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Winter Field Pea as a Fall-planted Broadleaf Crop for the Panhandle?
By Dipak Santra and David Ostdiek Can winter field peas, planted in September and harvested the middle of the following summer (like winter wheat), work as part of the dryland cropping rotations in the Nebraska Panhandle? The question is being studied by the alternative crops breeding program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff.
Rural fellows spend summer helping strengthen Panhandle communities
SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY – Three college students from different parts of Nebraska are spending the summer in the Chadron area of northwest Nebraska, learning while helping strengthen the community through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Rural Fellows internship program. The Rural Fellows are helping bolster tourism efforts and mental health services for K-12 students.
High Plains Ag Lab Field Day set for June 15
The High Plains Ag Lab June Field Day and 50th (+1) Anniversary Celebration on June 15 will provide not only a showcase for current research at HPAL, but also recognition of the past half-century of service to agriculture in the region. Attendees tour the wheat variety plots at the 2019 High Plains Ag Lab June field day. (Courtesy photo.) The field day will start in the afternoon and include a supper and tailgate expo at 6:30 p.m., following the field tours.
Specialist arrives after pandemic kept him in Argentina
Specialist arrives after pandemic kept him in Argentina Dr. Pablo Loza David Ostdiek, Communications Associate Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff Dr. Pablo Loza’s arrival in Scottsbluff around the end of February to assume his new position as feedlot management and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot marked the beginning of his career in Nebraska Panhandle, and also the end of an epic journey.
Beef feedlot specialist arrives in Scottsbluff
SCOTTSBLUFF – Dr. Pablo Loza’s arrival in Scottsbluff around the end of February to assume his new position as feedlot management and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot marked the beginning of his career in Nebraska Panhandle, and also the end of an epic journey. Loza’s trip from his home in Argentina required 29 hours and four flights.
2020 Proso Millet Variety Trial Results Available Online
Results of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2020 variety trials for proso millet have been compiled and are now available on CropWatch. Variety trials were conducted at two sites in the Panhandle (Cheyenne County and Deuel County) and one in South Dakota (Sturgis). Each site was dryland (rain-fed). At each site, 30 varieties were planted, including 25 experimental lines and five check varieties consisting of commercially available varieties.
2020 pea variety trial results available on-line
Results of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2020 variety trials for field peas have been compiled and posted on the Nebraska Extension CropWatch website. Pea variety trials were conducted at three sites in the Panhandle and southwest Nebraska: Box Butte County near Alliance (28 varieties), Cheyenne County near Sidney (28 varieties), and Perkins County near Venango (33 varieties). Each site was dryland.
Feedlot specialist launches program from Argentina
In February, Pablo Loza was making plans to relocate from Argentina to Scottsbluff to assume his duties as the new feedlot management and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot on May 1. Five months later, he remains grounded from traveling by the COVID-19 pandemic, as are many others. But Loza is stuck farther from his workplace than most.
PANHANDLE PERSPECTIVES: Beef feedlot specialist launches Nebraska program from Argentina during pandemic
In February, Dr. Pablo Loza was making plans to relocate from Argentina to Scottsbluff to assume his duties as the new feedlot management and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot on May 1. Five months later he remains grounded from traveling by the COVID-19 pandemic, as are so many others. But Loza is stuck farther from his workplace than most.
Beef feedlot specialist launches Nebraska program from Argentina during pandemic
David Ostdiek Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff Dr. Pablo Loza in Argentina earlier this year. Photo courtesy UNL Extension In February, Dr. Pablo Loza was making plans to relocate from Argentina to Scottsbluff to assume his duties as the new feedlot management and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Feedlot on May 1. Five months later he remains grounded from traveling by the COVID-19 pandemic, as are so many others.
PREC to host annual field tour
The University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center will partner with the Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association on Aug. 20 to host the annual field tour, Panhandle Agricultural Research and Technology Tour (PARTT). The in-person event will be conducted with social distancing and other precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The 2020 event will highlight up-to-date research on dry beans, corn, sugarbeets, and alternative crops. Entry is free.
Dry bean, field pea variety trial results available
Courtesy of the Panhandle Research and Extension Center PLOT TOUR: Carlos Urrea (center, in red shirt), dry bean breeding specialist at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, stands in a hail-damaged dry bean variety plot in August. The 2019 results for both crops can be found on the Nebraska Extension CropWatch website.
Options for Wyoming-Nebraska irrigation canal tunnel repairs
Gary Stone HISTORIC SITE: The Oregon Trail gravesite of Mary Elizabeth Holmsley (on the hill at right) is near Tunnel 1 and will affect management options. The location of the tunnels and the surrounding historic artifacts limit the irrigation districts' plans for upgrades.
Biodegradable Biomulch Studied for Environmental Benefits
The crop research plots at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center on the edge of Scottsbluff occupy several hundred acres altogether. Some of the plots are an acre or less in size, some are dozens of acres. Among the sugarbeets, dry edible beans, corn, wheat, sunflowers and various alternative crops, is a small patch of pepper plants. It’s not the peppers that researchers are interested in, but the thin sheets of mulch that cover the ground around each row of plants.
Range Beef Cow Symposium will be Nov. 18-20 in Mitchell
The 2019 Range Beef Cow Symposium, the 26th iteration of this four-state educational event, will return to Nebraska with a Nov. 18 to 20 run at the Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds Events Center in Mitchell. “Moving Science into Practice” is this year’s theme. Industry experts will speak about a wide range of topics, including headline-grabbing debates such as cell-cultured meats, as well as a wide range of industry concerns such as finances, reproduction, calving, and nutrition.
Rubber-producing dandelions in Nebraska Panhandle?
David Ostdiek NEW CROP: Rubber dandelion plants grow at the Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center. The soil treatments in the plots include manure, straw and char.
Nebraska: Rubber-Producing Dandelions? Might Be the Next Big Crop.
Figure 1. Nevin Lawrence, integrated weed management specialist, shows an individual rubber dandelion plant in the greenhouse at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Panhandle Research and Extension Center. (Photos by David Ostdiek) Crops growing in the numerous small plots at the university’s Panhandle Research and Extension Center this summer will include the usual assortment of dry beans, corn, sugar beets, peas, and various alternative crops.
Running feedlot effluent through SDI may be possible
SDI POTENTIAL: Xin Qiao, an irrigation and water management specialist, will evaluate using feedlot effluent through a subsurface drip irrigation system to irrigate crop fields. Nebraska researchers are studying a possible way to manage limited water resources. May 10, 2019 By David Ostdiek The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded a grant to construct a subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system that uses feedlot effluent to irrigate crop fields.
When developing dry bean lines, cooking time matters
LAB WORK: When it comes to dry edible beans, disease resistance, drought tolerance and an upright plant architecture are important traits. Measuring cooking time is a meticulous process, but automation makes it easier. Mar 15, 2019 By David Ostdiek The dry edible bean breeding program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is focused on developing new lines that have high yield performance, multiple disease resistance, tolerance to heat and drought, and other preferred traits.
2018 dry bean variety trial results available
TRIAL RESULTS: Carlos Urrea, Nebraska Extension dry bean breeding specialist, compiled results for the 2018 dry bean variety trials in Scottsbluff and Mitchell, Neb. Report includes details on yield, moisture and test weight for each variety within each market class of dry bean.
Nebraska plays key role in global dry bean breeding efforts
By David Ostdiek On a recent warm, late-summer day, as many dry edible bean growers in Nebraska were watching their fields turn color and preparing for harvest, four scientists paced through a bean field north of Scottsbluff. This field, part of the research acreage at the University of Nebraska's Panhandle Research and Extension Center, consists of hundreds of tiny plots, each a different line or type of dry bean representing varieties from all over the world.
Worldwide Collaboration to Breed Better Dry Beans
Figure 1. Inspecting a variety plot of dry beans north of Scottsbluff are (from left) Phil Miklas, USDA plant breeder; On a recent warm, late-summer day, as many dry edible bean growers in Nebraska were watching their fields turn color and preparing for harvest, four scientists paced through a bean field north of Scottsbluff.
Worldwide Collaboration to Breed Better Dry Beans
On a recent warm, late-summer day, as many dry edible bean growers in Nebraska were watching their fields turn color and preparing for harvest, four scientists paced through a bean field north of Scottsbluff. This field, part of the research acreage at the University of Nebraska’s Panhandle Research and Extension Center, consists of hundreds of tiny plots, each one a different line or type of dry bean representing varieties from all over the world.
Wheat and field pea variety trial plot tours scheduled
University of Nebraska winter wheat and field pea variety trial plot tours are scheduled for June 21 and 22 at several locations around western Nebraska, including Cheyenne, Deuel, Banner and Box Butte counties.The tours provide an opportunity for farmers and others to learn more about new varieties and other topics relevant to wheat and pea.Wheat variety trial plots are located in Cheyenne, Deuel, Banner and Box Butte counties.
Following harvest, biomulch project enters next phase
The peppers were harvested weeks ago from a small research plot at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, Neb., where a type of fabric mulch is being tested for potential use in U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic produce fields. During the off season, researchers are checking to see what becomes of the biodegradable mulch, an experimental product from 3M that is being tested to see if it is suitable for USDA-certified organic vegetable production.
Biodegradable mulch material gets field test for use in organic production
The crop research plots at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center on the edge of Scottsbluff, Neb., occupy several hundred acres, altogether. Some of the plots are an acre or less in size, some are dozens of acres. Among the sugar beets, dry edible beans, corn, wheat, sunflowers and various alternative crops, is a small patch of pepper plants. It's not the peppers that researchers are interested in, but the thin sheets of mulch that cover the ground around each row of plants.
Alexander Pavlista retires from Panhandle R&E Center
Alexander Pavlista’s retirement from the faculty of the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center at the end of March marks the end of 50 years of continuous research, 29 of them at the Panhandle Center.Pavlista knew he wanted to be a scientist at an early age. He was 13 and knew he wanted to do scientific research, 15 when he picked biology, 21 when he chose biomedical research over oceanography.
Pavlista retires from Panhandle R&E Center
Alexander Pavlista's retirement from the faculty of the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center at the end of March marks the end of 50 years of continuous research, 29 of them at the Panhandle Center. Pavlista knew he wanted to be a scientist at an early age. He was 13 and knew he wanted to do scientific research, 15 when he picked biology, 21 when he chose biomedical research over oceanography.
Advances in proso millet research at Panhandle Center - starherald.com: Farm And Ranch
The nation’s only proso millet breeding program, based at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center, is making progress toward modern breeding of this low-water-use alternative crop for dryland farmers.
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