http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com Top Stories RSS Feed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:01 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1632 Seasonal winds continued to flow across the tri-state region over the last seven days as the barometer ticked up and the split jet stream wobbled a bit as it passed over our region. Warmish daytime temperatures continued to be the norm and overnight lows were Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:23:22 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1631 Fertilizer production costs have increased substantially in recent years. When you look at the numbers, remember that commodity prices also have increased significantly. If you are a shrewd marketer, you have taken advantage of crop pricing opportunities that will help offset the higher production costs. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:21:53 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1630 The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association and the Nebraska Seed Trade Association held its 19th annual Seed Improvement Conference on Jan. 16-18 in North Platte. The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association presented its 2011 Premier Seed Grower Award and Distinguished Service Award during the award banquet on Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:20:39 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1629 It's just after 9 p.m. and I'm in my element. I'm on the billiard table flatness of Kimball County's South Divide, a few miles north of the broken lands that mark the Nebraska-Colorado border. All around me the country is flat to the horizon, providing Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:18:47 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1627 Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing conditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year according to the Crop Production 2011 Summary released Jan. 12 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Depending on location, producers in the Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:54 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1626 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) on Jan. 25, updating a useful tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 1990 with greater accuracy and detail. The new map - jointly developed Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:21 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1623 The trend of unusual January warmth continued across the tri-state region over the past week, following a now established weekly pattern of reasonably warm and sunny days and mild nights interrupted by little more than a day-long weekly dose of wintry conditions. Strong seasonal winds Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:39 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1622 LINCOLN - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator Jim Schild said the 2011 Dry Bean Variety tests included 103 entries representing eight market classes of dry edible beans: great northern, pinto, light red kidney, navy, small red, black, cranberry and pink beans. The trial results Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:51:15 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1621 GERING - Gering and three other Nebraska cities will host meetings in early February to educate livestock producers about perceptions and perspectives of animal welfare in relation to consumers, retailers, and advocacy groups. It is valuable information for producers as the world population grows Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:49:33 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1620 SCOTTSBLUFF - Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and supporting industry personnel will learn the latest in feedlot health, nutrition, environment and economics at the 2012 Beef Feedlot Roundtables Feb. 16 in Bridgeport and earlier in the week at two other locations. In Bridgeport, the Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:48:02 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1619 Tuesday morning as I drove out to check cattle, I was surrounded by the beauty of a light January snowfall. The snow was heavy enough to bring the horizon close and to frost the sere brown grass of the native prairie. The temperature was cool Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:39:43 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1618 LINCOLN - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning filed papers with the secretary of state Monday to seek election to the U.S. Senate. Bruning is seeking the seat currently held by Ben Nelson, who recently announced he would not seek re-election. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:39:01 -0600 http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thebusinessfarmer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1615 LINCOLN - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will lead a $25 million project to reduce throughout the beef production chain the occurrence of E. coli strains that pose a major threat to public health. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:36:12 -0600