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Nebline, August 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Lessons Learned Through Garbology
Pesticide Disposal Collection Aug. 18
Deadline Approaches to Terminate Verbal Farm Leases
Nebraska Fence Viewer Statutes Cover Fence Issues
Fertilizing Crop Land with Biosolids
West Nile Virus is of Concern to Horse Owners During the Summer
Growing Conifers from Seed
Water Trees According to Soil Type
Recognizing Tree Hazards
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Freezing Peppers and Tomatoes
Teaching Proper Hand Washing to School Children
FREE class: Healthy Cooking for 1 or 2
Web Resources of the Month
Lines from Lynn
Household Hints
September Council Meeting
Achievement Meeting
Leader Training
Re-Organizational Packets
Five Steps to a …

Forage Kochia For Fall/Winter Grazing, D. R. Zobell, B. L. Waldron, K. C. Olson, R. D. Harrison, H. Jensen

All Current Publications

Winter feeding costs have often been cited as one of the most expensive aspects of beef cattle production in the Intermountain West. Research and rancher experience suggests that using forage kochia for fall/winter grazing may help reduce these costs.

Information On Pastoral Businesses In The Rangelands Of Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

Edited by William Dalton and Francis Bright

The rangelands make up 87 per cent of Western Australia's landmass and include all but the south-west of the State. Livestock grazing on pastoral leasehold is the dominant commercial land use across 42 per cent (910,000 km*) of the WA rangelands and unallocated Crown lands comprise another 37 per cent.

The rangelands:

• Produce most of the State's mineral and energy wealth.

• Support important segments of the livestock industry.

• Are of special significance to the Aboriginal population.

• Offer major tourism potential.

• Contain essential elements of the State's biological diversity.

• Offer opportunities to produce horticultural …

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Fall Calving In The Intermountain West, Dale R. Zobell, Craig Burrell, Darrell Rothlisberger, Eleanor Jenson

All Current Publications

Fall calving has been practiced by beef producers for many years, although in small numbers relative to spring calving. The spring calf crop has been a traditional event for most beef producers and probably will continue to be. There are distinct advantages, however, to fall calving which producers could take advantage of. The potential for higher conception and weaning rates, price premiums and the elimination of calf scours are among the reasons some beef producers have switched from spring calving their herd to fall calving.

College Of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources: 10th Annual Report August 1, 2002-July 31, 2003

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR): Annual Reports

It is our pleasure to provide the Tenth Annual Report for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). We believe in the importance of reflecting on the accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students. The annual report offers the opportunity to review the year, and serves as an archive of accomplishments for our College. This report covers the period August 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003.

This was a year of significant challenge and change for the State, the University, the Institute and the College. The State suffered through a significant budget shortfall and through four rounds of …

Cropwatch No. 2003-19, July 25, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………176

Alfalfa struggles……………176

Chinch bugs in sorghum……………177

Blister beetles in alfalfa……………177

Spider mites in corn……………178

Scouting corn rootworms……………180

Planting turnip forages……………181

Protecting pollinators……………181

Manure field days, kit……………182

Carbon storage field day……………183

Buying quality wheat seed……………184

Cropwatch No. 2003-18, July 11,2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………170

Diagnostic Clinic update……………170

Rootworm beetles emerging……………171

Fusarium head blight……………172

Nitrogen effect on Bt corn……………173

Ascochyta blight in chickpeas……………173

Hastening hay drydown……………174

Haying sweet clover……………174

Water tour……………174

Cropwatch No. 2003-17, July 4, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………160

Greensnap……………160

Crop conditions……………160

Grassland Reserve……………161

June rains……………162

Ag plantings report……………162

Western bean cutworms……………163

Spray particles……………164

Purple loosestrife……………166

Drought effects on corn……………168

East Mortlock : Catchment Appraisal 2002, Don Cummins

Resource management technical reports

This report describes the soils, hydrology, natural vegetation and farming systems of the East Mortlock catchment and provides information on the threats to agriculture, infrastructure and natural resources caused by land degradation. East Mortlock covers over 800,000 hectares in the central wheatbelt. Rapid Catchment Appraisal aims to document salinity risk and management options by addressing all threats to the natural resource base, rather than isolating salinity as a separate issue.

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2003, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Nebline, July 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

2003 Lancaster County Fair
Discover 4-H at the Fair!
Fragrance in the Garden
Vegetable Gardening In The Fall
Garden Guide
Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals
Horticulture Information Center
Landfill Rates Haven.t Changed Since 1996
Adult Mosquito Control
Landfill 2003 Fees
About Opossums
Visit 4-H Web Cam
Selling CRP Land? What You Should Know
Plant Alfalfa in August
Nitrate Sampling Strategies
Don.t Forget About Prussic Acid
Farmers Market Pricing Strategies
Fertilizing Trees
In Dry Weather, Watering More Critical For Some Plants
Handling Food Safely on the Road
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Bowl Them Over with Pears!
Moms Learn About Good Nutrition …

Access To Credit, Plot Size And Cost Inefficiency Among Smallholder Tobacco Cultivators In Malawi, Gautam Hazarika, Jeffrey Roger Alwang

Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

Using data from the Malawi Financial Markets and Household Food Security Survey, this paper examines the effect of access to credit from formal sources, and tobacco plot size, on cost inefficiency among Malawian smallholder tobacco cultivators. Farm-specific cost inefficiency is estimated within the framework of stochastic frontier analysis. Access to credit is measured as the sum of household members' self-reported credit limits at credit organisations, arguably a truer measure of an exogenous credit constraint than credit program participation or actual loan uptake. It is found that tobacco cultivation is significantly less cost inefficient per acre on larger plots. While access …

Some Environmental Relationships Of Undergrowth Species In Aspen Communities Of The Intermountain West, W F. Mueggler

Aspen Bibliography

This analysis results from an opportunity to explore plant-environmental relationships from data collected for a different purpose. Origin of the data is a study designed to develop an aspen community-type classification for southern Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada which resulted in the publication "Aspen Community Types of the Intermountain Region" GTR INT-250 by W.F. Mueggler (1988).

Cropwatch No. 2003-16, June 27, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………150

Flooded fields……………152

Types of flooding……………152

Controlling volunteer corn……………153

Planting emergency forages……………153

GDD corn levels lag……………154

Crop report……………156

Starane approved……………157

Grasshopper program deadline June 30……………157

Using wheat residue……………158

Cropwatch No. 2003-15, June 20, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………142

Preparing bins, equipment for wheat harvest……………143

Rescue treatments in corn……………144

Atrazine watched……………144

Potato leafhoppers in alfalfa……………145

Tax deductions for groundwater depletion……………146

Featured weed: saltcedar……………147

Grasshopper resources……………148

Association Of American State Geologists 95th Annual Meeting, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

What a great pleasure to welcome you to the 95th annual meeting of the Association of American State Geologists. I truly hope you enjoy your stay the next few days here in Lincoln, our state's capitol and Nebraska's second-largest city.

Mark mentioned that I'm from Texas. My family started there, our first family home in the United States, when my maternal great-grandfather immigrated to this country from Germany, to escape military conscription -- just as the Civil War broke out here. With remarkably bad timing, he landed at the port of Galveston just in time to be rounded up and …

Cropwatch No. 2003-14, June 13, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field/crop updates……………132

Common stalk borer……………133

Postemergence weed control in soybeans……………135

1st generation ECB……………137

Worksheet for 1st ECB……………138

North Platte Valley canal releases……………138

Comparing glyphosate products……………139

Wheat update……………140

Crop condition report……………140

Cropwatch No. 2003-13, June 6, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………122

Alfalfa weed control……………124

Weed Tour changes……………124

Optimizing timing of weed control in soybeans……………125

Common stalk borer……………126

Weed control in pastures……………127

Crop condition report……………127

Ag Lab field day……………127

Controlling red cedar……………128

Crop Management Clinic……………129

Extended Visions May-June 2003

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

No abstract provided.

Zone Management In Precision Agriculture By Matching Fertiliser Input To Crop Demand, Daya Patabendige, Mike Wong, Bill Bowden

Bulletins 4000 -

Growers in Western Australia who have been yield mapping since the mid 1990s have come to realise that grain yield varies across different zones of their paddocks in any given year, as well as between years depending on the seasonal conditions and crop type. This within paddock variation can be as much as tenfold. Higher yielding areas can be due to better growing conditions (which increases the demand for nutrients) and/or better nutrient supply (which reduces the need for some fertiliser inputs). Hence, it is essential to determine the cause of the variation before optimum fertilising strategies can be developed.

Household Account Book, Liz Gorham

SDSU Extension Circulars

Since most households have limited money resources to cover all needs and wants, choices have to be made. Using this booklet regularly will help you make decisions—about how you use your money, keep track of your spending, and plan future spending. Having a written spending plan will enhance your financial management. Your spending plan must be flexible because circumstances and situations change. So use a pencil to keep and adjust your records.

Ard News June 2003

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
Comments from the Associate Dean
ARD Advisory Council
Frontiers in Agricultural Research Food, Health, Environment and Communities
Anna Elliott Proposals
ARD Interdisciplinary Research Grants Program
Sampson Range Pasture Management Endowments
Helen Porter Van Spronssen Charitable Trust
Arch and Frances Jorgensen Fund
Ralph H. Bainbridge Memorial Fund
New or Revised Projects
Grants and Contracts Received April and May, 2003
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants

Nebline, June 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Norris Students Get a Grade of Job “Well” Done in Innovative Project
Watch for Squash Vine Borer
Water Use in the Landscape
Low Water Use Flowers for Your Landscape
Garden Guide
Horticulture Information Center
What’s New with Pressure Treated Lumber
West Nile Virus Concerns Horse Owners
Dead Birds Being Accepted for Testing
Do all Mosquitoes Carry West Nile Virus?
Information for Acreage and Small Farm Owners
Time to Harvest Bromegrass Hay
Ammoniate Wheat Straw for Extra Feed
2003 Pesticide Container Recycling Dates
Tanks vs. Ponds and Creeks for Livestock Water
Preparing the Lawn for a Potential Drought
Fertilizing Azaleas
Know …

Winter Grazing Standing Corn Plants For Beef Cows Under Maintenance Conditions, Dale Zobell, Don Synder, Ken Olson, Randall Wiedmeier

All Current Publications

Corn is known as a forage crop that has the potential of yielding more energy per acre than any other forage crop in the U.S. Additionally, corn has an advantage as a winter grazing crop because its stem cures well, it stands above the snow, and it stands up in windy conditions as well as providing a windbreak for cattle grazing it.

Sabbatical Leave Proposal And Report, Bruce Henrickson

Sabbaticals

I plan to visit other colleges, agriculture businesses, and various other agriculture entities to help update my knowledge and learn about their contribution to the agriculture industry. I have found my schedule of responsibilities at Parkland has kept me so busy that it has been very difficult to adequately keep up to date in our fast changing industry. This leave would allow me to greatly improve my knowledge base for teaching and ultimately my future students will have a better opportunity to learn.

Cropwatch No. 2003-11, May 23, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………102

Crop season forecasts……………104

Stalk borer scouting……………105

Seedling diseases……………106

Striped rust in wheat……………107

Swine production documentary……………107

Weed profiles:

Western ragweed……………108

Hoary vervain……………108

Critical period of weed control……………109

Cropwatch No. 2003-12, May 23, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………112

Cutworms in crops……………112

Resistant RWA alert……………112

Grasshopper survey……………114

Common stalk borer……………114

Stressed winter wheat……………115

Selling CRP land……………116

CRP signup extended……………116

Tick & fly alert……………117

Groundwater levels drop……………118

Long-term drought cycles……………119

On-line weather data……………120

Cropwatch No. 2003-10, May 16, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………92

Corn flea beetles feeding……………92

Post corn herbicides……………94

Wheat harvest estimates……………94

Lumax label added……………94

Applying pre herbicides post……………96

Scout for grasshoppers……………97

West Nile Virus preview……………98

Market Journal……………98

Soybean inoculant research……………99

PSNT soil nitrate test……………100

The 2001 National Agricultural, Food, And Public Policy Preference Survey: The South Dakota Perspective, Gary Taylor

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Federal government policies significantly affect the behavior of farmers in South Dakota, the North Central region, and the nation as a whole. In general, producers favor programs that provide income support and protect them from the full impact of free market adjustments. Farmers and ranchers in 27 states were surveyed during the spring of 200 l. The survey contains questions about farm income and risk management, conservation and environmental policies, trade, food labeling, the changing structure of agriculture, producer demographics, and a series of optional questions. In South Dakota, 1500 producers received surveys and 325 returned completed forms. Most producers …

Cropwatch No. 2003-9, May 9, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field reports……………82

Management calendar……………82

Weed control in sorghum……………84

Reservoir levels……………85

Soil moisture levels……………85

Alfalfa/wheat diseases……………86

Planting shortcuts……………87

Assessing alfalfa……………87

Recycling containers……………88

StarLink deadline……………89

Weed Science tour……………89

Wheat condition……………90

Wheat insect alert……………90