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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.
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.
Reducing disease problems in wheat with pre-planting steps
Nebraska growers have been severely affected by stripe rust in wheat crops for the last decade, particularly in the western half of the state.Stripe rust is not necessarily a new disease but it has become much more prevalent and problematic than the other wheat rust disease (leaf rust), which has historically been our major rust disease. It was less damaging in 2017 than in some of the previous seasons, but still emerged late in the season in some isolated areas of the Panhandle.
Reducing disease problems in wheat with five pre-planting steps
Nebraska growers have been severely affected by stripe rust in wheat crops for the last decade, particularly in the western half of the state. Stripe rust is not necessarily a new disease but it has become much more prevalent and problematic than the other wheat rust disease (leaf rust), which has historically been our major rust disease. It was less damaging in 2017 than in some of the previous seasons, but still emerged late in the season in some isolated areas of the panhandle.
Discovery: Great Northern Nebraska #1 - Selection Number 27
This is the amazing story of a serendipitous event that occurred in a research field at the Scottsbluff Ag lab near Mitchell, Neb., in 1961. UNL bean breeder Dermot Coyne and David Nuland from the Panhandle Station (as it was called then) noted several rogue plants of the Great Northern cultivar Nebraska #1 showing visible resistance to common blight.
Nebraska leads the way in great northern dry bean production
Nebraska is a major producer of dry edible beans, with growers planting anywhere from 120,000 to 200,000 acres annually. Of the 17 states that grow beans in the U.S., Nebraska ranks third in total production. In 2016, Nebraska growers produced almost 3 million hundredweight on approximately 122,000 acres (138,000 planted), with a total value of more than $77 million. Dry beans are also estimated to have a total economic impact of $150 million to the state.
New Dry Pea Research Studies to be Conducted in 2016 - starherald.com: Farm And Ranch
Posted: Sunday, May 22, 2016 12:05 am New Dry Pea Research Studies to be Conducted in 2016 Robert M. Harveson, Extension Plant Pathologist University of Nebraska, Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff and T. Adesemoye, Extension Plant Pathologist, West Central REC, North Platte Star Herald The last three years (2013-2015) have seen an increased interest in growing dry yellow peas in Nebraska and other states in the surrounding Central High Plains.
Part II - 1970-2016: A chronology of advancements in Nebraska plant pathology - starherald.com: Farm And Ranch
Author’s note: This is the second part of an article focusing on landmark events in Nebraska agricultural history. It is a simple list of novel reports and discoveries, or significant achievements in plant pathology. They were made either in Nebraska or by University of Nebraska personnel (current or former faculty and students). Unless otherwise indicated, all named persons are plant pathology department members.
A chronology of significant advancements in Nebraska plant pathology history - starherald.com: Farm And Ranch
Author’s note: This is the first part of a two-part series focusing on landmark events in Nebraska agricultural history. It is a simple list of novel reports and discoveries, or significant achievements in plant pathology. They were made either in Nebraska or by University of Nebraska personnel (current or former faculty and students). Unless otherwise indicated, all named persons are plant pathology department members.
Testing alternative fungicides for reducing sugar beet Rhizoctonia root and crown rot in Nebraska - starherald.com: Farm And Ranch
Courtesy photo Testing alternative fungicides for reducing sugar beet Rhizoctonia root and crown rot in Nebraska Robert Harveson Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2015 12:15 am Testing alternative fungicides for reducing sugar beet Rhizoctonia root and crown rot in Nebraska Robert M.
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