Boone-Nance NewsOctober 4-H Newsletter (*PDF 8 pgs, 307 KB) Livestock Producers Need to Pay Attention When Feeding High Moisture Corn (*PDF 2 pgs, 17 KB) - When it comes to feeding this year's high moisture corn crop to livestock, producers need to pay close attention. Buying Live Christmas Trees (*PDF 1 pg, 7 KB) - It will soon be Christmas tree buying time. If you plan to use a live Christmas tree this year, consider selecting a Nebraska grown tree to ensure buying a fresh tree says Steve Pritchard, UNL Extension Educator in Boone & Nance Counties. Good Forage Samples Start With Variety (*PDF 2 pgs, 8 KB) - Correct sampling techniques, followed by lab tests of forage quality, are necessary for cattle producers who want to get the most value from their hay and profit from their animals says Steve Pritchard, UNL Extension Educator in Boone & Nance Counties. * Download free Adobe PDF Reader
Extension Highlights | | Preparing for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a special time for giving thanks and focusing on family and friends. If you're hosting or thinking about hosting a Thanksgiving meal at your house, these Thanksgiving resources may be helpful. Additional nutrition and food safety information can be found on the Food Safety Education for Consumers web site.
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Extension Help for Harvest Challenges
Corn Ear Rot, Grain Mold Diseases and Grain Drying. The cooler summer temperatures and late season precipitation are exacerbating harvest challenges this year. Diseases in the corn still standing in the fields such as corn ear rot cause even more problems in stored grain and should be handled differently at harvest to prevent further losses. The pathogens that cause these diseases can continue to grow in the bin and may have dramatic impacts on quality, including the possibility of mycotoxin accumulation. View the Market Journal report (*above) or these linked CropWatch stories for information. The unusually wet fall conditions and slow maturing grains also require many producers to consider options for drying grain. View this Market Journal report for more information and see related news stories on the CropWatch Web site homepage. *Watch 4 min. video by clicking the Play button. For a full-screen view, click on the 2nd button from right (left of volume control). |
| | New comprehensive Crop Watch site Corn harvest is underway in Nebraska, along with talk of stalk rots and lodging, residue management, and the advantages and disadvantages of stover sales. Learn more about these and other topics in the newly expanded CropWatch Web site. - Watch an 8 min. Market Journal report about the site by clicking the Play button on the screen to the right. For a full-screen view, click on the 2nd button from right (left of volume control).
Along with timely crop production and pest management information, CropWatch now offers in-depth, searchable information and decision-aid tools organized by crop. Access information, research results, and recommendations for the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, forages, sorghum, sugar beets, dry beans, potatoes, organics, bioenergy and alternative crops, and related topics. Written by Extension specialists and educators from across the state, CropWatch is your one-stop resource for Nebraska crop production information.
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H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
Human cases of influenza A (H1N1) - incorrectly referred to as swine flu - have been identified in several states, including Nebraska, and in other countries. This is a new influenza virus that has not been identified in people or swine before, and human-to-human transmission of the virus is ongoing. For science-based facts you should know, go to: |
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