March 30, 2007

This week's Market Journal looks at issues related to increased ethnol production in the state. Watch or listen as host Doug Jose visits with Brad Lubben, UNL Extension public policy specialist, about the potential for our livestock industry with the expansion of ethanol. He'll also talk with Dave Aiken, UNL Extension water and ag law specialist, on legal opportunities and possible impediments.

Also on the program:

• Grain Market Analysis - Roy Smith, farmer/consultant from Plattsmouth,
• Planning for the economic impact of restricted water use - Jason Henderson, Federal Reserve Bank, Omaha
• The markets and the U.S.D.A. prospective reports - Al Prosch, Pork Central educator
• Weather - Al Dutcher, Nebraska State Climatologist

On the next "Market Journal": April 6-8, Bruce Johnson, UNL professor of agricultural economics, will have the details on the 2007 real estate market.

Market Journal — UNL Extension's television for ag business decisions -- is broadcast Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on Dish Network NAUHS 9411 and Time Warner Cable Channel 21 in Lincoln; Saturdays at 7 a.m. on NET1; and Sundays at 9 a.m. on NET2. Show segments and podcasting are available on the Market Journal Web site.