Digging into Extension, a CropWatch feature series, shines a spotlight on the professionals of Nebraska Extension, highlighting their roles in extension and services they provide to Nebraska farmers and ranchers.

May, 2009 Weather Record

June 5, 2009

In a Nutshell: May 2009
  • Precipitation: Most sites reported below normal precipitation; but it rained somewhere in the state on 19 days.

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Market Journal: Nebraska Economy Showing Signs of Improvement

June 5, 2009 On this week's Market Journal Extension Host Doug Jose speaks with Ernie Goss, Jack MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University, about the state of Nebraska's economy. Goss reports that economic indicators for May were less negative than they had been for the previous four months.

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USDA: Nebraska Crop Emergence and Condition

June 5, 2009

Table 1. Corn emergence in the Corn Belt. (Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service)

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Tuberculosis Cattle Found in Rock County

June 5, 2009 According to Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) State A herd of beef cattle in the Rock County area have tested positive for tuberculosis, according to Nebraska Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes.

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