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Producer Ownership In The Marketing Chain, Allen Prosch

Cornhusker Economics

Pork producers continue to seek avenues to retain ownership of their product as it moves along the “Pork Supply Chain.” The activities being considered have the potential to improve the return that producers receive for their products. Many of the activities have broader implications to all production agriculture.

Divide And Conquer Marketing, Deb Rood

Cornhusker Economics

Why is commodity marketing so hard to learn? Whenever you start you become overwhelmed with information. You hear from one advisory telling you to sell puts, another is telling you to buy calls. You are told to cover your costs of production. They want you to watch the charts for a head and shoulders, which you thought was in the shampoo isle at the grocery store. Learning marketing can be confusing and daunting, causing many producers to just give up. But the hard fact is, that if you are selling grain or livestock some basic knowledge in marketing is a …

Fuel Prices And Farm Costs, Larry L. Bitney, Wade Nutzman

Cornhusker Economics

We have received questions lately on the impact of increased fuel prices on Nebraska's agricultural producers. While the direction is certain, the magnitude of the effect is a difficult question to answer. Strategies employed by individual producers that we have visited with range from a few who locked in diesel fuel prices at lower levels, to those who were waiting as long as possible to buy their fuel for spring work.

Seven Hills Winery Spring 2000 Newsletter, Casey Mcclellan

Seven Hills Winery Documents

This file copy of a newsletter (Letter No. 2) from Seven Hills Winery announces the grand opening of the winery and tasting room in May 2000. The winery and tasting room is in the Whitehouse-Crawford Building, a converted mill building located in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. This newsletter also announces the release of wines from 1997-1999 at their Spring Tasting Weekends events and includes an order form.

Urbanization Of Rural Landscapes Ii: Second Syllabus And Teaching Materials From A University Course, Spring 2000, Charles A. Francis, David Mortensen

CARI Extension and Education Materials for Sustainable Agriculture

Editors' Introduction and Executive Summary 2

Table of Contents 3

Other Volumes in Series and Ordering Information 4

Syllabus, Spring 2000 5

Principles of Planning for Lincoln and Lancaster County, Student Reports, 2000 9

Recommended Amendments to the 1994 Comprehensive Plan, Student Report, 1999 35

Course Evaluations, Spring 2000, by students and faculty evaluators 45

Resource Materials, some with Student Summaries (with permission of the publishers) 50

Stevens Creek study heralds new era for city, Lincoln Journal-Star 50

Developer, city closer on north Lincoln project, Lincoln Journal-Star 51

Study outlines new vision for Lincoln-Omaha corridor, Lincoln Journal-Star 53

Smart growth …

Ard News April 2000

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the Dean
Procedures for Processing Grant Proposals
Criteria for Authorship of Scientific Papers
Change in the Indirect Cast Rate for Grants
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received February and March 2000
Change in the Indirect Cast Rate for Grants
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received February and March 2000

Nebline, April 2000

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Earth Wellness Festival: A Splashing Success!
Rhubarb in the Garden
Thank You Master Gardeners!
Plant a Tree
Great Plants: 2000 Plants of the Year
Prevent Termites With Landscaping, Home Maintenance
Let’s Make a Difference – Earth Day 2000
A Plague of Rabbits
What’s Buggin’ You?
Effect of Soaring Fuel Prices on Cost of Field Operations
Managing Fertilizer Use in Dry Soils
SNAP Producer Alliance Takes Next Steps
The Management Team
Road Maintenance
Rodent Proofing Your Home
Knowledge of Animal Laws Important-State Leash Law
Good Nutrition, Better Health
You Can’t Serve From an Empty Plate. So, F-E-A-S-T Frequently
Focus on Food …

Seed Fairs In Seed Security Programmes, Sarah Kimakwa

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Louisiana Agriculture Spring, 2000, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Millipedes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe

All Current Publications

Millipedes are related to trilobites, spiders and ticks, sowbugs, and crayfish, centipedes, and insects. Each group represents a different class of arthropods. Millipedes or "thousandlegged worms" include over 800 species of the class Diplopoda in North America.

Leafhoppers In The Home Garden, Jay B. Karren

All Current Publications

Leafhoppers are common problems in home gardens and orchards throughout the state of Utah. There are many species of leafhoppers, several of which attack apples, roses, grapes, and potatoes. Most species overwinter in the egg stage in the bark of the host plant or among the fallen host plant leaves.

Feedgrain Prices, Hog Production And Fixity, Glenn A. Helmers

Cornhusker Economics

One of the characteristics of the feedgrain sector in recent years has been its large year to year price fluctuations. There are two possible causes for these fluctuations in prices: 1) short-run (one year or less) changes in domestic and export demands, and (2) weather-related shifts in the supply of feedgrains in the face of a feedgrain demand, which exhibits little price responsiveness in the short-run. While both aspects may be involved, here we will examine only the second issue of why fluctuations in domestic feedgrain supply result in such wide fluctuations in prices, due to feedgrain demand being so …

The Risks And Benefits Of Genetically Modified Crops: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Garry D. Peterson, Saul Cunningham, Lisa Deutsch, Jon Erickson, Allyson Quinlan, Ernesto Ráez-Luna, Robert Tinch, Max Troell, Peter Woodbury, Scot Zens

Dartmouth Scholarship

Worldwide, the area planted in genetically modified (GM) crops has increased dramatically in recent years. Between 1996 and 1999, it rose from 1.6 X 10⁶ ha to more than 35 X 10⁶ ha (James 1998, May 1999). This rapid increase has provoked an explosion of concern, particularly in Europe, over the health and environmental impacts of these crops. Despite claims of safety and warnings against popular panic, public concern over GM crops has resulted in changes in their marketing, labeling, planting, and trade. These changes have fueled an increasingly heated debate among environmental advocates, critics of industrial agriculture, …

Transgenic Sugarbeets: Potential For Increased Farm Income, Dillon Feuz

Cornhusker Economics

Sugarbeets are grown on nearly 1.5 million acres in the United States, with a production value in excess of $1.1 billion for the 1997 crop year. In Nebraska, sugarbeets are grown on over 65,000 acres in a dozen western counties generating over $36 million dollars in farm revenue. There are two active sugar refineries in the area that contribute to the local economy in terms of value added activity.

Price Enhancement And Risk Management, Roger Selley

Cornhusker Economics

In the recent 2000 Corn-Soybean Expo Marketing workshops participants were given an opportunity to market corn and compare their decisions with others. The workshop is described below, along with some of what we learned. Participants were asked to decide whether they wanted to purchase CRC multi-peril crop insurance and how much corn they wanted to cash forward contract from early April to late July for harvest-time delivery. For workshops in predominately irrigated areas, participants were given past corn yields for a 500-acre farm with a 10- year average yield of 165 bushels per acre based on actual yields from a …

Nebraska’S Agricultural Real Estate Market Holds Steady, Bruce B. Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Despite the generally poor commodity prices during most of 1999, the markets for agricultural land remained relatively unchanged in terms of value levels and cash rental rates. Preliminary results from the February 1, 2000 UNL land market survey indicate a state all-land average value of $696 per acre, less than a 1 percent increase from 12 months earlier (Figure 1 and Table 1). For the state as a whole, the various classes of cropland moved slightly in both directions of year-earlier levels, with the 12-month changes being hardly more than the recent daily gyrations of the stock market. And though …

Wa Agricultural Growth And The State Economy Research Report Volume 2, Nazrul Islam, Helal Ahammad

Research Reports

The impact of state and national policies on the Western Australian (WA) agriculture can not be assessed realistically unless the distinctive characteristics of WA agriculture are taken into account. The objective of this paper is to develop and document an economic information base for WA agriculture by identifying and exploring the main characteristics of its production systems. The study reveals that agriculture plays a more important role in WA than in the rest of Australia (ROA). The share of WA in the national gross value of agricultural production and exports is much higher than her share in the national gross …

Nebline, March 2000

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Stormwater Management and Water Quality: Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution
All America Selection 2000 Winners
Pruning Mature Deciduous Shrubs
Educate Yourself Before You Buy
Carpenter Ants are Frustrating!
Get Ready for Babies!
“Tiny Red Dots Moving on My Window Sill”
Cats — Keeping the Urban Predator in Check
Farming in a Drought
Could We Still Have a Y2K Disaster?
Stockmen Prepare for Drought
Tanks vs. Ponds and Creeks for Livestock Water
Dry Conditions Expected Through Spring
The Business Plan: Executive Summary
To Prune is to Care
On the Plate...Supplement Label Changes
Convenient, Safe and Nutritious Foods: It’s in a Can
Healthy …

Biological Control Of Seed Rot And Damping Off Pathogens In Corn (Zea Mays L.) With Bacillus Spp., Carolina D. Amper

Graduate Student's Output

No abstract provided.

Farmers's Preferences For The Structure Of Agriculture, Communities And Employment In The Future, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins

Cornhusker Economics

Tensions continue to develop as farmers and ranchers face changing international marketing conditions, changes in their communities and changes in the overall structure of food and fiber production. In the most recent Nebraska Rural Poll, farmers and ranchers were asked their preferences about the future as well as their expectations for what is to come.

How Well Does Your Irrigation Canal Hold Water?, Robert Hill

All Current Publications

Irrigation canals placed in native soil or lined with earth can have seepage water losses varying from 20 percent to more than 50 percent. Well designed, new compacted earth lined canals can have reduced seepage losses similar to concrete lined channels. However, consistent and regular maintenance is required to keep seepage losses low. Older concrete lined canals with deteriorated joints and frost heave or settled sections may also have high seepage losses and require rehabilitating.

Special Master Decision In Republican River Lawsuit, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On January 28, 2000 the Special Master issued his first ruling in the Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado lawsuit on the Republican River Compact. The ruling establishes that groundwater pumping in Nebraska will be part of the lawsuit. While the ruling is a legal setback for Nebraska, it does not come as a surprise.

Crop Updates 2000 Cereals - Part 4, C. Tang, Z. Rengel, E. Diatloff, B. Mcgann, Mehmet Cakir, Nick Galwey, David Poulsen, M. Carter, A. Briney, R. Wilson, R. H. Potter, M. G. K. Jones, Ian Barclay, Robyn Mclean, Dean A. Diepeveen, Rob Loughman, Ross Kingwell, Michael O'Connell, Simone Blennerhasset, Benjamin Michael Tiller, Senthold Asseng, Holger Meinke, Bill Bowden, Jeff Russell, Ivan Lee, Clare Johnson, Chris Newman, Robert Emery, Romolo Tassone, Ernestos Kostas, Graeme Ralph, Robert Sudmeyer, David Hall, Harvey Jones

Crop Updates

This session covers twelve papers from different authors:

BREEDING

1.Response to subsoil acidity of wheat genotypes differing in Al-tolerance, C. Tang, Z. Rengel, E. Diatloff and B. McGann, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition/CLIMA, University of Western Australia

2. Application of molecular markers in Barley Improvement, Mehmet Cakir¹, Nick Galwey¹ and David Poulsen^{2, 1}Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, ²Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Hermitage Research Station, Queensland

3. Implementation of molecular markers for wheat improvement in the Western Region, M. Carter¹, A. Briney¹, …

Changes Continue ?Some Observations, Wade Nutzman

Cornhusker Economics

As we enter the new century, one wonders what type of changes ag producers will face. What are some of the main factors that will shape the future? Will many things stay the same as they have been in the past? I started making notes of some of these concepts a few weeks ago. From my perspective, some items on this list deserve mention. These are things that I have heard producers talk about when I have worked with them over the past few years. Some are my observations of what is 慸own the road?for Nebraska agriculture.

The Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture Changes And Projections, Matthew Diersen, Larry Jassen, Paula Loewe

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Agriculture in South Dakota has changed greatly in the second half of the 20th century and many more changes will occur in the next 20 to 50 years of the 21st century. ''The technology, organization, and structure of agriculture are dynamic, and future changes may dwarf past ones. The evolution of agriculture will have important impacts on farmers and society at large." (Hallam, 1993, pg. 1 ). The purposes of this report are: (1) to examine and explain key changes in the organization and structure of South Dakota's farm sector, (2) to provide a contemporary profile of farm business and …

The Relationship Between Captive Supplies And Spot Cattle Prices: Is It Causation Or Merely Correlation?, Azzeddine M. Azzam

Cornhusker Economics

Attempts by agricultural economists to estimate the relationship between captive supplies and spot cattle prices span over thirty years. What we know is that the relationship is negative. That is, when captive supply usage goes up, spot cattle prices go down. What we don’t know is whether or not the negative relationship means that an increase in captive supply usage causes a decline in cattle prices, thus hurting independent cattle producers. Results of a recent investigative research report, using an extensive data set from the Texas Panhandle, suggests that the observed negative relationship should not be taken as causation.

Trends In Retailing Activity Across Nebraska, Bruce B. Johnson, Brandon Raddatz

Cornhusker Economics

The structural trend in production agriculture towards fewer and larger farms has had its counter-part in the retailing sector of the state as well. Over the past 30 years, the total retailing pie has increasingly shifted to the larger retailing centers across the State. The smaller retailing centers, particularly, have experienced greater retailing leakage. Moreover, these general shifts have seemed to continue unabated regardless of the overall economic conditions of their regions.

Ard News February 2000

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Dean
CSREES Appropriation for FY 2000
Initiative for Future Agricultural and Food Systems
ARD 113th Annual Report
Grants and Contracts Received December 1999 and January 2000
New or Revised Projects
Undergraduate Honors Research Program
Research Support from Commodity Checkoff Programs
Endeavors
Innovative and High Risk Research Program
NABC Bioethics Institute
NABC 12 Annual Meeting
NABC Statement 2000 an Agricultural Biotechnology
Federal R&D Funding for FY 2000

Desarrollo De Tecnologias De Acuacultura Semi-Intensiva En Honduras: Resumen De Las Investigaciones En Acuacultura De Agua Dulce Realizadas Por El Programa Colaborativo De Apoyo A La Investigacion En Acuacultura/Dinamica De Estanques (Pd/A Crsp) De 1983 A 1992, Bartholomew Green, David Teichert-Coddington, Terrill Hanson

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

La investigacion en acuacultura en Honduras se ha desarrollado desde 1983 en una manera colaborativa por medio del Centro Internacional de Acuacultura y Medio Ambientes Acuaticos, Universidad de Auburn, y la Direccion General de Pesca y Acuacultura, Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Republica de Honduras. Estas investigaciones de llevaron a cabo en el Centro Nacional de Investigacion Piscicola El Carao, Comayagua, Honduras, bajo el auspicio del Programa Colaborativo de Investigaion en Acuacultura/Dinamica de Estanques (PD/A CRSP), el cual esta financiado por USAID. La meta principal de PD/A CRSP es incremntar la produccion de tilapia por medio de la optimizacion de …

Bulletin 4394 - Exotic Diseases - Sheep And Goats, Agriculture Western Australia

Bulletins 4000 -

An exotic disease is a disease which does not occur in Australia.

If an exotic disease did occur in Australia it would cause production losses, stock deaths and stop exports of primary production. When export markets are lost they can only be re-established once it is proven the disease is eradicated. Some exotic diseases may be transmitted to humans