Backyard Gardener Q and A from The Telegraph
Fertilizing should resume 4 to 6 weeks after an April application. To reduce milkweed, keep out and dig out plants. Mow height now about 2.4 to 3 inches. No reliable snake repellents. mow closely. For wood ticks, tighten clothing and use tweezers to remove. Dust tomato fertilizer is less effective than spray. Geraniums tolerate sun. pale Ogallala strawberries indicate nitrogen or iron deficiency. Rabbit deterrents include repellents or animal odor. Elm curling leaves likely not Dutch elm disease. prune dead branches to help.
Elm Disease Spreading Across Nebraska and Beyond
Dutch elm disease, the leading ailment of the American elm, keeps spreading westward with Nebraska now showing infection in 82 of 93 counties. The report notes bark beetle transmission, limited cure options, and emphasizes sanitation, removal of diseased trees, and diversified replanting to mitigate future outbreaks.
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Nebraska
United States
Denver
Colorado
Boise
Idaho
Rocky Mountains
July Plentiful Foods List Includes Fresh Vegetables
USDA Plentiful Foods list for next month reads like November with turkeys cranberry sauce and juice, but adds summer produce such as tomatoes cucumbers corn watermelon and fresh plums. Ethel Diedrichsen of University of Nebraska Lincoln notes frozen and fresh salmon rice and eggs complete July plentifuls.
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USDA
Ethel Diedrichsen
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Corn Blight Spreads Toward Nebraska Panhandle
Southern corn leaf blight crosses toward Nebraska with mapping showing spread to within 100 to 125 miles of Cheyenne County and toward the Panhandle by next year. Researchers push control efforts but see little effect amid growing corn importance for livestock feeding. Hurricane Becky is blamed for aiding spore spread from the south.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Panhandle
Lincoln Star
Becky
Caution Urged In Insecticide Use On Nebraska Farms
University of Nebraska extension service and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission urge careful insecticide use to protect crops and wildlife. Identify insects, confirm economic importance, choose registered products, read labels, and thoroughly incorporate granular formulations into soil to avoid bird fatalities and waste.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Snowfall Sets World Record at Mount Rainier Park
Records list 1014.5 inches or 84.3 feet of snow at Paradise Lodge in M Rainier National Park during 1970 71. Park superintendent John A Townsley declares the world record after the season.
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Longmire
Wash
M. Rainier National Park
John A. Townsley
Paradise Lodge
Water and Dams Shape North Platte Valley Future
A reflective piece argues irrigation water drives regional growth and resilience. It credits Pathfinder Glendo dams for flood control and notes 1965 Platte floods without upstream storage. The author urges more dams and conservation to secure water during droughts and support agriculture and prosperity.
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Phil Sheldon
Platte
Pathfinder
Glenda
South Platte
Denver
North Platte River
Glendo
North Platte
North Platte Valley
World Eats in a Global Market of Foods
The piece notes that the world functions as one large supermarket with foods from many nations. It cites US imports around 5 billion dollars annually and highlights reliance on spices coffee cocoa and bananas from abroad. It also mentions jet travel enabling year round access to fresh produce and foreign and Yankee classic foods.
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Brazil
France
United States
Ethel Diedrichsen
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Machine Shed Plan For Farm Equipment Storage
A tilt up concrete machine shed plan from the University of Nebraska shows 28 foot wide construction with cast edge wall panels. Center footing extensions use reinforced columns to support panels while space inside allows easy machine movement and safe installation of electrical gear. Plans cost $1.50 plus tax and can be ordered from Agricultural Extension Engineering University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska 69503.
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University of Nebraska
Portland Cement Association
Usda Cooperative Farm Building Exchange
Agricultural Extension Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
University of Nebraska East
Lincoln
Nebraska
Farmers urged to prepare storage now for harvest
Lincoln report warns Nebraska faces possible crop handling problems this fall due to larger feed grain acreage and slow boxcar availability. Extension engineer Norm Teter urges a 25 percent emergency plan with options for on farm and elevator storage, ventilation and high moisture strategies, and to consult ASCS offices to arrange facilities and equipment.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Teter
Mag
Bulding
ASCS
Herbicide Degradation Study At High Plains Field Day
The High Plains Agricultural Laboratory near Sidney hosts a Field Day on June 24 to view a soil burial test by Charles Fenster and Terry Lavy. They place nine herbicides at 6 16 and 36 inch depths in a long pit and sample over 4 years to measure degradation and products.
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Charles Fenster
Extension Agronomist
Terry Lavy
Mead and High Plains
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Sidney
Chopper Scarecrow Helps South African Farmers
Air Force helicopters fly low over farms near Parral scaring baboons and birds away from crops to protect the harvest. The noisy maneuvers reduce crop damage and support local farmers.
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Parrl
South Africa
Air Force
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