February 1, 2008

Marketing

• Ag Economist Recommends Selling Some Grain Now, Watching Volatile Market

Crop Production

• UNL Tools Help You Assess Most Profitable Planting Options

Crop Nutrition

• Proper Fertilizer Application Important with Supplies Tight, Prices High
• Several Factors Affecting Supply, Price

Alfalfa & Forage Production

• When Water is Limited, Consider Forages
• Plan For Drought When Preparing Pasture Lease

Upcoming Winter Extension Programs/Resources

• Efficient Spraying Topic of UNL Extension Workshop
• March 7: Learn What EQIP Funds Can Offer
• Biological Control of Insects Workshop Feb. 14 in Clay Center
• Nebraska No-till Conferences at Mead and Holdrege
• Chemigation Training this Winter

Area Extension Programs

• Irrigation Meetings Target Limited Water Strategies
• Workshop Explores Converting Irrigated Land To Dryland
• High Plains Ag Lab Research Update Feb. 27
• Women in Ag Conference Feb. 21-22 in Kearney
• Agriculture Matters Seminars Explore Ag Opportunities
• National SARE Conference March 25-27 in Kansas City
• Distillers Feeding and Ethanol Program Feb. 19
• Nebraska Beef Feedlot Roundtable in Bridgeport, Lexington and Norfolk
• Corn and Soybean Growers Share On-Farm Research

Extension Resources

• 2008 Weed Management Guide Available

USDA Reports

• Nebraska Cattle on Feed Down Slightly
• Nebraska Farm Numbers Decline

AgNews

• NDA Notes Restrictions for Cattle from States with Tuberculosis Concerns
• UNL Weed Specialist Named Fellow by Weed Science Society of America
• Research Documents Mountain Lion Mobility
• Robert Busch Receives Panhandle Outstanding Service to Ag Award