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Petroleum, not corn, is the chief cause of food inflation
Just 18 months ago, the price paid to farmers for corn in Bureau County, Ill., was only $1.88 per bushel. The ethanol mandate, which requires us to use a certain quantity of ethanol per year, is not a factor in driving ethanol production since production has been well above the mandate since its enactment by President Bush in August 2005. As a corn farmer, I'll be the first to tell you that corn-based ethanol is not the best answer, but it is the best answer we have right now. |
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A fiesta of flavor
Achieve authentic fiesta flavors by using crisp and crunchy Ortega taco shells made with whole kernel corn, topped with slow simmered Ortega Taco Sauce and authentic fire-roasted green chiles. Combine remaining 1/2 cup taco sauce with green chiles to use as dipping sauce. In mixing bowl, combine diced ham, cream cheese, lime zest, green onions and half of taco seasoning packet contained in soft taco kit. |
UNL research- Vitamin E can offset beef oxidation on grocery store shelves
Steaks from beef cattle fed a diet heavy in wet distillers grains may develop an off-color or off-flavor sooner in the grocery store, but the addition of vitamin E to cattle's feed appears to reduce the problem, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln research. "Distillers grain is a great feed for cattle," said UNL meat scientist Chris Calkins. However, UNL research found that wet distillers grains increase the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids--PUFAs--in beef. |
Soil moisture remains low across state
Winter wheat was 71 percent jointed and 9 percent headed this week with the crop rated in mostly poor to fair condition. Spring wheat was 56 percent planted, 25 percent emerged, and in mostly fair condition. The 2008 corn crop was 38 percent planted and 3 percent emerged last week. |
Snow hinders spring planting, livestock care
The U.S. Drought Monitor continues to rate 11.6 percent of South Dakota in severe drought conditions. Planting of small grain continues to accelerate with a 26 percentage point increase in barley, to 60 percent planted; a 26 percentage point increase in oats, to 73 percent planted; and a 25 percentage point increase in spring wheat, to 75 percent planted. Corn planted, this week estimated at 10 percent, remains well behind last year and the five-year average, at 24 percent and 32 percent, ... |
Flood of insects may spell problems for farmers, communities
Recent flooding along Arkansas rivers is likely to result in a flood of insects affecting major crops and people living in communities near flooded areas, say extension experts with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Meanwhile, major delays in planting crops caused by the flooding could set farmers up for big insect problems in late summer, said Dr. Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Many problem insects migrate into ... |
Field crop scout training offered in May
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension crop scout training course will provide crop scouts an opportunity to enhance their skills. Presenters include: Dale Flowerday, agronomist; Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension plant pathologist; Keith Jarvi, UNL Extension entomologist; Keith Glewen, UNL Extension educator; Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension weed science educator; and Amy Ziems, UNL Extension educator, plant pathology. The training is part of the UNL Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics ... |
Cool temps, wet fields limit fieldwork
Statewide topsoil moisture supplies as of May 2 were rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 32 percent surplus. Land prepared for soybean planting was 4 percent complete compared to 22 percent last year and 28 percent average. Spring wheat was 19 percent planted compared to 61 percent last year and 64 percent average. |
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