Director of the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
Brad Lubben
- Exten Assoc Professor Agricultural Economics University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Revitalizing Warm-Season Pastures
October 17, 2008
Do you have native summer pastures? Are they becoming overrun with cool-season plants?
Panhandle No-Till Conference Nov. 18-19
October 17, 2008
Experienced and novice no-tillers can gain valuable information on managing no-till production systems in western Nebraska at the 2008 Panhandle No-Till Partnership Conference this week.
It will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18-19 at the Gering Civic Center at 1050 M St.
AgrAbility helps Nebraska Farmers with Limitations
October 17, 2008
Nebraska AgrAbility, a partnership of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and Easter Seals Nebraska, helps Nebraska farmers and ranchers with disabilities find assistive technologies that will help them get back to work, said Sharry Nielsen, Extension Educator focused on farm safety in west central Nebraska.
Fall is Optimum Time to Test for SCN
October 3, 2008
Soybean Board Pays for SCN Soil Tests
Last year, soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) robbed Nebraska farmers of over $25 million in lost soybean yields. This is more than from all other soybean diseases combined.
Estimating Corn Drying Time
October 3, 2008
Farmer Question: About how long should it take to dry 20% moisture corn to 15% using natural air during the last three weeks in October?
Salvaging Green Soybeans for Forage or Green Manure
October 3, 2008
Late planted beans may not mature before frost, but all is not lost. There are several salvage options for these beans. One of the better options is to use these beans as a forage. After all, when soybeans were first introduced to the United States they were used as forage. Today they still can be used effectively for grazing, hay, or silage.
How a Freeze Affects Forages
October 3, 2008
If you haven't experienced a freeze yet this fall, you soon will. When this happens, be prepared to adjust livestock feeding. When plants freeze, changes occur in their metabolism and composition that can poison livestock.