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Nf01-476 Creating A Strong: Family How To Be Nice, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When we're upset about something, which is inevitable in life, the path of least resistance is to get angry and lash out at other people. Loved ones, amazingly, take the brunt of all this anger because if we were to act this way at work or school, we would soon be shown the door.Under stress we regress, as the saying goes. We regress to the vicious and foolish behavior we learned on the playground, among other places, when we were young children. I must admit that when I see adults act in ways that would make a well-behaved 7-year-old shudder, …

Nf01-479 Creating A Strong Family: Commitment To The Community, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This commitment is demonstrated through more formal efforts in religious organizations and social and family service agencies on local, state, national and international levels. And, this commitment is demonstrated countless more times every day by simple neighborliness in the steady stream of positive daily encounters human beings have with each other that make life happier for all involved.

Nf01-478 Creating A Strong Family: "I Should Have Spent More Time At Work", John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The key for family members is finding a level of commitment and emotional bond that works for everyone. Each of us has different needs in this regard, and often, some compromises need to be worked out. For what it's worth, I vote for a commitment to family over work and making this commitment long before it's too late. An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure when it comes to family dynamics.

Nf01-477 Creating A Strong Family: We Are One, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Though the benefits of long-term commitment to each other are great, the price we pay for this high value we place on our loved ones is not small, by any stretch of the imagination. When we lose a cherished loved one, the feelings of loss can be overwhelming. These feelings, though they may soften over time, still reside in our private souls. A warm and sad spirit. An undercurrent of melancholy that we carry with us as long as we live.

Nf01-480 Creating A Strong Family: Wants Are Insatiable, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This creative genius never disappears, even in those times when family income is shrinking rather than expanding. But in tough times, it is especially important that family members remember to communicate with each other in positive rather than negative ways. This is not easy to do, of course, Parents flush with money still find it difficult to keep their cool when faced with what may seem like a teen-ager's insatiable demand for the latest clothing or shoes so that the youngster can fit in with everyone else at school. In the best of times, $75 or $100 or $125 basketball …

Nf01-481 Creating A Strong Family: Life As A Soap Opera, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

And one doesn't have to look far to see loopy behavior among adults, either. Meetings at the office occasionally get out of control as we feed off each other's emotions, both negative and positive. Citizens in this country - and many others - often view national politics as one gigantic and long-running uncontrollable cybernetic feedback loop. As we strive to communicate effectively with each other in our families, the delicate balance lies in how we manage to keep the sparkle of positive emotion alive in our very intimate relationships with each other, while minimizing negative emotional interchanges that can easily …

Nf01-485 Creating A Strong Family: Listening And Speaking From The Heart, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

For 45 minutes the woman discussed her husband's distress and her own feelings of inadequacy as she struggled in vain to find ways to help him. I listened closely and suggested she contact a good counselor in her hometown - one familiar with alcohol use - to work with both of them. The conversation wouldn't have been particularly remarkable, except that she and I had just met for the first time on a brief airplane flight. I sat down next to her, said How's life? and she told me. In great detail.

Crop Watch No. 2001-10, May 18, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates..........88

West Central Open House..........88

Glyphosates Compared..........90

New Herbicides; Label Changes..........92

Alfalfa Weevil Activity..........92

Precipitation Update..........93

Diagnostic Clinic..........94

Tips For Sampling..........94

Crop Watch No. 2001-17, July 13, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates..........152

Rain, Temp, Moisture Update..........153

Adjust Alfalfa Cutting..........153

Crop Production Field Day..........153

Low Wheat Test Weights..........154

Wheat Pric Discounts..........154

Scout for Rootworm Beetles..........155

Nelson Profiled..........156

Crop Watch No. 2001-21, August 31, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Field Updates..........188

Fertilizing Wheat..........190

Distance Ed for AG..........191

The Last Irrigation..........192

Worksheet..........192

Soybean Stand Reduction..........193

Preparing Bins, Equipment..........194

Hoppers in Alfalfa..........195

Final Alfalfa Cutting..........195

Precision Ag Clinic..........195

Make Silage Soon..........196

Twilight Tour..........196

Sorghum Tour..........196

Crop Watch No. 2001-26, Nov. 19, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Ag Technology..........224

Remedial Bt Response..........225

Soil Moisture Update..........226

Returning to the Farm..........226

Corn / Soybean Workshops..........227

Crop Protection Clinics..........227

Integrated Crop Management..........228

Agronomy Highlights..........229

Annual Index..........230

Soybean Expo..........232

Ec01-872 Nebraska Crop Budgets 2001, Roger Selley, Tina N. Barrett, Richard T. Clark, Robert N. Klein, Steve Melvin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

The 2001 Crop Budgets contains a list of representative field operations and materials that provides a reminder of items typically invovled in producing the crop. The budgets are presented in a worksheet format with a "Your Estimate" column for recording modifications in costs.

This publication covers the following crops: Forages -- alfalfa, annual hay, corn silage, grass, grass hay, and pasture. Grain -- corn, dry beans, grain sorghum, proso millet, oats, soybeans, sugar beets, sunflower, wheat.

Ec01-797 Filtration And Maintenance: Considerations For Subsurface Drip Irrigation (Sdi), Brian Benham, Jose O. Payero

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When using Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) systems, it is important to prevent clogging problems before they occur. The best prevention plan includes an effective filtration and water treatment strategy. Depending on the water source and its quality, various combinations of sand separation, filtration and chemical treatments may be required and are discussed here in this extension circular.

Ec01-157 Precision Agriculture: Untangling The Gps Data String, Viacheslav I. Adamchuk

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Most people associate precision farming or site-specific management with the global positioning system (GPS). It is used to locate the antenna of aGPS receiver on Earth. GPS provides the opportunity to record a set of geographic coordinates that specify a particular field location. Therefore, field data collected using GPS technology is georeferenced. Processing of these data is complicated, and software packages designed for precision farming applications have built-in capabilities to interpret the GPS receiver output. However, some simple operations can be performed using standard office software. In this case, it is necessary to know the basics behind GPS data. The …

Nf01-450 Daylily Rust: A New Disease In The United States, Loren J. Giesler, Jay B. Fitzgerald, Stephen V. Johnson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This particular rust is very aggressive and destroys daylily foliage. So far all infections have been on the foliage; it is not known whether tuber infections occur.

Nf01-472 Growing Annual Flowers, Anne Streich, Susan D. Schoneweis, Steven Rodie

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Annual flowers can be a prime source of color to accent and enliven a home's landscape. While flowering trees and shrubs provide short bursts of color, most annuals begin blooming within a month of planting and flower until frost. The wide range of colors, sizes and species adapted to either sun or shade makes it possible to plant annual flowers almost anywhere. Annuals are perfect for beds, borders, rock gardens, window boxes, hanging baskets or as temporary ground covers and fillers.

Nf01-489 Creating A Strong Family: The Family That Eats Happily Together Stays Together, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When people in strong families talk about what makes them strong, doing enjoyable things together is mentioned time and time again. The list of enjoyable activities is a lengthy one, of course, and each family is unique in this regard.

Nf01-487 Creating A Strong Family: Living In The Moment, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

As a young father, I learned to live in the moment. And to enjoy the moment. I think it was the time when the doctors thought I might have a brain tumor or an aneurysm. I'd been having headaches for several weeks, and they just wouldn't go away. As a young professor back then, I had been under considerable stress, or, perhaps, was creating considerable stress in my life by over-involving myself in what at the time seemed to be important activities.

Nf01-499 Tips For Eating Out, Linda S. Boeckner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

To make healthy choices when you eat out, use the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to pick up some tips on ordering foods at a restaurant.

Irrigation Of Olives In Western Australia, Neil Lantzke, Dick Taylor

Bulletins 4000 -

Olives can be grown without irrigation in the south-west of Western Australia. However, to obtain maximum yield irrigation is required. The yields obtained from unirrigated crops may be half those of irrigated crops, with the actual yield decrease being dependent on the rainfall and length of growing season.

This Bulletin outlines how to calculate the irrigation requirements of olives. Considerable debate occurs as to the water requirements of olives in Western Australia.

There have been no irrigation trials on olives in this State and the crop factors outlined come from overseas experience.

Seed Security: How Far Has Pelum Come?, Sarah Kimakwa

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Early Evaluation Of Banana Cultivars For Fusarium Wilt Tolerance, Abdulkadir Aden Mohamed

Student Works (2000-2009)

Field evaluation of banana plants for disease tolerance in soil infested with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense is commonly used. The process is slow as disease expression usually takes 4-5 months, while inoculum concentration, edaphic conditions, temperature and other variables that may affect disease expression are difficult to control. An alternative method of screening plantlets at the nursery stage was developed. The technique consisted of a double tray set up; a perforated inner tray containing sterilized river sand or a sand-clay mixture (4 sand : I clay) on which hardened tissue-cultured plantlets were grown, and a larger outer containment tray …

Pakej Pekebun Sambilan, Rostani Rozita

Student Works (2000-2009)

Pakej pekebun sambilan ini merupakan pakej bantuan yang dibangunkan bertujuan untuk membantu pengguna khususnya golongan pekebun dalam pencarian maklumat tentang cara penanaman pokok, pemilihan jenis tanah dan pembajaan pokok. Pakej ini ini menyediakan cara penanaman secara tradisional dan moden. Pengguna juga diberi pilihan jenis tanaman yang terdiri daripada sayuran, buahan dan bungaan. Pakej ini lebih menumpukan kepada mereka yang menjadikan berkebun ini hanya sebagai satu hobi dan bukannya kerja sepenuh masa. Golongan surirumahtangga menjadi sasaran utama pengguna pakej ini. Pakej ini adalah berkonsepkan multimedia bagi menarik minat dan melatih pengguna untuk menggunakan kemudahan teknologi maklumat dalam pencarian maklumat. Macromedia Director …

Louisiana Agriculture Winter, 2001, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Aspen Wood Characteristics And Properties On Utilization, Kurt H. Mackes, Dennis L. Lynch

Aspen Bibliography

This paper reviews characteristics and properties of aspen wood, including anatomical structure and characteristics, moisture and shrinkage properties, weight and specific gravity, mechanical properties, and processing characteristics. Uses of aspen are evaluated: sawn and veneer products, composite panels, pulp, excelsior, post and poles, animal bedding, animal food supplements, fuel applications, and novelties. Aspen is a preferred species for paneling, veneer products including matchsticks and chopsticks, waferboard and oriented strandboard (OSB), fiberboard, pulp, excelsior, research animal bedding, animal food supplements, and tourist or gift items.

Efficiency Of The Inorganic Fertilization In The Cultivation Of Alfalfa (Medicated Sativa L) And Whitewashing For The Correction Of The Ph Of The Soil, Alex Gonzalo Bravo Morocho

Theses and Dissertations

In our country the necessity to offer new alternatives for the agricultural sector is high-priority especially for the lucern cultivation that every day is surface cultivated especially in the Chimborazo province increases; for what is of our interest to establish the answer from the cultivation to the inorganic fertilization and liming for the flora pH correction, for this way to obtain better yields and for consequence to improve the economic conditions of the farmers. With the result that the titled investigation: Efficiency of the Inorganic Fertilization in the Alfalfa Cultivation (Medicago sativa L) and Liming for the Correction of the …

Review Of Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution, John Stephen Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Review Of Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution, John Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of A Radio Frequency Sensor As A Means To Remotely Sense Selected Surface Topographies In An Agriculture Environment, Barry Michael Alexia

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Remote sensing is the science and art of obtaining information about an object, area or phenomenon through the analysis of data acquired by a device that is not in contact with the object, area, or phenomenon under investigation. The remotely sensed data can be of many forms, including variations in force distribution, acoustic wave distribution, or electromagnetic energy distribution.Information thus acquired can be used for observing,monitoring, and studying planetary surfaces and environments.

Because there are many ways to acquire data about targets of interest, there are many types of remote sensors that can be used, including visible, infrared, and active …

Nebline, January 2001

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Families Stay Healthy Through Lancaster
County Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
Lancaster County NEP Employee Receives UNL Outstanding Employee Award
Nebraska Nutrition Education Program Receives National Award
Basic Tree Pruning
2001 Plants of the Year
Ten Steps To Good Gardening
Horticulture information center
How do Animals Survive our Cold Nebraska Temperatures?
Firebrat Frustration
Number One Nuisance/Number One Clown
SNAP Hires Manager
Testing Feed and Balancing Rations Saves Money
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Computerized Financial Record Keeping
Starting Seedlings Indoors
Energy Information Goes Digital
Check Before Flushing
Energy Star Products Offer Energy, Environmental Savings
Good Hay is Valuable
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska …