David City farm family honored with conservation portrait award
The Art Kosch family of rural David City received the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District Conservation Picture Award at the annual Schuyler banquet. The Koschs farm 600 acres with irrigation on 226 acres and maintain 270 acres of pasture, 14 530 feet of terraces, and waterways, with 590 acres adequately treated.
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Schuyler
Art Kosch
David City
Lower Platte North
Navy
Platte College
Mary Beth
Jim Ekler
Lincoln
St. Elizabeth’s Community Health Center
Vicki
Ken
Kosch
Presentation Catholic Church and Altar Society
Knights of Columbus
Feeders and Breeders Association
Lower Platte North N.R.D
First National Bank of
Crop residues eyed as low cost forage option for winter cows
Farmers explore crop residues as a cheaper feed source amid high hay costs. Nebraska extension experts say residues provide dry feed for gestating cows with protein and energy supplements. grazing stalks can reduce costs, though labor and equipment needs limit adoption. A farmer, Frank Ramaekers, pilots residue use by blowing tailings into a silage wagon, saving grain and cutting storage needs.
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University of Nebraska
Bill Zollinger
Frank Ramaekers
Stanlinhorst
Platte County
Bob Woboril
Zollinger
Ramaekers
Soil Test Seminar Focuses on Yearly Soil Sampling
Platte Technical Community College hosts the third session of its 1976 Ag Institute Understanding Your Soil Test. Virgil Gellerman leads the first 7 30 p m session on sampling with samples sent to Harris Laboratores. A crop agronomist covers the second session January 4 focusing on soil pH organic matter and fertilizer use.
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Platte Technical Community College Ag
Donald Engel
PTCC
Ag Institute
Virgil Gellerman
University of Nebraska
Gellerman
Wilcox
Geigy Chemical
Farmer's Cooperative Grain Co
Columbus
Harris Laboratores
Lincoln
Engel
Gary Drake
District 10 Mid-American dinner draws seventy attendees
Seventy people attend the District 10 Mid-American Association dinner Tuesday with General Chairman John Larson of Creston and Marvin Dale Harper presiding. District 10 Director Ethan Rasmussen also attends, highlighting the event. The source notes a contrast in farming yields, stating the average American farmer can feed 49 people versus seven for a Russian grower.
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Humphrey
District 10 Mid-American’s Association
John Larson
Creston
Marvin Dale Harper
District 10
Ethan Rasmussen
Nebraska fair moves to weight-based market beef and lamb class
The Nebraska State Fair Board approves rule changes for 4 H shows eliminating breed classifications in favor of weight categories. Four classes will divide lambs and beef cattle with specific weight ranges and ribbon thresholds set for live and carcass contests.
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Lincoln, Neb
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Southwest Montana Marketing Association
Roy Cumming
St. Edward
Paul Guyer
Guyer
Extension Service
Nature Brand Farms
Groeteke Farms
Tom Groeteke Primrose
Raymond Groeteke
Deer River
Red Country International
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Printery
13Th Street
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Rapco
Ee Lossel
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