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Roundup Ready® Crops: How Have They Changed Things?, Robert G. Wilson, Jr.

Panhandle Research and Extension Center: Press Releases

The adoption rate of Roundup Ready Crops in the United States has been one of the major changes in agriculture in the last 20 years. More than 155 million acres of cropland were treated with Roundup (glyphosate) during the 2008 growing season.
The use of Roundup Ready crops has changed farming practices throughout the country. No-till or reduced-tillage practices have increased dramatically, and are closely associated with adoption of Roundup Ready crops. During the first 10 years of growing Roundup Ready crops, growers have relied heavily on glyphosate as the only herbicide used for weed management. With the development of …

Soil Testing More Important Than Ever For Efficient Fertilizer Use, Gary W. Hergert

Panhandle Research and Extension Center: Press Releases

Don’t guess, soil test. That may be a worn-out phrase, but it has taken on new meaning in the past year as commodity and fertilizer prices have fluctuated wildly. Soil testing is more important than ever because of changes in crop and fertilizer prices. Over the last two years the cost of soil sampling and analysis has increased little, while fertilizer prices have increased twofold to fourfold.
The information from soil tests is more valuable than ever. For more accurate fertilizer recommendations and increased efficiency, producers need two things: 1. better soil samples and soil sample information; and 2. better …

Drought Tolerant Seeds: What’S The Future?, Carlos A. Urrea Florez

Panhandle Research and Extension Center: Press Releases

Outside of weeds, pests and disease, drought is the most important factor holding back crop yields. But it also is a normal, if unpredictable, occurrence in the Great Plains.
Drought reduces a crop’s yield, quality, and often market value. The severity of yield reduction depends on the timing and duration of drought stress. Drought’s impact can be amplified by other stresses, such as heat, temperature, disease, and poor soils.
In western Nebraska, irrigation not only mitigates drought’s effects, but also provides greater profitability and income stability than dryland farming. However, in recent years, groundwater declines due to overuse or drought …

Nebline, April 2009

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Urban Youth Learn About Agriculture at Local Ag Awareness Festivals
Renting Livestock Facilities
Is Sainfoin Right For You?
Wind Energy Seminars Archived on the Web
Backyard Organic Gardens Need Work but Have Increased Benefits
Pre-emergent Herbicide Application Time
Act Early to Control Musk Thistles
Study Shows Transplanted Trees Grow Better Without Grass Nearby
Eat Your Breakfast— Your Body will Thank You!
Easter Egg Tips
Family & Community Education (FCE) Clubs: Presidents’ View—Bonnie’s Bits
FCE News & Events
Household Hints: Housekeeping Organization
Wring Out the Old; Bring in the New: Debunking Some Common Cleaning Practices
Boost Your Child’s Brain Power
Children …

Extended Visions, March/April 2009

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - UNL Extension in Saunders County
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Behind the Scenes
Demonstration Windbreak Planting
Extension Can Help...
Extension Offers Livestock Programs
Extension - Your Front Door to University Resources
Horticulture Extension in Saunders County
How Extension is Structured
Meet the Extension Staff
Nutrition Education Program
Saunders County 4-H… Experience It!
Summer Program Schedule Provides Education and Opportunity
The 4-H Project… What is it?
Ankersen Selected as 2008 Employee of the Year
Basics of Small Wind Turbines
Get Your Free Radon Kit
Moravec Receives IANR Outstanding Employee Award
Mead Magnet School
Zoo to You Gecko …

Louisiana Agriculture Spring, 2009

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Working With Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups. A Practical Guide For Nrcs Staff., Lorien Belton, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, Terry Messmer

All Current Publications

This publication serves as a guide for NRCS staff for working with local sage-grouse working groups.

Daily Horse Observations For Horse Owners, Patricia Evans, Karen Waite

All Current Publications

This publication gives suggestions of what to watch for on a daily basis to assure your horse is healthy and happy.

Fecal Egg Count Tests Improve Deworming Programs, Patricia Evans, Kerry A. Rood

All Current Publications

This publication discusses improvements that have been made to deworming programs.

Utah Farmland Assessment Act, Kevin Heaton, Clark Israelsen, Linden Greenhalgh

All Current Publications

This publication is a description of how productive farmland is assessed for property tax.

Pinot Gris: Oregon’S Signature White Wine, William "Rusty" Gaffney

William “Rusty” Gaffney (Prince of Pinot) Collection

Rusty Gaffney writes about Oregon's Pinot Gris in a question-and-answer session with several Willamette Valley winemakers in this article from his "Prince of Pinot" blog, volume 7, issue 15. Gaffney provides a brief global and local history of Pinot Gris, examining the similarities and differences. He highlights David Lett, one of the first to plant Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris in the area. Gaffney then ends with a summary of Oregon's Pinot Gris.

Introduction Of Lavon Heidemann: The Omaha Agri-Business Club Dinner, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

It is a honor to introduce Lavon Heidemann of Elk Creek at this fine event. He has achieved distinction as an agricultural producer, a leader in the Nebraska Legislature, and a strong supporter of education at all levels, particularly young people interested in agriculture.

Home Vegetable Gardening's Popularity Growing, Sarah J. Brown, Dan Moser

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: News Releases

Home vegetable gardening is a popular hobby for a number of reasons. Some people garden for exercise and some for the enjoyment of harvesting flavorful produce that can be eaten fresh from the garden or preserved for use during winter. Others garden so they can grow a wider variety of vegetables than are available at their local grocery store. Finally, in recent years many people are growing vegetables to save money on their grocery bill.

Regardless of motive, gardening can be as simple or as complex a project as you make it. However, careful planning can make gardening easier, more …

Agricultural Research Division News – February/March 2009, Volume 41, Number 7

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Contents:
Comments from Dean Gary Cunningham
USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
NIH Equipment Grants
ARD Funding Opportunities
ARD Summary of Graduate Student Enrollment - Fall 2008
New or Revised Projects (November and December 2008)
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants (November and December 2008)
Grants and Contracts Received (November and December 2008)

Nebline, March 2009

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

4-H Embryology: More Than Just a Science Project!
How to Account for Differences in Moisture Content in Commodities
Controlling Winter Annual Brome with Herbicides
Canada Geese Populations are Increasing
Managing Pocket Gophers
Do a “Don’t Do” List!
5 More Main Dishes—Each Using Only 5 Ingredients
Family & Community Education (FCE) Clubs: Presidents’ View—Bonnie’s Bits
FCE News & Events
Household Hints: Removing Soot from Carpet
Tips to Help Parents Talk to Their Kids About Sex and Technology
Local Bagworm Control Initiative
2009 Great Plants Selections
Early Detection is Key to Minimizing Insecticide Use in Home Gardens
Bird House Care Is Important …

Proceedings Of The 36th Annual Meeting, Southern Soybean Disease Workers (March 11-12, 2009, Pensacola Beach, Florida), Clayton A. Hollier, Jason Bond, Stephen R. Koenning

Southern Soybean Disease Workers: Conference Proceedings

Contents

Contributed papers (Jason Bond, moderator)

Effects of Diseases on Soybean Yields in the United States, 1996 to 2006. Allen Wrather and Steve Koenning

Evaluation of Soybean Cultivars for Resistance to Soybean Phomopsis Seed Decay in the Mississippi Delta. Shuxian Li, Debbie Boykin, Gabriel Sciumbato, Allen Wrather, Grover Shannon, and David Sleper

The impact of timing and fungicides on soybean disease management. Boyd Padgett, Myra Purvis, Allen Hogan, and Clayton Hollier

Foliar Fungicide Impact on Frogeye Leaf Spot, Yield and Net Returns in Mississippi Soybeans. Tom Allen, Ben Spinks, Billy Moore, Alan Blaine, and Dan Poston

SCE 08: Standards for …

Vegetable Gardening Among 2009'S Trends, Dale T. Lindgren, Kim Todd

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: News Releases

While the winter landscape sleeps in shades of gray and brown, gardeners dream in the colors of spring -- lush green foliage and the vibrant pinks, blues, oranges, yellows, and reds of blossoms.

It will be awhile before gardeners can dig in the dirt but already some gardening trends are emerging: landscape sustainability, native plants in home landscapes, container gardening, and increased interest in vegetable gardening. And this spring, just as in any other year, nurseries will sprout new varieties.

One of the biggest trends is increasing interest in vegetable gardening, said Dale Lindgren, horticulturist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln …

Increased Hydrogen Production By Genetic Engineering Of Escherichia Coli, Zhanmin Fan, Ling Yuan, Ranjini Chatterjee

Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Faculty Publications

Escherichia coli is capable of producing hydrogen under anaerobic growth conditions. Formate is converted to hydrogen in the fermenting cell by the formate hydrogenlyase enzyme system. The specific hydrogen yield from glucose was improved by the modification of transcriptional regulators and metabolic enzymes involved in the dissimilation of pyruvate and formate. The engineered E. coli strains ZF1 (ΔfocA; disrupted in a formate transporter gene) and ZF3 (ΔnarL; disrupted in a global transcriptional regulator gene) produced 14.9, and 14.4 µmols of hydrogen/mg of dry cell weight, respectively, compared to 9.8 µmols of hydrogen/mg of dry cell weight …

2008 Oregon Vineyard And Winery Report, United States National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office, Chris Mertz, Laura Burgess, Ann Clemon

Oregon Wine Board Documents

This statewide survey report on vineyards and wineries in Oregon covers bearing and nonbearing acres, size of vineyard operation, variety and county, size distribution, prices, yields, crush, inventory, and sales. The report also contains some comparisons of data for 2007 and 2008, along with a "quick facts" section for the period from 1998-2008. According to this report, Oregon planted a record number of new acres for the third consecutive year.

Extended Visions, January/February 2009

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - Biological Systems Engineering
Extension Provides Programs for Beef Producers
In Memory of August N. Christenson
Master Gardener Training for Local Gardeners
Mead Magnet School
Leadership Students Learn by Serving
Programs for Crop Producers
The Clover Corner 4-H Reaches BEYOND
Tree Diseases/Insects
Bagworm
Pine Wilt

Wool Desk Report February 2009: Time Of Lambing In Australian Flocks, Keith Croker, Kimbal Curtis, Jane Speijers, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia

Animal production and livestock published reports

Producers throughout Australia were surveyed in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to identify the times when they lambed their ewes. This study was undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia for Australian Wool Innovation Limited and the Australian Sheep Industry Cooperative Research Centre.

The start of lambing followed similar patterns in the years surveyed. However, lambing of Merino ewes began last in Tasmania and earliest in South Australia and Western Australia.

Data for Merino first cross ewes were collected in 2007 when Tasmania had the latest lambings and Queensland the earliest lambings.

Combined results for the three years …

Nebline, February 2009

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

13 Fun Ways to Eat More Fruites and Vegetables!
Farmland Leasing Workshop, Feb. 11
Soil Fertility and Phosphorus
Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Opportunities
The Value of Landscaping
Are You Winning the “Fruit & Vegetable Bowl Game”?
5 Main Dishes—Each Using Only 5 Ingredients
Family & Community Education (FCE) Clubs: Presidents’ View—Bonnie’s Bits
FCE News & Events
Beltline FCE Club: 1931–2008
Household Hints: How to Keep Red Clothes from Turning Pink
Small Steps to Health and Wealth
2009 All-America Selections
Starting Tender Perennials Indoors
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
Tree Squirrels and Rabbits are Active in Winter
Beginning Beekeeping …

Abn Noon Remarks For Legislators Luncheon, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Abraham Lincoln is a hero of mine. And, probably of yours as well. We celebrate his 200th birthday this February, and I'd like to start today with a Lincoln story I think appropriate for our times - and certainly for all luncheon speakers.

Abn Morning Remarks, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Folks, molecular life sciences are critical to the future of agriculture. Not just important – critical. It also is critical that IANR is well-positioned to incorporate the latest science and technology through its programs, faculty, and staff to create needed knowledge to prepare today’s and tomorrow’s professionals and to extent the knowledge necessary to keep Nebraska’s agriculture and associated activities competitive. Not everyone agrees on, or in some cases understands, the best way to accomplish this, including the importance of maintaining the appropriate balance of faculty expertise necessary to address, in an integrated fashion, creation of new knowledge to meet …

Use Resistant Varieties To Combat Soybean Diseases, Save Money In '09, Loren J. Giesler, Sandi Alswager Karstens

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: News Releases

LINCOLN, Neb. & As Nebraska farmers continue to make their seed selections for 2009, using resistant varieties to combat soybean diseases can not only save them headaches during the growing season but time and money.

This and other cost saving tips to help deal with high input costs in crop production can be found at UNL's Surviving High Input Costs in Crop Production (http://cropwatch.unl.edu/survivinghighinputcosts.htm) Web page.

When choosing varieties, the first thing to do is to select agronomic characteristics to match ground and other conditions, said Loren Giesler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension plant pathologist.

"This should be the first criteria …

Severity Of Root Rot In Mature Subterranean Clover And Associated Fungal Pathogens In The Wheatbelt Of Western Australia, Tim Scanlon, Tiernan A. O’Rourke, Martin J. Barbetti, Megan H. Ryan, Len J. Wade, Alan C. Mckay, Ian T. Riley, Hua Li, Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam

Journal articles

Pasture decline is considered to be a serious challenge to agricultural productivity of subterranean clover across southern Australia. Root disease is a significant contributing factor to pasture decline. However, root disease assessments are generally carried out in the early part of the growing season and in areas predominantly sown to permanent pastures. For this reason, in spring 2004, a survey was undertaken to determine the severity of root disease in mature subterranean clover plants in pastures located in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. DNA-based soil assays were used to estimate population density in the soil of a variety of soil-borne …

Intsormil 2009 Annual Report, John M. Yohe, Kimberly Christiansen, Joan Frederick

INTSORMIL Impacts and Bulletins

The 2009 INTSORMIL Annual Report presents the progress and notable achievements by the Sorghum, Millet and Other Grains CRSP during the period of September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009. These results are an outcome of partnerships between scientists at six U.S. Land Grant Universities (Kansas State University, University of Nebraska, The Ohio State University, Purdue University, Texas A&M University and West Texas A&M University), scientists of the Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Tifton, Georgia and the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and National Universities in sixteen countries in Central America, West Africa, East …

The Leading Object: February 2009, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives;Students see diverse agricultural climate during visit to Tasmania;Josiah receives prestigious partnership award;College years convince Stone to work in agriculture;New doctor of plant health program is for practitioners; Skipton, Clemente honored with Omtvedt Innovation Awards;Omega Eggs in ‘Shape’ magazine;Gibson receives March Kudo award;Exemplary Service Award goes to Wit;Weiss in India on Fulbright

Survey Of Western Australian Agricultural Lime Sources, Chris Gazey, Dave Gartner

Bulletins 4000 -

As a service to WA wheatbelt farmers, to assist with cost effective management of soil acidity, a survey of agricultural lime availability and quality was conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.

The quality of agricultural lime surveyed varied widely between pits. High quality lime is available from limes and, limestone and dolomite sources. Twice as much of the lowest neutralising value lime surveyed would need to be applied compared to the highest to achieve the same increase in soil pH. Limes also varied in the distribution of particle sizes. Selecting limes with a high proportion of …

The Impact Of Tillage Practices And Crop Residue (Stubble) Retention In The Cropping System Of Western Australia, Geoff Anderson

Bulletins 4000 -

No abstract provided.