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Cropwatch No. 94-24-2, Dec. 16, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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1994 index .......................... 164

Grants for producers .......... 166

CropWatch order form........ 167

Annual survey .................... 167

Agricultural And Food Policy Preferences: The 1994 Perspectives Of South Dakota Agricultural Producers, Bashir Qasmi, John A. Sondey

Economics Research Reports

U.S. farm policies are reviewed, every five years concurrent with the drafting of new farm legislation. The present farm bill expires in 1995, and a new bill will be debated and enacted in 1995. Since farm and food policies have a major impact on farmers, information on their preferences with regard to these policies are invaluable to legislators as well as to different advocacy groups (working for farmers). The research was completed as a part of a 15 state study to document the agricultural and food policy preferences by agricultural producers. This report deals with the policy preferences of South …

Procedures For The Administration And Assessment Of Clearing And Protection Of Native Vegetation In Western Australia, Alexander Mcrae Holm

Soil conservation survey collection

It is Department of Agriculture policy that regulation is only used when all other approaches to address land degradation have failed. Our thrust is to encourage land holders to move towards using land within its capabilities as they continue to adopt sustainable farming systems. Underlying this approach is a self regulatory philosophy with land conservation district committees playing an important management and coordination role. Nevertheless the community expects that land degradation will be controlled and legislation is available to underpin or complement the good intentions of most land holders. The Soil and Land Conservation Act is the legislation used to …

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Ii, No. 6, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

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Ard News December 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

SEASON'S GREETINGS
INDIRECT COST RECOVERY BY ARD UNITS DURING FY 1994
USDA REORGANIZATION
NEW ARD PUBLICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ARD ADMINISTERED GRANT AND AWARDS PROGRAMS
INDIRECT COSTS: MYTHS, FACTS AND FACILITIES
SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM A WARDS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1994
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS

Effects Of Soybean Cultivars And Planting Dates On Biomass Production, Aslam Tawhid

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a valuable source of edible food and organic nitrogen. Soybean cultivar development and cultural practices have been directed toward seed production rather than forage or green manure production. Recent environmental concerns have resulted in renewed interest in the use of organic matter in agriculture. The objective of the present investigation was to determine the effects of cultivar maturity differences and planting dates on biomass production of soybean. The research was conducted on the Western Kentucky University Farm in 1993. The experimental design was a split-split-plot with four replications. The three planting dates (June 2, …

Oats As A Companion Crop For Alfalfa: Establishment Methods, Shannon Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Companion crops are commomly seeded with alfalfa in the spring as an establishment method. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the performance of seedling Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in terms of yield when grown with spring oats (Avena sativa) as a companion crop and to evaluate the amount of weed control in the alfalfa companion crop seeding, under various management practices. Six establishment treatments were imposed: (1) solo-seeded alfalfa raised according to standard procedures recommended for Kentucky, (2) solo-seeded alfalfa with a herbicide treatment, (3) alfalfa seeded with an oat companion crop and treated with a herbicide, (4) …

Livestock Manure Production And Disposition: South Dakota Feedlots-Farms-Ranches, Donald Taylor

Economics Research Reports

In summary, compared to the U.S. 's major cattle feeding states in the Central and Southern Plains and the West, South Dakota's concentration of fed cattle per acre of cropland and per feedlot is limited. Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota--along with South Dakota--are way at the other end of the U.S. fed cattle concentration continuum. Compared to these three Midwestheartland states, however, developments in South Dakota's fed cattle industry over the past two decades have been greatly different. In 1993, compared to 1973, the average number of fed cattle marketed per feedlot in South Dakota has doubled, whereas in the three …

Long-Term Productivity And Profitability Of Conventional And Alternative Farming Systems In East-Central South Dakota: A Case Study, Thomas Dobbs, James D. Smolik

Economics Research Reports

A small body of evidence has begun to emerge over the last 3 to 4 years on the comparative productivity and profitability of conventional farming systems and alternative systems which (1) avoid or use very small amounts of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and (2) place greater emphasis on crop rotations, especially rotations which involve forage and green manure legumes. Most of the evidence thus far has been based on only a few years of data, however. In contrast, South Dakota State university (SDSU) has recently completed three relatively long-term studies comparing conventional and alternative systems. Two of the studies …

Cropwatch No. 94-24, Nov.11, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Conservation
compliance ........................ 164

Grass control in
winter wheat ..................... 165

Testing drinking water ........ 166

Herbicide chemistry ............ 166

Goatgrass Conference .......... 167

Winter meetings ................... 168

Farm Home And Ministers Institute Program November 4 1994, Tennessee State University

Farm Home and Ministers' Institute Program

No abstract provided.

Development Of Semi-Intensive Aquaculture Technologies In Honduras: Summary Of Freshwater Aquacultural Research Conducted From 1983-1992, Bartholomew Green, David Teichert-Coddington, Terrill Hanson

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Aquacultural research has been conducted collaboratively in Honduras since 1983 by the International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments, Auburn University, and the Direccion General de Pesca y Acuicultura, Secretaria de Recursos Naturales. This research was carried out at the El Carao National Fish Culture Research Center, Comayagua, Honduras, under the auspices of the USAID-financed Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP). The goal of the PD/A CRSP is to increase tilapia yields by optimizing resource use in systems based predominantly on natural pond productivity.

Cropwatch No. 94-23, Oct. 28, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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This issue and the next two issues of CropWatch will feature notices of winter Extension meetings related to agricultural production and marketing. Make note of the dates and take advantage of these opportunities to learn the latest information.

Com rootworm insecticides ..... 157

Pesticide applicator tests .......... 158

Winter Extension meetings ...... 159

Soil moisture projections .......... 161

Freeze ends season .................... 161

Cropwatch No. 94-22, Oct. 14, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Biocontrol conference ..................150

Sooty strip in sorghum ....................... 152

Winterize your sprayer ..................152

Nebraska/Kansas
crop updates .................. 153

Precipitation projections ..................153

Nitrogen applicator ...................
maintenance ................... 154

Nebraska weather
statistics ......................... 154

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Ii, No. 5, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

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The Sower, Fall 1994

The Sower (CASNR Alumni Newsletter)

Contents:

Arnold, Gingery receive 1994 Alumni Awards
From Your Association President
ASAP Program kickoff held October 20
From the Dean’s Desk
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Student Ambassadors
Career Services Center available to alumni
Girl Scout Tech-Holiday
Red Letter Days
CASNR Career Day
High School Scholars Research Program
Placement Library moves
Ag Career Day in York
CASNR Alumni Update Day - March 17,1995
What have you been up to since graduation?
1994-95 CASNRAA Board of Directors

Ard News October 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
NORTH CENTRAL REGION SARE and ACE PROGRAMS
NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE UPDATE
PRESIDENT CLINTON'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR FY 1996
FY 1995 CSRS BUDGET
ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
GRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR 1994-1995
FORM FOR RECORDING INDUSTRY OR FOUNDATION INCOME
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION
GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES VIDEO
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1994
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
WHAT A DOLLAR SPENT FOR FOOD PAID FOR IN 1993

Cropwatch No. 94-21, Sept. 30, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Harvesting sorghum ...... 144

Kansas update ................. 144

Fall anhydrous applications ................. 145

Crop update .................... 147

Nebraska weather ........... 147

Cropwatch No. 94-20, Sept. 16, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Harvest residue ................... 136

Crop conditions .................. 136

Weed control in alfalfa ....... 137

Killing alfalfa ....................... 137

Grain cleaners ..................... 138

Fall weed control ................ 139

Soil moisture levels ............. 140

Nebraska weather data ...... 142

Cropwatch No. 94-19, Sept. 2, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Bean leaf beetles ................. 128

Correction ........................... 128

Biocontrol insects ............... 129

Gray leaf spot ..................... 130

Dividend fungicide ............ 130

Crop, weather update ........ 131

Kansas crop update ........... 131

Nebraska weather data ..... 132

Hessian fly measures ......... 133

Webworms in alfalfa .......... 134

Itch mites ............................ 134

Publication List Economics Department: 1993 - 1994, Department Of Economics

Economics Pamphlet Series

The publications listed herein were prepared during April 1993 - July 1994 by the faculty and graduate students in the Economics Department at South Dakota State University. The publications are arranged by series (Staff Paper, Research Paper, Economics Commentator, Experiment Station Bulletin, etc.). There is a subject matter index, author index and a Economics Faculty listing included also.

Cropwatch No. 94-18, Aug. 19, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Using hail damaged corn....... 120

White mold of soybeans ......... 122

Crop update ............................ 122

Crop maturity estimates ......... 123

Palmer drought index ............. 123

Nebraska weather data ........... 124

Kansas insect update .............. 125

Kansas crop update ................ 125

Herbicide Guide ...................... 126

Cropwatch No. 94-17, Aug. 5, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Crop update .................... 114

1994 wheat variety yields ............... 115

Wheat streak mosaic ....... 116

Kansas crop report .......... 117

Nebraska weather data ... 118

Phillip Devito Honors And Awards: Oregon Wine Press, Rich Hopkins

Phillip DeVito Documents

"A stalwart of Oregon wine retires from Maitre d' career," the cover story of the August 1994 edition of Oregon Wine Press, spotlighted Phillip DeVito, who was retiring after a long career in the Oregon wine industry. DeVito finished his career by working at Salishan Lodge in Gleneden Beach, Oregon for 22 years, building an award-winning wine collection.

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Ii, No. 4, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

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Ard News August 1994

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

COMMENTS FROM THE DEAN
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR 1994-1995
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - SARE
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
DR. DAVID STANLEY •SAMUELSON SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE
TRAVEL TO REGIONAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEETINGS
PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE COMMODITY BOARDS JULY 1, 1994 – JUNE 30, 1995
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE AND JULY, 1994
FY199S CSRS BUDGET PROJECTION
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Looking For The Least Land To Handle Swine Wastes, Dave Howe

Haskell Agricultural Laboratory (Northeast Research and Extension Center)

This Nebraska study, in its second year, seeks answers on using lagoon effluent safely on least amount of land possible.

Proceedings Of A Symposium On Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems, W. Daniel Edge, Sally L. Olson-Edge

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 94-16, July 29, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Black stem in alfalfa ......... 110

Greenbugs in Kansas ....... 110

Herbicide Guide ............... 110

Worksheet for 2nd generation corn borers ............ 111

Precipitation, GDD, and evapotranspiration ......... 112

Cropwatch No. 94-15, July 22, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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0-92 USDA program ........................104

Wheat stem sawflies ........................104

Soybean cyst nematodes......................... 105

Diagnostic clinic ............... 105

Kansas crop report ........................105

Predicting European corn borer egg-laying ........................106

Kansas insect survey ........................107

Palmer drought index ........................107

Nebraska weather data ........................108