CW 09-12-17 NeATA Conference Focuses on Precision & New Agricultural Technologies
December 17, 2009
Producers will learn how to benefit from new technological advancements at the 10th annual Nebraska Agricultural Technologies Association Conference and Trade Show. It will be January 27-28 at the Midtown Holiday Inn in Grand Island.
CW 09-12-17 2010 Burn Schools with Charles Taylor
Charles “Butch” Taylor, director of the Texas A&M University Sonora Research Station, will be the lead instructor at the 2010 Prescribed Burn Schools. They will be held in early February in Sargent (Feb. 1), Gibbon (Feb. 2), Wellfleet (Feb. 3) , and Gothenburg (Feb. 4). Taylor also will speak at a firefighters night school Feb. 3 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in North Platte.
Controlling Cool-Season Invaders
October 23, 2009
Cheatgrass, downy brome, bluegrass, smooth brome and other cool-season plants have invaded many warm-season grass pastures and rangeland. This invasion shifts good grazing away from summer and toward spring when most folks have plenty of pasture anyway.
Adding Legumes to Pastures
October 23, 2009
Adding legumes to hay meadows and cool-season pastures is the best way to increase forage quality and animal performance from these forages. Legumes add protein and are readily consumer and digested by animals. Legumes also make their own nitrogen, which means fertilizer costs may decrease.