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October 01, 2008
Stay Safe During Harvest Season - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of October 6, 2008
Statistically, October is the third most dangerous month of the year for Nebraska farmers, and it occurs right in the middle of harvest season. Here are your reminders for this year’s harvest. Be sure to use plenty of caution to prevent injuries this fall.
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September 23, 2008
Valuing Corn Silage - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of September 29, 2008
What is corn silage worth? I’ve been asked this question many times over the years. This year, with corn at $5.00 per bushel (local harvest price), it is worth examining the value one more time.
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September 30, 2008
Sarah Browning Horticulture Columns
Sarah Browning is an Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. She answers many of our questions regarding horticulture. She provides newscolumns to share with our clients. Click on the following links for her insights.
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September 17, 2008
Harvesting Crop Residue - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of September 22, 2008
Harvesting crop residue has increased in recent years and demand for the product is likely to grow. Letting cattle graze corn stalks is a long-standing practice in many areas, but increased use of distillers grain in the diet of beef cattle is contributing to reduced feeding of alfalfa hay and corn silage and increased harvesting and feeding of crop residue. Harvesting crop residues for cellulosic ethanol production is anticipated in the near future. While corn stalk grazing usually results in little nutrient or organic material removal, mechanical harvests remove nutrients and organic material critical to maintaining soil productivity.
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September 16, 2008
Wind Power -- What Land Owners Need to Know
The University of Nebraska- Lincoln Extension will be hosting educational workshops on wind power and land owners’ issues on October 6th and 7th 2008. October 6th Valentine, NE 6:00 to 10:00 pm Cherry County Courthouse meeting room. And again October 7th, Norfolk, NE at the Lifelong Learning Center from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
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September 09, 2008
Control Leafy Spurge Now - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of September 15, 2008
Leafy spurge is one of the most destructive weeds of grasslands in our region. Fall is a good time to halt the spread of this weed on your land.
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September 10, 2008
Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium "Setting the Cornerposts for Tomorrow's Beef Industry" -- November 15-17, 2008
The sixth annual Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Complex.The symposium is designed to introduce youth to careers opportunities and current issues in the beef industry, as well as offer education and practice in the use of leadership skills. Six participants in the symposium will be awarded a $500 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources scholarship.
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September 10, 2008
Outside Play Helps Children Learn & Grow
Play is an essential activity of children. Research shows that nature play provides opportunities for creativity, expression, social interaction and imagination and improves cognitive functioning, critical thinking and self-esteem. However, with television, computers, video games, organized activities and continuous fears of "stranger danger," kids spend most of their time indoors. Recent studies have linked an increase in childhood obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder symptoms and childhood depression to this phenomenon and shown that time in nature can actually relieve some of these symptoms.
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September 04, 2008
Experience the Power of Red - CASNR Open House
This CASNR Open House will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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September 04, 2008
Grain Drying Management - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of September 8, 2008
With quite a few acres of late planted corn and energy prices up dramatically in recent years, grain producers are asking how to reduce the cost of drying grain on the farm. Here are some reminders for thinking through the management of various systems.
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