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Know your enemy and be prepared for wheat rust
Wheat in Nebraska is affected by three primary rust diseases — stem, leaf and stripe rust. All share some fundamental characteristics, including being favored by wet, humid conditions. They also normally arrive in Nebraska from the south on wind currents that move up through the Great Plains in the spring. They are not thought to regularly over winter in this area, although it has been documented on occasion. Therefore, we can use reports on the status of rust disease presence coming from Texas, Oklahoma or Kansas to estimate when or if they will most likely appear in Nebraska. — Full Story »Panhandle water users question DNR proposals
In 2004, LB962 established a method for monitoring water supply and usage throughout the Platte River basins. Water short areas of western Nebraska dealt with the mandates, and recent drought years have forced natural resources districts in eastern Nebraska to begin closer monitoring of their resources and uses. In the process, five eastern NRDs, tried incorporating those early rules and regulations in their situations, but discovered they didn’t work well. Consequently, for the past four years, the NDNR has been working with those NRDs to develop new methodologies for collecting data that will meet their needs, as well as those of other water users in the western part of the state. — Full Story »AT THE CENTER: Drought increases toxic and poisonous plant risk to livestock
Drought increases poisoning risks for livestock by making their desired forages less available, causing timing shifts in grazing, and causing physiological changes in the desired forages on rangelands and pastures. — Full Story »Statewide Ag News »
Electricity, Farming Bad Mix at Rush Time
Nebraska Public Power District this week issued some life-saving advice for farmers, whose operations are so dependent upon electrical energy to power irrigation pumps, milking barns and other parts of their operation. — Full Story »After House, Rocky Road Looms for Lee Terry's Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
As the Republican-controlled House prepares to once again register its support for the Keystone XL pipeline, the White House waved its veto pen and Nebraska-based opponents vowed to fight the project down to the county level if need be. — Full Story »Organic Farm Cuts Feed Costs with Hydroponic Fodder
With the prices of feed on the rise and the drought affecting pasture, Edd Goerger knew he needed a more sustainable feed option. — Full Story »Current Farm and Ranch Issues
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NRCS Asks Farmers to Rethink Tillage Choice for Cover Crops Termination
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is asking farmers to rethink the decision to use tillage as a termination method for their cover crops, instead of herbicide, according to Barb Stewart, state agronomist with the NRCS in Des Moines. — Full Story »Rehder, Ag Professionals Explore Trade Options in Central America
While camped in a meeting room in Honduras, the global impact of Iowa agriculture became clear to members from the Iowa Pork Producers Association, the Farm Bureau Federation and an Iowa beef producer. — Full Story »FFA News »
Central FFA Chapter Holds Banquet
Central FFA reports the highlights of their recent banquet. — Full Story »Shickley FFA Chapter Reviews Summer Activities
The Shickley FFA held an all members meeting on Monday, May 13, to review summer activities. — Full Story »Extension News »
Sustainable Use of Crop Residues on Cow/Calf and Yearling Operations Webinar June 10
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension conference/webinar on sustainable use of crop residues for cow/calf and yearling operations will be June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Full Story »Registrations Due for Tractor Safety Course
Any youth 14 or 15 years of age who works on a farm or ranch other than a parent’s is required to be certified through a tractor safety course. Extension educators and field specialists will teach the class. — Full Story »Extension Ag Connection
What is ET?Relating to irrigation and crop water use, “EvapoTranspiration” or ET, is a term which combines evaporation (water loss through the soil) and transpiration (water used by plants) to describe the total water loss from a crop to the air. — Full Story »
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USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Seeks Nominations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published a Notice of Solicitation for Nominations for its Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers for 2-year membership terms in the Federal Register dated April 30, 2013. — Full Story »Landowners and Producers Can Now Enroll in Continuous CRP
John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for USDA’s Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced the restart of sign-up for continuous CRP. — Full Story »FSA Administrator Urges Timely DCP / ACRE Enrollment
USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia emphasizes the enrollment deadline for farmers and ranchers considering the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program or the Average Crop Revenue Election Program. — Full Story »© 2008-2013 agNET. All rights reserved
