descriptions of selected research projects, awards received by faculty for research accomplishments, and the financial report for the period July 1, 1991, through June 30,1992. This report was compiled in compliance with the intent of the law of the State of Nebraska that established the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station on March 31, …


Water Institutional Structure In The Upper Midwest, Douglas Franklin, John R. Powers, Ardelle Lundeen Jun 1992

Water Institutional Structure In The Upper Midwest, Douglas Franklin, John R. Powers, Ardelle Lundeen

Economics Research Reports

The upper Great Plains and Mountain States of the United States use a substantial quantity of water. Primary uses are irrigation, domestic, and industrial. The amount of water used is increasing as population grows, as more users exercise water rights, as farmers implement the use of irrigation to reduce risk, and as the states' economies become more diverse. Within the Upper Midwest, there is both geographic and temporal variability of water supply, resulting in various degrees of scarcity relative to the quantities demanded. The allocation method for the available water must be appropriate for these variations.


Farm Management Innovators: Characteristics Of Eastern South Dakota Farm Operators, Douglas Franklin, Abdirizak Ahmed Jun 1992

Farm Management Innovators: Characteristics Of Eastern South Dakota Farm Operators, Douglas Franklin, Abdirizak Ahmed

Economics Research Reports

Sustainable farming and reduced or low tillage are the technical and management innovations examined in the paper. A stratified survey of producers in a six county area of eastern South Dakota was conducted. The specific characteristics examined are operator age, education, gross income, percentage of rented land and cropping acres. The paper analysis the adopters and nonadopters of such technical and management innovations on the farm.


Trends In Water Use In The Upper Midwest, Douglas Franklin, John R. Powers, Ardelle Lundeen Jun 1992

Trends In Water Use In The Upper Midwest, Douglas Franklin, John R. Powers, Ardelle Lundeen

Economics Research Reports

The upper Great Plains and Mountain States of the United States withdraws a substantial quantity of water, exceeding 40 billion gallons of water per day (45 million acre feet of water per year). Primary uses are irrigation, domestic, and industrial. The amount of water used is increasing as population grows, as more users exercise water rights, as farmers implement the use of irrigation to reduce risk, and as the state's economies become more diverse. Within the Upper Midwest there is both geographic and temporal variability of water supply, resulting in various degrees of scarcity relative to the quantities demanded. The …


South Dakota Agricultual Land Values And Rental Rates: 1992, Larry Janssen Jun 1992

South Dakota Agricultual Land Values And Rental Rates: 1992, Larry Janssen

Economics Research Reports

South Dakota's agricultural land values increased 3.4% in 1991, paced by strong increases in farmland values in the north central region. Farmland values declined slightly (-1.1%) in the southeast region, the only region with reported declines. Average agricultural land values (as of February 1, 1992) vary from $533 per acre in the southeast region, to $225 per acre in the central region to $95 per acre in northwest South Dakota. These are key findings from the SDSU 1992 South Dakota Farm Real Estate Market Survey reports. In each region, per acre values are highest for irrigated land, followed in descending …