Preparing a Firm Seedbed for Alfalfa Planting

March 27, 2009 Before planting alfalfa or grass this spring, check your seedbed to make sure it's firm.

An easy test is to walk into your field then look back at your footprints. Do you sink in more deeply than the soles of your shoes or boots? If so, your seedbed may be too soft.

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NDA Alerts Producers to Potential Tick Problems

March 27, 2009 Nebraska State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes wants veterinarians and producers to be aware of a potential tick problem.

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NDA To Offer USDA Cost-Share Program For Nebraska's Certified Organic Industry

March 27, 2009 Nebraska will receive funding from USDA to aid the state's organic producers and processors with certification costs, according to Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach.Nebraska producers used $35,000 from this program in 2005 and 2006.

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Save by Reducing Soybean Planting Populations

March 16, 2009

Jennifer M. Rees, Extension Educator

Added profit: $10.66-$18.75 per acre*

*Based on $40-$65/bag soybean seed cost and reducing populations by 40,000 seeds/acre

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Eliminate Soybean Inoculant in Fields with a History of Beans (Save $1.50/ac)

December 1, 2008

Jennifer M. Rees
Extension Educator
 

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Check Conditions, Aerate Stored Grain

March 20, 2009

Under laboratory conditions:

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Using Fuel Price as a Factor in Tillage System Selection

March 20, 2009

This is one in a series of publications on Meeting the Challenge: Farming in Uncertain Times, written by specialists at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center. For more go to http://www.panhandle.unl.edu/meeting_challenge.htm

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