UNL CropWatch Feb. 11, 2011: USDA Reports Nebraska Farm Numbers Unchanged
Feb. 11, 2011
The number of Nebraska farms and ranches was unchanged during 2010, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 21, 2011 Kevin Hall Receives Panhandle Outstanding Service to Ag Award
Feb. 21, 2011
Kevin Hall, a leader in Nebraska’s sugarbeet industry who operates a diversified farming operation near Bridgeport, has been named the annual winner of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center Outstanding Service to Panhandle Agriculture Award.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 18, 2011 Market Journal: Grain Markets Likely to Remain Strong
Feb. 18, 2011
Nebraska grain marketing consultant Roy Smith expects grain markets to hold or strengthen over the next month. He suggests that growers watch for market rebounds from the recent dips for sales opportunities.
Smith was interviewed on this week’s Market Journal program, a production of UNL Extension.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 18, 2011 8 Forums to Explore Broadband Use, Needs for Nebraska
Feb. 18, 2011
A series of meetings is scheduled in March and April to begin discussions on how broadband Internet access can be improved across Nebraska. Broadband, which offers access to the Internet at a greater speed, is key to economic growth and quality of life in Nebraska.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 16, 2011 North American Short Course on Invasive Plants to be in North Platte
Feb. 16, 2011
Public and private landowners, managers, and others can get training in the basics of invasive plant ecology and management in a three-day UNL Extension short course this summer.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 16, 2011 Upcoming Agronomy and Horticulture Seminars
Feb. 16, 2011
The UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is hosting a series of Friday afternoon seminars to look at current topics and research being conducted by its faculty.
UNL CropWatch Feb. 15, 2011 UNL Extension Offers Crop Scout Training in March
Feb. 15, 2011
Crop scouts will learn how to better manage corn and soybean pests during a UNL Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers program March 16.
The training provides in-depth and detailed information from university specialists.
UNL CropWatch West Central Cropping System and Beef Production Practicum
Feb. 15, 2011
Learn how to optimize your cropping and beef production systems to maximize profitability through a mutli-session program specially developed by UNL's West Central Research and Extension Center.