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June 27, 2008
Hay Storage Tips Reviewed - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of June 30, 2008
Wouldn’t it be nice to put all your hay under a roof? Since most of us don’t have that luxury, here are the storage techniques that minimize outside storage losses.
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June 11, 2008
Forage Replant Options - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of June 16, 2008
Excessive rain and floods, hail, tornadoes, and other calamities sometimes force us to replant crops. When we are finally able to farm those wet spots, Dr. Bruce Anderson, UNL Extension Forage Specialist, offers these ideas for how to utilize acres that probably won’t grow a traditional cash grain crop.
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June 11, 2008
Tips on Wildlife Repellent - Courtesy of Stephen Vantassel of the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
With gardens and plants beginning to bloom, I thought it would be helpful to provide some insight on wildlife repellents and why sometimes they work great and othertimes they, well don't work up to expectations.
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May 30, 2008
Replant Decisions and Flooded Fields - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of June 2, 2008
Because of the heavy rains in Platte County last week, farmers may face decisions about replanting crops. I’ve summarized information from the University in this week’s column.
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May 23, 2008
Sarah Browning Horticulture Columns
Sarah Browning is an Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. She answers many of our questions regarding horticulture. She provides newscolumns to share with our clients. Click on the following links for her insights.
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May 05, 2008
Commodity Prices and Pests - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of May 5, 2008
As I speak with farmers, it is increasingly clear that the higher corn and soybean prices are causing a lot of unintended consequences. It has been well documented that with record income, record expenses are following. How farmers control insect pests will be one management issue that will need to be thought through.
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April 28, 2008
New Grass Has Benefits, Drawbacks - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of April 28, 2008
Teff is an annual, summer cereal and hay crop originally from Ethiopia. It has rapid seed germination, fast growth and is well adapted to dry climates. However, teff has virtually no tolerance for freezing temperatures. Thus it needs to be planted between mid-May and early August in this region.
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April 18, 2008
Red Cedar Tree Control - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn Week of April 21, 2008
I’ve been able to travel to Crete, Fullerton and Greeley in the past two weeks. As I drive by pastures, it is obvious that we need to think about managing the Eastern Red Cedar Trees. The small farm that I own has a pasture, and I’ve been in the pasture controlling these trees for several hours the past couple of years. Be assured that this is hard work, but necessary for the long term productivity of the grasses.
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March 26, 2008
Land Values and Rents Are Up - Again - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn for Week of March 24, 2008
As you know from comments I made from last week's column, it is no surprise that land rental rates and land values are significantly higher than a year ago. This is based on preliminary information from the UNL Ag Economics Department Annual Land Value Survey that was released last week. The survey represents the time from February 1, 2007 to February 1, 2008.
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March 11, 2008
Good Communication is Key - Allan Vyhnalek Newscolumn for Week of March 10, 2008
I still have contacts from tenants, but especially landlords, about what the going cash rent is for farmland. It has been interesting to have each of these conversations, and I encourage folks to call if they have any questions at all.
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