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Small Grains: 2003 Variety Recommendations (2002 Crop Performance Results), Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley, along with the fall-seeded small grain –hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on reactions …

Maine Ag Trader, New England Environmental Finance Center, University Of Southern Maine

Local Food Systems

A free classified advertising website for listing anything you need to make your Maine food business succeed.

Ard News December 2002

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the ARD Office Staff
How to State the Value of Your Research
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received October and November, 2002
ARD Budget Reductions - Round 3
Undergraduate Honors Research Program
Recognition of Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research
ARD-Administered Grant and Awards Programs

Extended Visions November-December 2002

Extended Visions Newsletter of ARDC

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Nutrient Concentration In Four Fertility Treatments After Poultry Litter Application To Orchardgrass And Sorghum-Sundangrass Hayfield Soils, Amanda Canty

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Field experiments were established in 2001 at the Agricultural Research and Education Complex in Bowling Green, Kentucky to evaluate soil fertility values before and after poultry litter application to orchardgrass and sorghum-sudangrass hayfields. A randomized complete block design was utilized with each treatment being replicated four times. Orchardgrass plots consisted of sixteen 7.6 m rows, 91 m in length and separated by alleys 4.6 m in width. Sorghum-sudangrass plots consisted of sixteen 7.6 m rows, 60.96 m in length and separated by alleys 4.6 m in width. Four separate fertility treatments were utilized: inorganic fertilizer (I), poultry litter applied to …

Cropwatch No. 2002-26, Nov. 15, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Aurora Ag Day………..238

Nebraska No-Till………..238

Soybean profitability………..238

Technology update………..238

Manure use workshop………..238

Soybean seed treatments………..240

Variety selection tips………..240

Plant problems in 2002………..241

Drought lingers………..241

Crop Protection Clinics………..242

Corn/Soybean Workshops………..242

Rural income options………..243

Agronomy Highlights………..244

Returning to the Farm………..244

ICM winter meetings………..245

Subscription form for 2003………..246

Cropwatch No. 2002-25, Nov. 1 ,2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Management tips…………..230

New publications …………..230

Harvest update…………..230

Farm bill satellite conference …………..231

Crop insurance workshop…………..231

Pesticide regulation changes/training ops…………..232

Research symposium…………..233

Water quality project…………..234

Weed science conference…………..234

Soybean Expo…………..234

Ag cooperatives…………..235

Agronomy classes…………..235

No-till yield results…………..236

ICM December meeting…………..236

Mechanical Properties Of Corn And Soybean Meal, Marek Molenda, Michael D. Montross, Jozef Horabik, Ira Joseph Ross

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Ground corn and soybean meal are common ingredients in feed mixes. The knowledge of their mechanical properties is important to the feed manufacturer and consumer. Changes in these properties can lead to abnormally high or low levels of active ingredients in finished feed, thus decreasing its quality. Mechanical properties of wheat, corn meal, and soybean meal were investigated using a modified direct shear apparatus. The moisture content (wet basis), uncompacted bulk density, and particle density were: 10.4%, 733 kg/m³, and 1410 kg/m³ for soft red winter wheat; 11.4%, 583 kg/m³, and 1350 kg/m³ for …

Recognition Of 4-H Volunteers, Deb Jones

All Current Publications

We all want to think we’re doing a good job and have a positive effect on the organization which we serve. In this context, recognition means more than being thanked.

The Nebline, November/December 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Contents:

Families - The Backbone of Neighborhoods
Community Partnerships Help Build
Strong Families & Neighborhoods
Make a Holiday Wreath
Cyclamen care
Winter Care of Houseplants
2002 November/December Garden Calendar
Horticulture Information Center
Carbon Monoxide: The Hidden Killer
Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and Tools
Reduce Costs and Increase Yields with Biosolids!
Enjoying Your Backyard Wildlife
Neighborhood Cats
Aflatoxin in Corn - What can be Done?
Crop Protection Clinic Jan. 10
Feeding Value of Drought- Stricken Corn Grain for Swine Not Affected
Fall Brings Garden Clean-up
Sales Tax on Tree Planting Services
Use Energy More Efficiently, Cut Heating …

Afterschool Programs In Your Community, Funding And Collaboration, Deb Jones

All Current Publications

An estimated eight million school age children between the ages of 5 and 14, go home to an empty house. Statistics reveal that most juvenile crime is committed between the hours of 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, with the crime rate tripling in the rst hour after school is out.

Cropwatch No. 2002-24, Oct. 18, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates…………..222

Management tips…………..222

Variety selection…………..223

Purple seed stain…………..226

Ag policy conference…………..227

Changing ag structure…………..227

Winter annuals in alfalfa…………..228

Apc Hearing, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Members of the Academic Planning Committee, and others present, I appear before the committee this afternoon to speak about a vertical cut proposed for the West Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, a cut we in the Institute would not choose to make unless forced by circumstances to do so.

After three rounds of budget cutting there are no budget cuts we can make that will not adversely affect someone, somewhere. Whatever cuts we make, worthwhile programs are gone, our constituents are less well-served, someone affected will think we should have cut something else. We are recommending these cuts because, in our …

Apc Hearing, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Members of the Academic Planning Committee, and others here today, I will appear before this committee today and tomorrow during the APC hearing process to speak about proposed vertical cuts in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources budget. Each time we will discuss a cut we in the Institute do not like ... a cut we would not make unless forced, as we are now, to do so. This is true of today's proposal to close the South Central Research and Extension Center at Clay Center.

Cropwatch No. 2002-23, Oct. 4, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates…………..212

Management tips…………..212

Resources…………..212

Optical weed whackers…………..213

Farm bill options…………..214

Growing woody florals…………..216

Winter forecast…………..218

Factors to crop selection…………..218

Controlling perennials…………..218

Ag lenders on

Market Journal…………..219

Pushing corn yields…………..220

Impact Of The Agricultural Sector On The Arkansas Economy, H. L. Goodwin Jr., Jennie Popp, Wayne Miller, Gina Vickery, Z. Clayton-Niederman

Research Reports and Research Bulletins

Agriculture historically has been one of the primary sectors of the Arkansas economy. Agriculture is defined as the sum of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries production and processing activities unless otherwise specified. Not only does agriculture contribute to the economy through direct agricultural production and added value processing, it also plays an important role through the economy’s other sectors. Utilizing data from the United States Bureau of Economic Affairs and the State of Arkansas, the economic impact of agriculture on the Arkansas economy was estimated for the latest year available, 1999. Gross State Product (GSP) information for Arkansas was compared with …

Seven Hills Winery Fall 2002 Newsletter, Casey Mcclellan

Seven Hills Winery Documents

In this newsletter (No. 7) from Seven Hills Winery, winemaker Casey McClellan offers an initial assessment of the 2002 vintage, comparing it to the 1999 vintage as a result of the cool, early growing season and a moderately warm late August and September. McClellan goes on to announce a new Spanish varietal to the Seven Hills label, Tempranillo. Further content includes notes on new releases (2000), accolades for Seven Hills wines, an order form for both red and white wines (1999-2001), information about the Holiday Barrel Tasting event in December, and an announcement of the first red table wine from …

The Nebline, October 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Contents:

West Nile Virus: How Much Should You Worry?
Perennials with Silver Foliage
Garden Cleanup
Storing Vegetables
House Plant Insect Problems
2002 October/November Garden Calendar
Horticulture information center
Migrating Mice
Wolf Spiders: Big, Hairy and Real Fast
Using Rodenticides in Outbuildings, Garages and Barns
Now is the Time to Utilize Fall Alfalfa
Effects of a Freeze on Forages
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Grain Stubble Rental Rates
Garden Season Draws to a Close
How to Collect and Handle a Water Sample
Selecting a Tractor for an Acreage
Reducing Mouse and Rabbit Damage
Mice Bait Stations
How America Cooks Pasta
Healthy …

Pasture Condition Guides For The Pilbara, A L. Payne, A A. Mitchell

Agriculture reports

These pasture condition guides are relevant to about 192 000 square kilometres of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The rangeland of the Pilbara can be separated into 12 very broad pasture types. The ‘pasture type’ is not strictly a botanical classification because, in determining such a class of pastoral lands, the perennial plant species that contribute to stock production have an over-riding importance. Even so, each pasture type represents a broad group of similar vegetation associations or ‘site types’ which will have similar management requirements for pastoralism. The aim of this publication is to provide pastoralists with descriptions and …

Extended Visions September-October 2002

Extended Visions Newsletter of ARDC

No abstract provided.

Ua66/5 Newsletter, Wku Agriculture

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Agriculture Department re: faculty/staff, students/alumni, student organizations and clubs and donors.

Land-Use And Vegetation In Western Australia : Project Daw27 : National Land And Water Resources Audit, G R. Beeston, A Jm Hopkins, D P. Shepherd

Resource management technical reports

This report details a project to compile detailed land-use data for Western Australia, on pre-European and present vegetation types, and aspects of disturbance of or threats to the present vegetation. Metadata on botanical surveys throughout the state were also compiled.

Sustainability Issues For Agriculture In Western Australia, Anne Bennett, Ross Kingwell, Ross George

All other publications

Agriculture has been and will continue to be a major component of economic activity in several regions in Western Australia, and agricultural communities will remain an important part of the social fabric and landscape of the State. Promoting the sustainability of agriculture is likely to produce three main outcomes: vibrant rural communities; profitable agricultural systems; and conservation of the natural environment. This paper describes briefly the main challenges to the sustainability of agriculture and outlines some means of responding to the challenges: market-based approaches; agricultural and environmental research and development; accelerated adjustment; and global and national policy initiatives.

Phillips Brook Catchment Appraisal, Paul D. Galloway

Resource management technical reports

This report describes the soils, hydrology and natural vegetation of the Phillips Brook catchment near Toodyay, Western Australia and provides information on the threats to agriculture, infrastructure and natural resources from salinity, waterlogging, erosion and other land degradation processes.

Cropwatch No. 2002-22, Sept. 20, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates…………..202

Management tips…………..202

Baling cornstalks…………..204

Testing cornstalks…………..204

Grazing alfalfa…………..204

Weather forecast…………..205

Harvest safety…………..205

Planting windbreaks…………..206

Cost-share for windbreaks…………..207

Battling mosquitos…………..208

Report on nitrogen BMPs…………..209

CCA requirement…………..209

Short soybean adjustments…………..210

Nebraska Lead Xxii Dinner, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

I’d like to start tonight with the words of the late anthropologist Margaret Mead, who once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
As the LEAD22 class I have no doubt that you are a group of thoughtful Nebraska citizens, and we look forward with enthusiastic anticipation to your important participation in various agricultural and other organizations when you complete this wonderful program. We in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources look forward to all you can and will do in …

The Nebraska State Grange, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Thank you so much for inviting my wife Virginia and me to be with you today. It delights me to talk about land-grant universities in general, and about the land-grant university mission we take so very seriously in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources in particular, because I am so proud of the way our faculty and staff continually strive to contribute to and improve the economic and societal well-being of rural Nebraska, as well as all of Nebraska.

Cropwatch No. 2002-21, Sept. 6, 2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Assessing 2002; planning for 2003

Inside

Field updates…………..192

Management tips…………..192

Youth farm safety…………..194

Tips for selecting crops…………..195

Post-drought nitrogen…………..196

Common smut in corn…………..196

Minimizing tillage…………..197

Pollination failure…………..197

Herbicide carryover…………..198

Drought humor…………..198

Stalk rots…………..199

Husker Harvest Days…………..200

Validation Of A Finite-Element Stored Grain Ecosystem Model, Michael D. Montross, Dirk E. Maier, Kamyar Haghighi

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

An axisymmetric finite–element model was validated with respect to predicting the heat, mass, and momentum transfer that occurred in upright corrugated–steel storage bins due to conduction, diffusion, and natural convection using realistic boundary conditions. Hourly weather data that included hourly total solar radiation, wind speed, ambient temperature, and relative humidity were used to model the corn temperature and moisture content during storage with no aeration, and with ambient and chilled aeration. Periods of aeration were simulated assuming a uniform airflow rate through the grain mass. Sixteen bins with a capacity of 11.7 t each and instrumented with temperature cables were …

Development Of A Finite-Element Stored Grain Ecosystem Model, Michael D. Montross, Dirk E. Maier, Kamyar Haghighi

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

An axisymmetric finite–element model was developed that predicts the heat, mass, and momentum transfer that occurred in upright corrugated steel storage structures due to conduction, diffusion, and natural convection using realistic boundary conditions. Weather data that included hourly total solar radiation, wind speed, ambient temperature, and relative humidity were used to model the temperature, moisture content, dry matter loss, and maize weevil development during storage with no aeration, and with ambient and chilled aeration. Periods of aeration were simulated assuming a uniform airflow rate through the grain mass. Heat and mass balances were used to calculate the temperature and absolute …