Solution Days 8-7-09
August 7, 2009
Research-based solutions will be discussed and practically demonstrated in-field at Solution Day 2009. The all day event will be Aug. 28 at the Syngenta Learning Center Site near York.
Crop Breeding Classes 8-7-09
August 7, 2009
UNL’s Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is offering four plant breeding mini-courses this year for seed industry personnel, producers and other agribusiness professionals.
SCN Field Days 8-7-09
August 7, 2009
Last year soybean cyst nematodes cost Nebraska soybean growers more than $25 million in yield losses, often without being detected.
Irrigation Event 8-7-09
August 7, 2009
An Irrigation and Energy Conservation Field Day will be held at UNL's Haskell Agricultural Laboratory near Concord August 26.
8-7-09 subsurface Drip FD
August 17, 2009
The crop clinic, Subsurface Drip Irrigation: Nuts & Bolts, will be held tomorrow, August 18, at UNL's South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center. Thus is the third in a series of seasonal clinics at the ag lab. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the program running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
8-17-09 Mead Training
August 17, 2009
A UNL Crop Management and Diagnostic Clinic August 20 will provide a close-up look at late-season field conditions.
The UNL Extension clinic will be held at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the clinic starting at 8 a.m.
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Real Estate Values August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009
Nebraska Farm Real Estate Value and Cash Rents Higher
Nebraska's farm real estate value rose from 2008, extending a trend that began in 1993, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office.
NCRS 8-7-09
August 7, 2009
Five Nebraska projects that promote ground and surface water conservation and improved water quality were recently funded by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, according to NRCS Chief Dave White.