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Panhandle Extension News
- Morrill County storm aftermath, May 10, 2018
- Third annual International Broomcorn Millet Symposium
- Apply now for High Plains Ranch Practicum
- June 6 tour to focus on cheatgrass management research
- Chemigation training scheduled
- Tractor safety courses scheduled in Gering, Gordon
- Nebraska Range Short Course June 18-22 at Chadron
- Feeding beef cattle, working horses for optimal performance workshops
- Average Panhandle ag land values decline in preliminary survey results
- 4-H Assistant named in Box Butte County
- Extension Educator for Food, Nutrition and Health named in Morrill County
- Society for Range Management honors Mitchell Stephenson
- Dry bean variety trial results posted on CropWatch
Panhandle Perspectives
- Sunflower rust may be problematic in 2018
- Common mullein -- invasive species may be on its way
- Focus of millet symposium: Finding new uses for crop
- Bridgeport makerspace puts creation in hands of everyone
- Did you know? Dry rot canker -- an uncommon rhizoctonia diseas of sugarbeet
- Did you know? Violet root rot was the first rhizoctonia disease
- It's a real jungle in the Panhandle Center dry bean greenhouse
- Stripe rust in Nebraska: A review
- Think about stripe rust again this spring
- Study looks at link between pollinators, sunflower yields
- Preparing for pre-harvest marketing in 2018
- 4-H Next Chapter program helps youth making the step to college
- Coal combusion char residueshows potential as soil amendment
- Did you know? Three Rhizoctonia pathogens can cause sugarbeet root disease
- FIRST Lego League gets youth involved in science, technology, fun, teamwork
- 4-H reaches youth through traditional clubs, other activities
- New publication focuses on secondary aquifers
- Biomulch project enters next phase
- Latest phase of sugarbeet chopping study looks at value for feeding to calves
- 2017 field pea variety trial results online
- Have plant diseases influenced food and eating habits?
- Has plant disease ergot altered the course of history?
- Biodegradable mulch gets field test
- Did a plant disease play a role in the Salem witch trials?
Director's Insights from Dr. Jack Whittier
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Crops
Latest news:
Nebraska Extension's CropWatch web site has answers to farmers' questions about crop varieties, fertilizer, irrigation, pest control, harvest and many other issues. Check out the main page or click below to go directly to sugarbeets, dry edible beans, wheat, or potatoes.
- Sugarbeets
- Dry Edible Beans
- Wheat
- Potato Education Guide
- Corn
- Variety testing results for sunflower, millet, pea
Beef
Nebraska Extension's Beef Cattle Production Website has research-based information about all facets of beef production; news about current trends; interactive decision-making tools; and calendars with learning opportunities
The North Platte River:
Surface Water Irrigation Projects and Power Generation: A basic history of and information about the North Platte River U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects ' surface irrigation, power generation and other related irrigation and power generation projects ' on the North Platte River drainage.
By Gary Stone, Extension Educator, Panhandle Research & Extension Center.
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