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Sunday, May 11, 2008

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  • NDA FUNDS SECOND ROUND OF RIPARIAN VEGETATION PROPOSALS
    The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has awarded five groups funding to manage weeds and other overgrowth in sections of the Republican, North Platte, South Platte, and Platte rivers. — Full Story »
  • Even pressure a must in calibrating sprayers
    If producers don’t have even pressure throughout the sprayer boom, they won’t get even application of chemicals, said a University of Nebraska–Lincoln specialist.  — Full Story »
  • Slow IMP progress calls for deadline extension
    When LB 962 was passed by the Nebraska legislature in 2004, it called for a set of operational plans from individual natural resources districts as well as a basin-wide plan. Having failed to reach an agreement by now, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has suggested the districts request an extension until September 2009, the maximum time allowed in the bill.  — Full Story »
  • Economic Challenges
    In 1979, President Carter gave what has become famously known as the “malaise speech,” in which he tried to address the nation’s concerns about the economy  — Full Story »
  • Controlling Musk Thistle & Eastern Redcedar in Pastures
    Favorable rains last fall have created the right conditions for lots of thistles this spring. — Full Story »
  • Ag equipment manufacturer Intersystems decides to stay in Omaha as it grows.
    The growing worldwide demand for grain has helped one Omaha-based manufacturer expand. So when word first leaked that Intersystems was looking for a larger facility, other communities across the country tried recruiting it, said Walter Greig, president and CEO of ESI, Intersystems' Houston-based corporate parent. — Full Story »
  • Younger generation shows interest in farming
    According to a survey conducted from nearly 600 Iowa Future Farmers of America members throughout the state, an increasing number from Generation Y desire to farm, raise livestock, live and work in Iowa upon completing their education. — Full Story »
  • Livestock producers seek help
    With cattle and hog producers being squeezed by higher feed-grain prices, the Nebraska Farm Bureau is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help increase demand, and thus prices, for beef and pork.  — Full Story »
  • Ag income bolsters economy
    Record farm income and fewer problems than the rest of the country with a slumping housing market helped the Midwest economy improve in March, an economics professor said while releasing a monthly survey of the manufacturing industry.  — Full Story »
  • Fifth generation farmer goes green
    Steve Williams of Villisca is a fifth generation farmer in Page County. After graduating from Iowa State University in Ames, he moved to Chicago for one year but decided to come back home to raise a family and a farm.  — Full Story »
  • Corn growers must catch up
    Corn planting is behind the historical schedule in Nebraska, the result of rain and even snow in the last half of April, but not so much that farmers won't be able to catch up.  — Full Story »
  • Monsanto learning center will bring jobs to Gothenburg
    "The earth moved,'' Mike Bacon, president of Gothenburg Improvement Co. said last week when it was learned that Gothenburg would be the home of a new Monsanto learning center that will bring 20 to 30 new jobs.  — Full Story »
  • National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program Classes offered by UNL Extension
    The most common cause of death in agriculture accidents in Nebraska is tractor overturn. But lately ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) have replaced tractors as the type of vehicle most often involved in overturn fatalities, according to statistics quoted by UNL Extension Educator Bill Booker.  — Full Story »
  • Living Resourcefully: Did you know...?
    If you have a tough cut of meat, use a kiwi to tenderize it. Kiwi contain an enzyme called actinidin which works as the tenderizing agent. Cut the kiwi in half and rub it over beef, pork, or poultry about 30 minutes before cooking. The kiwi can also be pureed and used as a marinade to achieve the same results. — Full Story »
  • Smith Congratulates Women’s Leadership Summit Participants
    Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today congratulated Third District participants in the 2008 Business and Professional Women’s Leadership Summit, held in Washington D.C. The two-day Summit brought together 350 women from across the country to discuss issues such as securing America’s future in a global economy, strengthening our economic security, lowering the cost of health care while increasing quality and innovation, and other public policy issues. — Full Story »
  • Roeder Named 2008 Young Dietician of the Year
    Kaiti Roeder, Director of Nutrition and Education for the Nebraska Beef Council, was recently recognized as the 2008 Young Dietitian of the Year by the Nebraska Dietetic Association. The award is given annually to recognize a Nebraska registered dietitian 35 years or younger who is active in the organization and exhibits a concern for good nutrition of all persons, and must demonstrate leadership in the dietetics profession. — Full Story »
  • Biopesticide Industry Alliance Welcomes New Executive Director; Sets Stage for Standards Development
    The Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA), a non-profit organization committed to communicating the benefits of biopesticides as effective pest management products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Stoneman as its new Executive Director. The announcement comes on the heels of BPIA's annual spring meeting, where important new developments in the organization's strategic direction were finalized.  — Full Story »
  • Seminar to help rehab disabled farmers and ranchers
    MINDEN, Neb. -- A day-long seminar, scheduled on Wed. May 14, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will help occupational and physical therapists work with farmers and ranchers, said extension educator in Kearney and Franklin counties, Sharry Nielsen. — Full Story »
  • Gardening may save grocery expense
    With food prices sliding upward along with the price of fuel, more people may want to grow some of their own groceries, said a University of Nebraska–Lincoln extension associate.  — Full Story »
  • CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM SIGN-UP UNDERWAY
    LINCOLN, Neb. - With over 1,100 farms in the Middle Republican watershed in south central Nebraska, “steady” would be how a Natural Resources Conservation Service official describes the number of applications coming in to area offices for the current Conservation Security Program sign-up. — Full Story »
  • Celebrating Small Businesses
    Monday, April 21, marked the beginning of Small Business Week, honoring small business owners and their employees for their dedication and hard work which has helped make America stronger.  — Full Story »
  • Fair treatment for American agriculture
    It’s been 5 years since South Korea banned beef imported from America because one U.S. cow tested positive for mad cow disease. Our interlocking system of safeguards discovered the cow before the meat ever went to market but the South Korean government reacted unreasonably and banned all U.S. beef from their country. — Full Story »
  • Grove planting provides trees with mutual protection
    In natural woodlands, trees are spaced out in all different distances, said a Nebraska Statewide Arboretum assistant director.  — Full Story »
  • NDA EMPLOYEE SELECTED TO LEAD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
    Don Onwiler has served as program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Weights and Measures Division for 11 years. Onwiler will officially resign from that position on April 30 to become the Executive Director of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM).  — Full Story »
  • Smith Statement on Farm Bill Progress
    Congressmen Adrian Smith (R-NE), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, today commented House and Senate passage of an extension of the Farm Bill, which will last until May 2.  — Full Story »
  • Grower Achievement Award Nomination Process Open
    Nominations are open for the Grower Achievement Award and those interested in nominating a deserving grower can do so at http://www.americanvegetablegrower.com/awards/index.html. The deadline for nominations is May 30.  — Full Story »
  • Phragmites Added to Noxious Weed List
    Recently, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture declared the non-native phragmites (Common Reed) an official noxious weed. The statewide designation, which takes effect immediately, is an expansion of a temporary designation issued last year for phragmites within the Republican River basin.  — Full Story »
  • Cattlemen’s program focused on beef quality assurance
    A program developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association seeks to help producers deliver a better product to their customers, said a University of Nebraska–Lincoln veterinarian.  — Full Story »
  • Conifers require special treatment
    KEARNEY, Neb. – In general, conifers thrive in dry soils and too much water can damage them, said a Nebraska Statewide Arboretum assistant director. — Full Story »
 
 


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