University develops boneless T bones hot boning system
Oklahoma State University researchers unveil a hot boning method to cut carcasses into boneless beef immediately after slaughter to reduce cooling energy by about 30 percent. They warn adoption depends on costs and consumer acceptance amid a federal funded three year study.
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Henrickson
OSU
Ferguson
Henrickson and Ferguson
Congress
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Farmers struggle as loan access tightens across the West
Western and midwestern farmers near bankruptcy seek new agricultural loans amid low prices high costs and drought. Larry Woods near Burlington lost 80 000 last year after borrowing 260 000. Bank foreclosures rise and banks deny new operating loans as loan capacity tightens across lenders in Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Burlington
Colo
UPI
Larry Woods
Woods
West
Midwest
Thurman Gaskill
National Corn Growers Association
Don Winter
First National Bank of
Sunday
Denver Post
Rex Schultz
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Schultz
Neil Steinkamp
Wall Lake Savings Bank
Wall Lake
Nada Jarnagin
Byron
Nebraska Agricultural Consultants Workshop planned in Kearney
About 250 registrants are expected for the third annual Nebraska Agricultural Consultants Workshop in Kearney March 22 23 sponsored by the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service. The program features practical field crop problems, insect pest management and computer aided decision tools with both in state and out of state consultants. An evening session will sharpen field diagnostic skills and 13 topics are planned with registration limited to 250 and a fee not to exceed 15 dollars.
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Un-L
Keith
David L. Keith
Department of Entomology
Plant Industry
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Colfax County seeks pioneer farm families
Colfax County Fair Board President George Reininger and Secretary Gene Lobota seek local pioneer farm families for nomination to the Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award. The 22nd annual award honors families who have owned the same land for 100 years or more. Deadline is May 15.
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Schuyler
Colfax County
George Reininger
Gene Lobota
Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award
Ak- Sar-Ben
Nebraska Association of Fair Managers
Labota
Pla-Co Seeks New Queen For 1977 Pork Pageant
The Pla-Co Pork Producers and Porkettes seek contestants for their 1977 pork queen pageant. Entrants must be single ages 17 to 20 and reside on a Platte or Colfax County farm raising pork or be a daughter of active pork producers. Contestants will deliver a short oral essay on the industry.
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Pla-Co Pork Producers
Porkettes
Queen
George Brichacek
Platte
Colfax
Rt. No
Schuyler
Platte County
FFA Members to Compete at 60th Yo-Ag Contests
About 2,400 Future Farmers of America students from 134 Nebraska high schools will compete March 31 to April 1 at the University of Nebraska Lincoln East Campus for top honors in the 60th Yo-Ag Contests held with the 49th Nebraska FFA convention. Contests cover livestock selection horticulture poultry management dairy cattle selection meats milk quality dairy foods and agricultural mechanics with winners advancing to a national event in Kansas City in November. Additional areas include agronomic judging livestock management and farm management with youth showcasing tractor maintenance welding and soil and ornamental horticulture skills.
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Lincoln
Future Farmers of America
University of Nebraska- Lincoln East
Nebraska Association of the Future Farmers of America
Nebraska
FFA
Kansas City
Egg outlook turns around in Nebraska poultry forecast
LINCOLN The 1977 outlook for Nebraska egg and turkey producers has shifted since year start. Prices look brighter for turkey growers but less favorable for egg producers. An increase in egg-type chick hatch and reduced force making suggest poultrymen will raise more replacement pullets and younger flocks.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Earl Gleaves
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Poultryman
Bulls Grow Rapid at Fourth Nebraska Simmental Test
The 93 bulls at the Nebraska Simmental Association test at Cattle Growers Inc. feedlot gain an average 3.15 lb daily over 91 days starting Nov. 20. Born Feb 1 to May 1, 1976, they receive silage based growth rations with no fattening aim. The test ends Apr 9 with sales at Broken Bow and Holdrege.
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Stapleton
Nebraska Simmental Association
Cattle Growers Inc
Her
Broken Bow
Holdrege
Exon urges public vigor in water policy at Nebraska conference
Governor J James Exon told about 200 at the sixth annual Nebraska Water Conference in Lincoln that citizen involvement is vital to solving water shortages and linked water energy and food crises He criticized federal leadership and urged a broad national campaign by environmental groups and farm groups to reshape water policy and oppose dismantling agencies and programs.
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Lincoln
J. James Exon
Nebraska
Exon
Bureau of the Budget
Carter
Washington, D.C
Water planning debate emphasizes facts over talk
Exon calls for a meeting of the minds between adversary groups on water planning and development. He warns superficial citizen participation is over and urges indisputable data to guide projects. He cites reviews of 19 plans, including North Loop and Norden Dam in Nebraska, using cost benefit, environmental, and safety criteria.
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Exon
Rockefeller Bros. Fund
Water Information News Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of Interior
Bureau of Ngee
North Loop
Norden
Nebraska
Irrigation Scheduling Workshop Planned at UNL
The University of Nebraska Lincoln announces a two day Irrigation Schedulers Workshop on March 29 30 at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Topics include soil plant water relations crop water use and scheduling procedures with hands on computer training. Registration is 50 dollars and must be received by March 25 with contact through the Department of Conferences and Institutes.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Engineering
Nebraska Center For
Natural Resource District
Fischbach
Fishchbach
Department of Conferences and Institutes
Nebraska Center
East Campus
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Bob Beiermann
William J. Beiermann
Platte Center
American Legion Post 95
Curtis
Beiermann
University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture
Dave Conrad
Legion Post
Ng Consultants Plan
Kearney
David Keith
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Pla-Co
Adams County
Egg Outlook
Carl A. Anderson Co
Custom Fertilizer Application Service
Columbus
West Industrial Park
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