Selecting Summer Annual Forage Grasses
May 8, 2009 If you're interested in planting summer annual grasses to boost your forage yield, select the type best adapted to your needs and intended use.
There are six types of major summer annual forage grasses:
Cutting Excess Spring Pasture For Hay
May 8, 2009 Spring rains were good to excessive in areas of Nebraska and pastures have responded in kind with good early season grass growth. As pastures grow faster than cattle can eat, finding ways to use this extra grass efficiently can be like putting money in the bank.
USDA Offers Grassland Reserve Program Sign-up
May 8, 2009 Nebraska landowners wanting to maintain grazing land in grass, including range and pasture land, can apply for funds from USDA's Grassland Reserve Program. Applications can be made at any USDA Service Center by July 1.
UNL Organic Research Farms Now Certified, Watch for Tours
May 8, 2009 The Organic Crop Improvement Association International has now certified all four of UNL's organic research farms.
Two UNL Organic Projects |
$1.8 Available in Nebraska for Organic Agriculture
May 8, 2009
Second NRCS Project Builds Organic Network, Local Information NRCS in Nebraska also offers educational opportunities to producers interested in farming organically. |
Recapping April Weather
For the Record: April 2009
|
Market Journal: Assessing Risk in Terms of Climate Change
May 8, 2009 On this week's Market Journal Michael Hayes, director of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses the scientific evidence for climate change. He suggests ag producers assess their vulnerabilities to climate change and how they can reduce related risks.