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2014 Farm Bill Information
- Farm Bill Informational Meetings & Sign Up For Computer Farm Analysis & Classes
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Farm Bill Details and Decisions for 2014 (Bradley D. Lubben,, Extension Assistant Professor, Policy Specialist, and Directo, PDF, 273KB)
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Overview of 2014 Farm Bill (Bradley D. Lubben, UNL Cornhusker Economics)
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ARC, PLC, SCO Decisions Will Be Late in the Year (Ag Commodity Classic Update - Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor)
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www.afpc.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Decision Analyzer for 2014 Farm Bill Statement 3-3-14 - "AFPC is building 5 decision aids to handle all of these decisions such as ARC vs PLC and SCO and more questions. There are hundreds of combinations of policy options and insurance combinations that we will analyze for farmers and crops all across the US. We will provide training via web videos. Just wait until USDA finishes its rule making and we will have our decision aids out."- James W. Richardson, Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M -
Farm Bill Resource Page - Check for updates (UNL)
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Latest Farm Doc Postings on 2014 Farm Bill Options (Carl Zulauf, OSU)
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2014 Farm Bill Safety Net (Explantions posted by Carl Zulauf, OSU 1-30-14)
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Key Considerations (Carl Zulauf, OSU 2-14-14)
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SCO - A New Insurance Option For 2015 Crops Beginning This Fall With Wheat (Nick Paulson and Jonathan Coppess, OSU)
The 2014 Farm Bill creates a new insurance program called the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). SCO will be available starting in the 2015 crop year and provides area-based coverage to supplement the producer's individual insurance plan coverage. See link above for more about this option and others.
Agriculture
Agricultural Economics
Climate and Weather
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
- Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) - Natural Resouces Conservation Service
Crops
Marion Calmer's 18 Tips For Harvesting Down Corn
Hallam No-till Meeting Resources
Southeast NE Corn Growers Plot Results
- 2015 - Irrigated and Dryland
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2014 - Irrigated (pdf, 2 pgs)
- UNL Crop Production Clinics
- Water Watch - Map of flood levels and stages (USGS site)
- Drought Resources
- Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center site)
Soil Health, No-tillage and Cover Crops
Rainfall Simulator on No-tilled Soil vs Tilled Soil
Wheat
- How To Test For Wheat Seed Germination
- CropWatchWheat Variety Trial Plot Results
- CPC Importance of Wheat (pdf, 665 KB)
- Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
- Wheat Crops Budget
- UNL Wheat Fertilizer Recommendation
- Why Seed Wheat Needs to be Treated with Fungicide
- 2007 Saline County on Farm Research Wheat - Steven Wegulo, UNL Specialist
- 2008 Saline County On Farm Research Wheat - Steven Wegulo, UNL Specialist & Randy Pryor, Nebraska Extension Educator in Saline County
- Wheat 2010 - Column by Paul Hay, Nebraska Extension Educator in Gage County (pdg, 1 pg)
- 15 Inch Wheat
Grain Drying
- Tips For Managing Grain In High Moisture and Grain Drying Recommendations
- Grain Drying Rules of Thumb (pdf, 11 pgs)
- Management To Maintain Stored Grain Quality (pdf, 9 pgs)
- Aeration of Stored Grain (pdf, 7 pgs)
Environment
Imangine the Earth as an Apple - video (bestfoodfacts.org)
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Flood Resources
Hail Damage Resources
- Severely Damaged Corn, Randy Pryor, Nebraska Extension Educator (2014)
- Assessing Hail Damage Corn, Randy Pryor, Nebraska Extension Educator (2014)
- Assessing Hail Damge to Corn (pdf, 6 pgs)
- Soybean Yield Loss Due to Hail Damage (pdf, 6 pgs)
- Sorghum Yield Loss Due to Hail Damage (pdf, 8 pgs)
- June Soybean Planting Recommendations (pdf, 4 pgs)
Financial & Business Management
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Farmers Cooperative (Dorchester)
- Cash Rent Leases
- PRELIMINARY - 2016 Cash Rental Rates and Land Values
- Nebraska Farm Real Estate - Cash rents, land values, etc..
- UNL Cash Lease Calculator
- Flexible Cash Leases - Iowa State
- UNL Agricultural Economics Resource Page (markets, leases, etc.)
- Negotiating Fair Cash Rental Rates (Randy Pryor, Extension Educator, Saline County)
- Pasture Rental Agreements for Your Farm (North Central Regional Extension) (pdf)
- Landlord/Tenant Lease Agreement Information
- 2014 Farm Custom Rates Part 1 (pdf)
- 2014 Farm Custom Rates Part 2 (pdf)
- Free Commodity Charts & Quotes (Commodity charts & quotes site)
- Market Journal
- Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA site)
- Nebraska Local Elevator Cash Bids (USDA - Ag. Marketing Service)
- Soy Roy "The Soybean Marketing Guru" (Farmer, Roy Smith's site)
- UNL Women in Ag
Hay & Forage
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USDA Weekly Hay Summary-Nebraska Prices (USDA Hay Weekly Summary site)
- Hay and Forage Hotline (NE Dept. of Ag)
Irrigation Management
- Predicting The Last Irrigation Of The Season (pdf)
- Plant Growth and Yield as Affected by Wet Soil Conditions Due to Flooding or Over-Irrigation-NebGuide (pdf, 4 pgs)
- Using an ET Gage For Irrigation Management-NebGuide (pdf, 4 pgs)
- Watermark Sensor - NebGuide (pdf, 7 pgs)
- Watermark Sensor Calculator (Soy Water website)
- Predicting The Last Irrigation - Nebguide
- Corn Chart for ET Gage (pdf, 1 pg)
- Soybean Chart for ET Gage (pdf, 1 pg)
- Wheat Chart for ET Gage (pdf, 1 pg)
- Soil Moisture Sensor Conversion Chart (pdf, 1 pg)
- How To Calculate Days Before Next Irrigation (pdf, 1 pg)
- Equipment and Help Sources (pdf, 2 pgs)
- ET Gage Weekly Data Collection Form (pdf, 1 pg)
- ET Gage Data Sheet (pdf, 1 pg)
- ET Gage Example Data Sheet (pdf, 1 pg)
- ET Gage Checklist (pdf, 2 pgs)
Livestock
- Beef Cattle Production (UNL Beef)
- Breeds of Livestock (Department of Animal Science - OSU site)
- Extension Horse
- Iowa Pork Industry Center
- Livestock Fencing Information & Links
Other Resources
Pesticide
Safety
- Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (National Farm Safety 4 Just Kids site)
- Important Safety Information - TransCanada Pipelines (Brochure, 6.32MB) and Pipeline Map (1.25MB)