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    Prognosticators Forecast 403 Million Bushel Wheat Crop
    MANHATTAN, Kan.-  If the annual Wheat Quality Tour forecast is correct, the 2012 Kansas wheat crop will total 403.6 million bushels. The estimate represents a dramatic increase over the 2011 crop, which yielded a total of 278 million bushels. If realized, this would be the largest crop since 2003. The Wheat Quality Tour, sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council, featured...
    by at May 14th, 2012 at 07:05 am
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    Rural Futures Institute Aims to Move Beyond ‘Road Kill’ of Past Good Ideas
    LINCOLN, Neb. – As the University of Nebraska’s new Rural Futures Institute begins to take shape, one of its chief advocates acknowledges that past higher-education efforts to save rural America have become “road kill.” This time it’s different, though, said Ronnie Green, NU vice president for agriculture and natural resources. By way of illustrating that, he...
    by at May 14th, 2012 at 07:05 am
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    For Rural America, the Future Belongs to Those Who Embrace New Realities
    LINCOLN, Neb. — This is not your grandparents’ rural America, and it’s time to quit wishing it still were so. That was one message at the opening of the University of Nebraska’s first Rural Futures Conference Tuesday night, as several speakers noted there’s a vibrant future to be built in rural America but only for those communities and leaders...
    by at May 14th, 2012 at 06:05 am
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    Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council Elects New Officers
    LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council recently elected new officers and board members during its annual meeting. Newly elected officers include chairman of the board, Bob Campbell of Lincoln; vice chair, Jaclyn Wilson-Demel of Lakeside; secretary, Burdette Piening of Lincoln; and treasurer, Bob Balfany of Lincoln. Newly elected board members...
    by at May 14th, 2012 at 06:05 am
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    UNL and UNESCO-IHE Partnership Brings International Ag, Water Opportunities
    LINCOLN, Neb. — Nineteen students from across the globe will arrive at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May to participate in the inaugural offering of a field methods course that will be part of a new international education partnership. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, based in Delft, Netherlands, and UNL are partnering to combine the strong hydraulic...
    by at May 14th, 2012 at 06:05 am
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    K-State Agricultural Events Calendar
    MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension is offering the following area and statewide agricultural conferences and field days to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well as more localized events, check with your local K-State Research and Extension office. * May 15 – Southeast Agricultural Research Center Spring Field Day – Parsons...
    by at May 13th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
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    UNL Extension DNA Technology Meeting Offered June 27 at Clay Center
    LINCOLN, Neb. — “DNA Technology: Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed” will be the topic of a June 27 conference at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center at Clay Center. This is a constantly evolving technology, said Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension beef genetics specialist. Participants will learn about...
    by at May 13th, 2012 at 09:05 pm
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    Rural Futures Conference Participants Agree Hard Work, Challenges Are Ahead
    LINCOLN, Neb. — As first steps go, participants agreed, the inaugural University of Nebraska Rural Futures Conference was a big one, helping to set the stage for creation of the new Rural Futures Institute. But the next steps are fraught with huge challenges, speakers said Thursday afternoon as the three-day conference ended. The conference drew about 450 people;...
    by at May 13th, 2012 at 09:05 pm
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    ADM Plants a Seed to Grow the KARL Program
    MANHATTAN, Kan. – The renewal of support from Archer Daniels Midland Company in the amount of $10,000 has planted a seed for continued program enhancements for the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) Program. “ADM believes we have a responsibility to the communities where we live and work, and we work to meet the needs of our communities in many ways,”...
    by at May 13th, 2012 at 09:05 pm
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    K-State Updates Irrigation FUELCOST Software Program
    MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University has updated FUELCOST, the irrigation fuel cost-analysis software program designed for agricultural producers who irrigate cropland. “Energy inputs are such a significant cost to producers and this tool can help them consider fuel source alternatives and analyze pumping costs to determine if they’re appropriate to the pumping...
    by at May 7th, 2012 at 06:05 am
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