See Latest Field Research at South Central Ag Lab Field Day Aug. 1
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard, Be Prepared to Beat the Heat
Summer is officially here, and temperatures are beginning to heat up across the nation. With increasing temperatures, special attention is needed when it comes to mitigating heat, especially those animals being housed in a dry lot. While some only consider temperature when assessing the effects of heat, other environmental factors such as humidity, air movement, and solar radiation contribute to the heat load cattle experience.
Spanish:Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or Grain?
Ongoing dry and drought conditions in many parts of the state are supporting hay and forage prices as we look towards this fall. Perennial dryland hay production in many parts of Nebraska has been less than average. Forage production on rangeland and pasture in central and eastern Nebraska is, in many situations, significantly less than average. This diminished production is going to result in less fall and winter grazing.
Spanish:What Will You Do with Profits?
Cow-calf producers are looking at the potential for significant profits for 2023 due to high calf prices. This income may give cow-calf producers the rare opportunity to invest capital back into the ranch.
The following are options, in no particular order, to consider when thinking about and planning for investments into the ranch or cow-calf enterprise.
Spanish:Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for August
Cligrow Software Provides Practical Climate Data to Ag Producers
Weekly Weather Update: July 20, 2023
On-Farm Research Projects Growing in the Panhandle of Nebraska
Nebraska Team Aids First Mapping of Corn Genome
Crop Progress: Corn, Soybean Progress Near Average, Winter Wheat Harvest Behind
Rural Fellows’ 10th Season Concludes
Ten Nebraska communities are saying goodbye later this month to a cohort of university students who have lived and worked among their residents this summer. July marks the end of the 10th season of the Rural Fellows, a program run through the university’s Rural Prosperity Nebraska initiative that places interns in rural communities. To commemorate this milestone, the Rural Fellows team will host a virtual celebration on July 28.
Rural Prosperity Nebraska Program Helps Market Become Reality
It’s an uncommon experience to walk into a grocery store and feel at home. But that’s exactly the atmosphere Amparito’s Market in Lincoln is striving for. On the outside, the market looks like any other grocery store. But when you walk down the aisles, you notice that few of the products originate in the United States.
“Amparito’s Market is something that we wanted to bring into Lincoln to provide connection,” said Raul Sarmiento Jr., son of owner Raul Sarmiento. “A connection, because customers can find here what they can find in their home countries.”
RPN Says Goodbye to Extension Educator
In 2019 renovation began on the Blue Star Memorial Highway (Highway 83), which runs through Valentine. Capitalizing on their Main Street being under construction, the city decided to modernize its downtown in conjunction with the overhaul. To help with this project, they turned to Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s newest Extension educator at the time, Jenny Nixon. Little did Nixon know that Valentine would be her first and last community development project.