Fourth Annual Nebraska Feeder Pig Exposition
The Nebraska Feeder Pig Exposition returns February 16 and 17 at Columbus Agricultural Park Exhibit Hall with 6 plus exhibitors showing housing equipment and feed products. Educational sessions run 10 am to 5 pm. a 1:30 pm feeder pig show Thursday at Behlen Barn features 32 pens of five pigs each. Pie baking contest by Pla-Co Parkettes Wednesday morning requires double crust pies with lard and 10:30 am due time.
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Agricultural Park
Columbus
Feeder
Arnold St
Behlen
Don Rodehorst
Pla- Co Parkettes
Nebraska Pork Industry Development Task Force
Nebraska
PlaCo Pork Producers
Platte County
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Behren
Platte Co Ag
Don Rodehort
Solar drying studied may cut oil use in agribusiness
Research on rotary solar dryers for crops like alfalfa could save the equivalent of up to 1 million barrels of oil annually by cutting natural gas use 10 to 20 percent. The study, for ERDA, tests two solar collector types at a Kansas facility with MRI evaluating performance and economic impact.
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Jerry Bradley
Midwest Research Institute
Kansas City
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Bradley
Kansas
Ian
Crops and Water Topics Highlight Schuyler Meeting
A Friday program at the Sand Pit Restaurant Schuyler features Crop Production and Irrigation Management topics with speakers including Sen Maurice Kremer of Aurora on Water Nebraskas Liquid Gold. Dennis Lawton Judd John and Ed Penas present on groundwater irrigation scheduling fertilizer and soils.
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Sand Pit
Schuyler
Maurice Kremer
Aurora
Sen. Kremer
Nebraska
Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council
New Frontier
Dennis Lawton
Judd John
MNL
Ed Penas
Agnet
al Stark
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Russ Moomaw
Bank head urges careful farming land purchases
Bank head Buffington notes land values rising up to 30 percent yearly in some areas and urges farmers and ranchers to analyze their financial positions with a sharp pencil before buying. He warns land purchases at current prices should avoid emotion and focus on future generations.
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Buffington
Lamb the Black Sheep of American Diets
Why the lamb remains the outlier in U S dietary habits. many Americans dislike its taste and prefer other meats. The piece notes lambs’ lower popularity compared with beef chicken and pork and discusses consumer preferences in accessible terms.
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America
Farm News: Americans Consume Beef and Dairy Trends
Americans on the average eat 120 pounds of beef and 55 pounds of dairy products annually, with dietary shifts affecting production. The report notes household patterns, regional variations, and potential economic impacts on farms and markets.
All You Ever Need To Know About Peas
The average American will eat about four pounds of green peas this year from nearly one billion cans and jars. Peas were not canned until 1881 but were prized throughout history from Egyptian tombs to Thor in Norse myth. Royal French ladies favored them before bed in the 17th century and Thomas Jefferson is noted as a fan.
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New York
UPD
Lawrence van Miers
National Canners Association
Thor
France
Thomas Jefferson
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Platte Ag Park
Arnold Stuthman
Dale Barth
Stanton
William Ahlischwede
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebr
Feeder Pig Expo
William Ahlsch
Arien Zierke
Hubbard
Iowa
Bob Fritschen
Verlin Jackson
Galva
Illinois
Dwarf Palms
Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Breakers
Gold Coast
Western Alfalfa Corporation
Lawrence
Kan
Baton Rouge
North America
Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
Virginia
North Carolina
Brazil
P.S
Columbus, Nebraska
John Witkowski
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Kathy Prochaska
Sterling Breuer
Colfax County
Margaret Tooker
Cornhusker Public Power
Agriculturala
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Nebraska Institute of Ee and Natural
U.S. Department of Agriculture
East Platte
Platte County Agricultural Park
Nebr
Auschwede
IANR
Placo Porkettes
A. J. Thomas
Eddyville
Larry Birney
Placo
Norman Underdahl
Veterinary Science
Tony Skutchan
Dorchester
American Cyanamid Co
Northeast Station
Dana
Verlin
Behlen Building AG
Golumbus
Dor
Ovm Hubbard
Eildon Juhl, Dana
Ows
Columbus Nebrarts
Nebrasks
Trephe
Nebraske Park Industry
Nebraske
Pia
Pioneer
Corn Belt
Great Jacket
Rudy Brunkhorst Brunk’s
Garst & Thomas Hybrid Corn Company
Coon Rapids
Fedemart of Pronger
Internevone
Iowe USA
BRUNK
Bob Smoots
Monroe
Duane Kantor
Purina
Columbus Feed Mill, Inc
Se Purina
Eesee Rch
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