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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Dig and Rate Roots to Evaluate Corn Rootworm Control

July 11, 2008

Photo of a western corn rootworm beetle
Western corn rootworm beetle

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Research Update: Fertilizer Rates and Timing for Irrigated Wheat

July 11, 2008

Winter wheat, long a mainstay of dryland agriculture in the Panhandle, is being grown on an increasing number of irrigated fields, according to Dr. Gary Hergert, soils and fertility specialist at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff.

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