No Tillage Production System Feeds Soil and Yields Optimism
Agricultural scientists outline minimum tillage and till planting to protect soil from erosion while maintaining or increasing crop yields. The study traces mulch planters and sod planting in Nebraska, comparing till-planted and conventional methods with data from 1960s trials showing similar or higher yields and far less soil loss under sod planting.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
North Central
Nebraska Sandhills
Cole Manufacturing Company
Cole
J. C. Ferguson
North Carolina State University
O'Neill
North Platte
Boeing
Time Extension Granted for Seed Field Inspections
Nebraska growers of certified seed six crops receive a May 30 deadline for field inspection applications from NCIA. Original date May 20 moved to May 30 with a $5 late filing fee if postmarked after May 30. Extension applies only to wheat oats barley rye bromegrass crownvetch. Other crops have later deadlines in June July and August.
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Lincoln--Nebraska
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Dean Lancaster
NCIA
Lancaster
Barometer Fountain Signals Weather in German Village
A century old barometer near Munich uses a 164 foot pipe to a spring underground. When pressure rises a whistle and hissing sound emerge guiding villagers about the weather. A nightly bat feast can total about 2000 gnats devoured.
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Munich
Germany
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