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For the week ending May 19, 2013, corn planting advanced quickly as clear skies and above normal temperatures prevailed throughout much of the week, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. — Full Story »SCC Ag Program Receives $2,500 Grant fro DuPont Pioneer
Consideration for community outreach grants are given to communities where Pioneer representatives, employees and customers live and work and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide. — Full Story »North Platte Gets Behind Event
Hold on to your hats, Nebraska! The Buffalo Bill Rodeo stampedes into North Platte for Nebraskaland Days, June 12-15 — Full Story »Statewide Ag News »
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 »Ethanol Proponents: Production Could Help Lower Gas Prices
The cost of wholesale gasoline has skyrocketed almost overnight due to reported oil refinery shutdowns, but Todd Sneller, administrator of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, said the spread between ethanol and gasoline also widened by as much as 85 cents per gallon. — Full Story »Current Farm and Ranch Issues
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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 »Nebraska Weather and Crop Report
For the week ending May 5, 2013, warm temperatures early in the week gave way to cold, wet conditions at mid-week which again limited fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. — 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 »
Teamwork critical to successful transition
Two goals of the new leadership team at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff are to make the transition seamless so there is no negative impact on the public, and to continue current programs. Gary Hergert, soils specialist, and Jim Schild, Extension educator, began exploring their new responsibilities a few weeks ago when they agreed to take on the duties of interim district director and interim associate director, replacing current District Director Linda Boeckner, who will move to the Lincoln campus. — Full Story »AT THE CENTER: Drought and groundwater supplies
During times of drought people often ask University of Nebraska-Lincoln water scientist Steve Sibray the same question: Will the groundwater aquifer dry up? — Full Story »Broadleaf Weed Control in the Landscape
The optimum time to apply herbicides for perennial broadleaf weeds like dandelions is during fall when plants will translocate herbicide throughout the plant to increase long term control. — Full Story »USDA News »
ACRE, SURE, and Marketing Loan Deadlines Approaching for FSA Programs
State Executive Director John R. Whitaker of USDA’s Iowa Farm Service Agency reminds producers that some farm program deadlines are fast approaching. — Full Story »Nebraska FSA to Hold CRP Signup until June 14
Producers and landowners are urged to take action now in considering the environmental and financial benefits of CRP. The signup period is only 4 weeks. — Full Story »2013 Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program
"Signup [for ACRE] is underway and producers must elect and enroll their farms on or before June 3, 2013," said Farm Service Agency Director Dan Steinkruger. — Full Story »© 2008-2013 agNET. All rights reserved
