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Photo of a crook-shaped icicle on a plant.

By Hook or by Crook

It's likely to be a white holiday for much of Nebraska as a series of cold fronts work their way across the state, leaving snow and ice covered trees in their wake. (IANR Photo by Brett Hampton)

December 14, 2007 — January 2008

Crop Production

Long-term No-till Outyields Tilled Comparisons

Alternative Crops
As Vegetable Oil Demand Rises, so Does Potential for Alternative Oilseed Crops

Alfalfa and Forage Management

Order Forage Seeds Early
Give Fescues a New Look
Balance Pasture Types for a Long Grazing Season
Don't let Nitrates Kill Your Cattle
Alfalfa Varieties With Resistance To Potato Leafhoppers a Good Bet
Consider Grass-Alfalfa Mixtures Instead of Pure Alfalfa

Winter Extension Programs/Resources
Farmland Leases for Tenants and Landlords Workshops in February
Explore Alternative Crop Production Feb. 1 in Arapahoe
Growing Crops For Fuel Topic of December Meetings
12 Crop Protection Clinics Scheduled for January
Crop TEC Ag Expo and Conference Jan. 3-4 at Gering
Aurora Ag Day: Fueling Our Future
Chemigation Training this Winter
Private Pesticide Applicator Training Begins in January
CNMP Workshops in January and February
Land Application Training Field Days Offered in January, February
'Grow Your Own Nitrogen' Workshop Jan. 12
Southeast Nebraska Hosting Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs Club
Fremont Corn Expo Tackle's Grower-Identified Issues
Area Extension Programs
Irrigation Meetings Target Limited Water Strategies
Sorghum Cropping Profitability Seminars at 3 Sites Jan. 29-31
Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference Jan. 11-12
Community-Supported Ag and High Tunnels the Focus of Preconference Workshops
Maximizing Profits the Theme of Wheat Technology Conference
Improving Nitrogen and Water Management Focus of NeATA Conference
High Plains Ag Lab Research Update Feb. 27
Cattle Workshop December 18 at Laird, Colorado

AgNews
USDA Research Seeking Solutions to Wheat Nemeses
50% of Nebraska Livestock Premises Registered
Nebraska Cattle On Feed Up Slightly From A Year Ago
K-State: Itīs Too Soon for Conclusions on Feeding Ethanol Byproduct to Cattle
Use Caution When Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees
Virtual 4-H Club Begins in Spring

Extension Resources
UNL Distance Courses Cover Genetics, Precision Ag, Specialty Grains
Market Journal: Estimating the Cost of Winter Grazing
Market Journal: Direct Marketing Beef
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