Happy Day!FFA is a key organization for educating young people about agriculture.  You have been given the opportunity to double your donation for half the money!  You give $50 and Central Valley Ag, Land O Lakes and Monsanto will match that $50 so YOU are essentially giving $100.It is important to our local communities to help bring these individuals back to this area and FFA is a leading organization in this process.Stop in your nearest CVA before March 20th with a donation amount yo... (more)

Gov Heineman, others, traveling the state for National Ag Week March 15Please join the Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska State Dairy Association, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association, Nebraska Poultry Industries, Nebraska Soybean Association, and the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association in celebrating National Agriculture Week by welcoming Governor Dave Heineman,  Senator Tom Carlson, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and Greg I... (more)

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If you are thinking about Great Nebraska Tractor Ride, better send in your registration right away!  Only 25 positions left.  Get your room reservations made with the hotels also!

Judy

March Grain Storage: Since You Can't Keep it Cold, Get it DryTom Dorn, UNL Extension Educator in Lancaster CountyMarch is upon us. Soon average air temperatures will climb into the 40s and 50s and grain held in the bin above safe storage moisture content (15% for corn) will be in danger of spoiling.  Start watching now for the first symptoms of heating in the grain. These will likely appear next to the bin wall, especially on the sunny side of the bin where it will be warmer, or at the top ... (more)

Ethanol Blend News Capitol Hill MixedAn EPA decision on whether to raise the E10 blend level to E15 should not be expected before the end of the summer. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the DOE is scheduled to finish testing on how the fuel will affect automobile engines by April or May, and that EPA will base its blend level decision on those results. "We expect that once we get that additional data and make it publicly available, EPA will be in... (more)

Gov's Ag Conference wraps up todayThe future looks bright for agriculture at the 2010 Governor's Ag Conference in Kearney.  With one in three jobs dependent on agriculture or agribusiness, Governor Dave Heineman is very optimistic on about the future of the industry.  After meeting with individual farmers and ranchers, Heineman is hearing there is good opportunities moving forward.... (click on link below to hear audio)Heineman1  :26  Q. in this state.With a strong trans... (more)

Warmer Weekend Temperatures and Possible Rains Could Lead to Major RunoffAl Dutcher, Extension State ClimatologistEastern Nebraska is likely to see a major warm-up this weekend that could lead to significant runoff and increased ice action on local tributaries, according to several weather models released this week.Current models indicate that a surface low will be over the Nebraska Panhandle this Friday morning and likely move into northwestern Minnesota by Saturday evening. If this occurs, tem... (more)

First USDA - DOJ antitrust workshop is March 12thUSDA and Department of Justice will be hosting the first joint agriculture and anti-trust workshops in 2010.  A series of hearings across the country this spring and summer to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry.  University of Nebraska Extension Policy Specialist Brad Lubben says the hearings will focus on the structure of agriculture and the ag marketplace.Lubben1    :22  Q.  i... (more)

 Happy Day!Oh those cute little pictures of cats and dogs just tear at your heart strings.  They tear at everyone's heart strings and send in $20 a month to help the Humane Society.  Unfortunately, people think the people running that commercial gives money to their local animal shelter, but in reality HSUS only gives less than 1% to local animal shelters. Last week my little girl was watching that commercial and when they showed the cow, I asked her, does dad treat the cows ... (more)

How to track your daily marketing activity Posted by Becky McCray Monday, March 1, 2010 #fullpost{display:none;} When it's just you in the business, or you're the boss, no one makes you keep hammering away at what needs to be done except you. Marketing may be the most important activity in your business, but it's also hard to be consistent, with everything else you have to do. Here is one system you can use to keep yourself on track with marketing activity. Start with your revenue go... (more)