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Finding Hidden Members In Your Community, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel

Cornhusker Economics

It is not uncommon for rural Nebraska coffee shop talk to touch on the topic of who is involved or not involved in the community. Typically, the conversation comes to the conclusion that the same people seem to be doing everything. The topic could relate to a civic group, community event, or even an elected office in the community. There are no new faces and no new ideas as well as there is no one there to allow for a leadership transition. Have you ever heard this conversation? Have you participated in it?

Legacy Effects Of Intercropping And Nitrogen Fertilization On Soil N Cycling, Nitrous Oxide Emissions, And The Soil Microbial Community In Tropical Maize Production, Lucas P. Canisares, Hanna J. Poffenbarger, Eoin L. Brodie, Patrick O. Sorensen, Ulas Karaoz, Daniel M. Villegas, Jacobo Arango, Letusa Momesso, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Heitor Cantarella

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications

Maize-forage grasses intercropping systems have been increasingly adopted by farmers because of their capacity to recycle nutrients, provide mulch, and add C to soil. However, grasses have been shown to increase nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions. Some tropical grasses cause biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) which could mitigate N₂O emissions in the maize cycle but the reactions of the N cycle and the microbial changes that explain the N₂O emissions are little known in such intercropping systems. With this in mind, we explored intercropping of forage grasses (Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria humidicola) with distinct …

Give Full Play To Vital Role Of Scientific And Technological Innovation In Supporting Protection And Utilization Of Black Soil, Zhigang Wang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Black soil is a very precious soil resource on Earth, as well as a great natural gift to China. Scientific and technological innovation is the ultimate choice for the methods and solution of the black soil protection and utilization. The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, based on the in-depth learning of the series of important instructions given by General Secretary Xi Jinping on safeguarding national food security and enhancing scientific and technological innovation, explores the development path of relying on scientific and technological innovation for black soil protection and utilization, promotes the overall systematic …

Bear In Mind Ardent Entrustment, Protect Black Soil Granary, Jun Han

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

General Secretary Xi Jinping, during his visit to Jilin in July 2020, pointed out that the Lishu model shall be thoroughly reviewed and summarized for dissemination, and effective measures shall be taken to protect and utilize the black soil, as precious as the giant panda, so as to benefit the people forever. Since then, Jilin Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and Provincial Government have been bearing this entrustment with heart and putting people as the priority, when taking the great responsibilities of protecting the nation's food security and firmly pushing forward the implementation of the national black …

Science And Technology Innovation Supporting Sustainable Use Of Black Soil, Jianguo Hou

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The region of black soil in Northeast China is the "ballast stone" of national food security. However, the degradation of black soil leads to a decline of soil fertility and ecological service function, which threatens the national food security and regional ecological security. With advance design and scientific demonstration, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) together with provinces of Northeast China launched the "Science and Technology (Sci-Tech) Battle of Black Soil Granary" by gathering outstanding scientists, high technology and equipment. At present, the CAS is planning to initiate the Strategic Priority Research Program called "Black Soil Granary", establish the State …

Carry Forward The Huanghuaihai Spirit Of Agricultural Science And Technology, And Safeguard China’S Food Security, Yan Zeng, Hongsheng Wang, Yongsheng Han, Rui Duan, Ming Sun, Ya Wen

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

“Scientific achievements are inseparable from spiritual support. The academic spirit is the precious wealth accumulated by researchers and engineers in long-term academic career.” In the 1980s, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) launched Huanghuaihai Innovation Campaign of agricultural science and technology for the reclamation of saline-alkali land. The Campaign successfully improve the overall production capacity in the North China Plain. The Huanghuaihai Spirit, emerged in this multidisciplinary and crossfield large-scale scientific and technological campaign, is not only the precious spiritual wealth of CAS, but also an important source of strength for achieving a substantial increase in grain production. In the new …

Black Soil Protection And Utilization Based On Harmonization Of Mountain-River-Forest-Farmland-Lake-Grassland-Sandy Land Ecosystems And Strategic Construction Of Ecological Barrier, Jiabao Zhang, Bo Sun, Jiaojun Zhu, Jingkuan Wang, Xicai Pan, Tian Gao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The black soil in northeast China presents a trend of thinning, hardening, impoverishment, and acidification under the longterm high-intensity utilization, and faces the water resources shortage and ecological environment imbalance. Thus, the coordination between soil and water resources and environment has become the bottleneck of sustainable agricultural development in northeast China. The black soil protection and utilization is not only a problem of cultivated land system itself, but also a problem of harmonization of mountain-river-forest-farmland-lake-grassland-sandy land ecosystem. To achieve the goal of sustainable use of the black soil, it is necessary to give full play to the function of soil …

Agricultural Simulator: Using Intelligent Technology To Get Data Flow For Black Land Protection, Ninghui Sun, Yucheng Zhang, Hongsheng Wang, Zichen Liu, Haihua Chen, Guangming Tan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Information technology is deeply penetrating into all walks of life. Through the acquisition of massive data, modeling and analysis in the information space, it has become an effective means to solve practical problems in the information society. At present, China is vigorously implementing black soil conservation projects. Aiming at the complex system protection engineering, it is necessary to rely on the strength of information technology to carry out problem modeling and algorithm solving in the process of black soil utilization and protection, and find the best protection way through simulation and emulation. Based on the analysis of the black land …

Main Achievements, Challenges, And Recommendations Of Black Soil Conservation And Utilization In China, Xiaozeng Han, Wenxiu Zou, Fan Yang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The conservation and utilization of black soil have achieved remarkable results under effective measures and active promotion taken by different departments in China. At present, the conservation and utilization of black soil have been upgraded to national strategy and incorporated into related planning and outline, major scientific advances have been achieved. The black soil conservation and utilization have also been listed into the important governmental schedules in Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaoning Province, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in Northeast China. The promotional mechanisms of black soil conservation and utilization have been established, approaches of black soil conservation and utilization …

Research And Practice Of Conservation Tillage In Black Soil Region Of Northeast China, Man Ao, Xudong Zhang, Yixin Guan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Compared with soil degradation of black soil of other areas in the world, which caused by conventional tillage regarding as ploughed with residue return, soil degradation in Northeast China caused by rotary-till and residue remove or burning is more serious. Conservation tillage with residue cover and no or reduced tillage is one of the most important techniques for the protection and utilization of black soil. This paper briefly presents the derivation and definition of conservation tillage, and its main techniques in the world, as well as the issue of application and extension in China. Over the past 15 years, the …

Optimal Regulatory Response To Food Fraud, Syed Imran Ali Meerza, Konstantinos Giannakas

Cornhusker Economics

Food fraud refers to the deliberate substitution, addition, tampering, or misrepresentation of food for economic gains. In this context, food fraud can be divided into two broad categories: food adulteration and mislabeling. While food adulteration can be defined as the intentional substitution or addition of substances in a food product to reduce its costs of production, mislabeling refers to acts of misrepresentation of the type or quality of food products. Food fraud is motivated by economic gains and is enabled by the fact that information about the nature of credence goods is typically asymmetric – while product suppliers know the …

Air And Soil Temperature Readings, Growing Degree Days, And Chilling Hours Recorded In Two Wiregrass Tunnel Houses Located In East Central Alabama, Raymon Shange, Victor Khan, Cassandra Searight, James E. Currington, James E. Currington 111, Ramble Ankumah, Edward Sparks, Nathaniel Ellison, George Hunter, Jeffery Moore

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

The study examined air and soil temperature readings, growing degree days, and chilling hours recorded in two Wiregrass tunnel houses during the 2018-2019 season. The monthly average ambient temperature, was 15^OF warmer inside the Tunnel House (75/60^OF) during the Cool/Cold months, and 17^OF warmer inside (90/73^OF) during the Warm/Hot seasons of 2018 and 2019. Growing Degree Days heat unit (HU) accumulations were higher inside than outside 4,154 vs. 3,153 HU for the Cool/Cold months and 5,134 vs. 4,800 HU for the Warm/Hot months. Chilling hour accumulations were lower inside the tunnel houses …

Evaluating Alternative Feed Sources During Drought, Matthew D. Garcia, Ruger P. Carter, Ryan Larsen, Eric Thacker, Jacob Hadfield, Reganne K. Briggs, Justen Smith

All Current Publications

During years of drought, it is important to critically evaluate alternative feed sources available for cattle. The traditional method for sustaining a herd through a drought is feeding extra stored forage to compensate for decreased forage production or decreased forage quality available on rangelands and pastures due to drought conditions. However, hay prices rise substantially, and availability decreases due to irrigation water limitations and increased demand from livestock producers. This fact sheet will evaluate why hay prices rise and what alternatives are available to compensate for forage reductions during drought.

Virus Diseases Of Cereal And Oilseed Crops In Australia: Current Position And Future Challenges, Roger Jones, Murray Sharman, Piotr Trebicki, Solomon Maina, Benjamin S. Congdon

Biosecurity Research Articles

This review summarizes research on virus diseases of cereals and oilseeds in Australia since the 1950s. All viruses known to infect the diverse range of cereal and oilseed crops grown in the continent’s temperate, Mediterranean, subtropical and tropical cropping regions are included. Viruses that occur commonly and have potential to cause the greatest seed yield and quality losses are described in detail, focusing on their biology, epidemiology and management. These are: barley yellow dwarf virus, cereal yellow dwarf virus and wheat streak mosaic virus in wheat, barley, oats, triticale and rye; Johnsongrass mosaic virus in sorghum, maize, sweet corn and …

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Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

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The Intersectionality Of Racism, Globalization, Climate Change, And Forced Migration, Monyai Chavers, Sarra Tekola, Winston Carroo, Mikhiela Sherrod, Raymon Shange, Jerry Pennick, Leo Woodberry

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

The purpose of this paper was to contextualize the intersectionality of racism, globalization, climate change, and forced immigration. The paper focuses on conversations from numerous organizations and individuals working to deal with the aforementioned challenges. In addition to highlighting the challenges faced by many immigrants, or would-be immigrants, the paper pinpoints approaches being adopted by community organizations and social movements to end persecution and forced migration. The recommendations put forth by the stakeholders who are engaged in addressing these issues relate to the need for building a policy-relevant agenda and strategy for solving the relevant challenges. Thus, leading to a …

Abridged Submission Guidelines For Manuscripts For The Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (Pawj)

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

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Openness To Diversity And Challenge: Assessment Of Undergraduate Attitudes And Experiences In The College Of Agriculture At Kansas State University, Andrew P. Barkley, Zelia Z. Wiley, Lonnie Hobbs, Jr., Summer Smades

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

As society becomes more globally diverse, institutions of higher education have increased diversity programming for student success. Student openness to diversity and challenge has been found to have a large impact on changes in student attitudes, beliefs, and actions in the direction of greater tolerance to individual differences. This study uses regression analysis of survey data to measure (1) openness to diversity, and (2) diversity experience for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University during the Fall Semester of 2020. Regression results indicate that student openness to diversity and challenge was found to be statistically associated …

Assessing The Success Of The 2020 Kansas State Research And Extension Summer Research Program: A Virtual Research Experience, Lonnie Hobbs, Jr., Zelia Z. Wiley, Raymond Thomas

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Ethnic minorities, and specifically African American students are not participating in graduate programs at the same rate as non-minority students. In 2006, Kansas State University College of Agriculture Diversity Programs Office (DPO) established the Kansas State Research and Extension (KSRE) Summer Research Fellows Program to expose African American and other ethnic minority students to the agricultural sciences graduate research opportunities. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 KSRE Summer Research Fellows Program was held virtually to protect the health and safety of participants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual program. Data from five …

A Comparative Analysis Of Selected Producer Characteristics And Production Practices Of Small Livestock Producers In Three Southeastern States Of The Us, David Nii O. Tackie, Jannette R. Bartlett, Akua Adu-Gyamfi, Francisca A. Quarcoo, Angela Mckenzie-Jakes, Bridget J. Perry, Nicole I. Nunoo

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

It is germane to know the characteristics and practices of small livestock producers in order to assist them; however, there are a paucity of investigations on the subject in the Southeastern US. Thus, this study assessed selected producer characteristics and production practices of small livestock producers in three Southeastern States. The data were collected from three samples of producers in several counties of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that, a majority of producers practiced rotational grazing, had parasite problems, quarantined newly acquired animals, and used veterinary services. Additionally, a majority sold their …

Legume-Grass Pastures Enhanced The Growth Of Yearling Kiko Does, Anand Tiwari, Uma Karki, Bidur Paneru, Nevershi Ellis, Lila B. Karki

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Legumes can be beneficial in increasing pasture productivity and goat performance. This study’s objective was to evaluate the impact of legume-grass pastures on goat performance. A 50:50 mixture of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) and Marshall ryegrass (Lolium L.) or hairy vetch and rye (Secale L.) was sown on 50% of the research area and 50% with Marshall ryegrass or rye. Forage samples were collected and processed for dry matter. Yearling Kiko does (19) were divided into two groups: legume-grass mix (10 does) and grass only (9 does), both rotationally stocked in their respective plots. Animal live …

Utilization Of New Media For Agricultural Information By Farmers In South-South Nigeria, Friday O. Idiku, Hilda Chia Eta, Ginini Francis Elemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the utilization of new media for agricultural information by farmers in the south-south region of Nigeria. It was carried out in the south-south region of Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select respondents. Three states and 36 agro-cells were randomly selected from the region giving a sample size of 360 Farmers. A set of structured questionnaire was used to illicit information from the farmers. Findings revealed that most (93.8%) farmers in the region were aware that the internet is a source for agricultural information. The study established that 48.9% of farmers in the study …

Determining The Accuracy Of Holstein Bull Semen Prices With A Two-Tier Efficiency Model, Loren W. Tauer

Journal of Applied Farm Economics

The pricing accuracy of dairy bull semen available for artificial insemination is investigated using a price model cast in terms of a two-tier efficiency model, which allows estimating an overprice and underprice given the net return the bull’s daughter is expected to contribute to the farm based upon the transmittable trait characteristics of a bull. The estimation produces statistically significant coefficients, including the coefficients for the overpricing and underpricing of the semen. The average estimate of overpricing is around 25%, and the average estimate of underpricing is around 33%. As expected, low semen prices tend to be underpriced and high …

Evolving Protein Demand And Income Elasticity, Timothy Meyer

Cornhusker Economics

Teaching large classes in the Ag Econ department has some unique benefits. One of them is that I have a pulse on the attitudes of a large cross-section of producers. One concern that has been gradually gaining momentum is the threat that plant protein poses against traditional animal protein, namely beef.

Trends in protein demand do not support this specific fear. In general, consumers’ appetite for animal protein continues to grow. This article explains the concept of income elasticity, along with the changing income elasticities of specific meats.

“Oh, You Shouldn’T Have!” Understanding Key Factors Impacting Cut Flowers Gifting Preferences In Germany, Meike Rombach, David L. Dean, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Vera Bitsch

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

Cut flower gifting preferences are relatively unexplored in Germany. This study proposes a model that investigates the impact of attitudinal, experiential, and socio-demographic factors on the cut flower gifting preferences of German consumers. For this purpose, an online survey with a representative sample of 978 German residents was conducted. Partial least squares structural equation modelling shows that active and passive engagement with plants and nature positively impact cut flower giving preferences through cut flower knowledge, cut flower fondness, and perceived versatility of cut flowers. For German women and men, the largest driver of cut flower giving preferences is the versatility …

The Custom Service Industry's Role In Precision Agriculture Adoption: A Literature Review, Scott W. Fausti, Bruce Erickson, David Clay, Sharon Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

This literature review focuses on the role of the precision agriculture (PA) custom services industry in facilitating farmer adoption of PA technology. Based on the review, a series of stylized facts are developed that characterize the custom services industry's role in the PA adoption process in the United States. The literature suggests that increasing the availability of custom services in local agricultural production markets will positively influence the rate of PA adoption. Recent PA custom services industry field surveys, however, indicate that skilled labor, proficient in PA technology, is critical to develop and provide custom services needed to increase the …

Is The Custom Service Industry's Role In Precision Agriculture Linked To Workforce Development?, Scott W. Fausti, Bruce Erickson, David Clay, Sharon Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Retail dealership survey data suggests that the lack of a qualified precision agriculture (PA) workforce limits the ability of the PA service industry to provide technological knowledge and services to producers who have adopted PA technology. The key empirical findings suggest that retail dealerships have the greatest difficulty finding workers who have, a) the capability to operate and collect data using specialized PA technology, b) the capability to interpret and develop management strategies using PA generated data, and c) a basic generalized competency in PA technology and its applications. The perceived shortage of skilled workers suggests that there is a …

Water Requirements For Growth And Survival Of Swietenia Macrophylla And Tabebuia Heterophylla Juvenile Trees In Relation To Water Production Capacity Of Dew Condensers1, Jodelin Seldon, Victor A. Snyder, Eric Harmsen, Skip Van Bloem

Publications

Drought mortality of juvenile trees is a major cause for failure of reforestation projects. Portable devices such as passive radiative dew condensers can often provide 0.15 L/day of water in situ, possibly sufficient for tree survival until roots can access groundwater, allowing self-sustainability. To evaluate growth and survivability of juvenile trees of Tabebuia heterophylla Britton and Swietenia macrophylla King under such low water amounts, juvenile trees received approximately 0.033, 0.067, 0.134, 0.201 and 0.268 L/tree/day, representing fractions (relative evapotranspiration or RET) of 0.125, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00 of the evapotranspiration demand (ETo). The experiment lasted 60 days for S. …

Australian National Mango Breeding Program, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Horticulture factsheets

The Australian National Mango Breeding Program was initiated in 1994 between four state, territory and federal agricultural organisations.

The first outputs are three new hybrid mango varieties, known as NMBP-1201, NMBP- 1243 and NMBP-4069. In 2022 Mango Road Pty Ltd (part of the Manbulloo Group) was awarded the management rights for the NMBP mango varieties.

They were renamed Yess! (NMBP 1243), Ahhh! (NMBP-1201) and Gee! (NMBP-4069).

The Australian National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP) was initiated in 1994. The project was a collaboration between agricultural agencies in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and CSIRO.

The purpose was to develop superior …

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