Nebraska Grazing Conference Aug. 12-13 in Kearney

July 25, 2008

The 2008 Nebraska Grazing Conference will offer an in-depth look at grazing, from animal behavior to grassland monitoring. It will be Aug. 12-13 at the Kearney Holiday Inn.

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UNL Appoints Alternative Crop Breeding Specialist in Panhandle

July 25, 2008

Dipak Santra has been appointed alternative crop breeding specialist at UNL's Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff. Santra is scheduled to start Nov. 1. He fills a position vacated by David Baltensperger who became chair of the Agronomy and Soils Department at Texas A & M University.

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Market Journal: Brazilian Food and Biofuel Industries Growing

July 25, 2008

Brazil offers numerous opportunities in food and biofuels. Marcos Fava Neve, University of San Paulo professor of strategy, says exports are growing, with beef cattle becoming an important export commodity. The country's sugarcane crop has been used in ethanol production since 1971. 

Also on the program this week:

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Bacterial Blight Common in Soybeans

July 11, 2008

Frequent rains and stormy conditions have resulted in bacterial blight being prevalent this year in soybean fields. Bacterial blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea is present across Nebraska.

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Cercospora Leaf Spot Alerts on Panhandle District Web Site

July 17, 2008

Daily Cercospora leaf spot alerts are now available on the Web for sugar beet growers and others.

 

Updates are linked from UNL's Panhandle Research and Extension Center's site at http://www.panhandle.unl.edu.

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