Coming Events
- September 21-27, National Farm Safety Week
- September 23, 25, 30, & 10/2, 7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m., Hunter Education Classes, 4-H Building, York; for information call Dan Barrett 402-366-4380
- September 25, 3:30 p.m. Heurmann Lecture “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraskaâ€, Innovation Campus, Lincoln, http://heuermannlectures.unl.edu
Cropping Update
We’ve had a week of drying weather and the soybeans have really begun to change color and we’re seeing lots of leaves drop. I’ve seen a few soybean fields that have been harvested, and I’m sure we’ll see many more the next few weeks. Seed corn harvest is also continuing and going better as the fields dry down some. The weather man is predicting rain for Tuesday and Wednesday so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
This is National Farm Safety Week, so think safety as we getting into the extremely busy harvest season. We all need to be extra careful on those county roads and intersections and around all the big equipment sharing the roads.
Hunter Education Classes Planned
Just a final reminder, Dan Barrett’s Hunter Safety Education Training begins today September 23! These classes are designed for youth 12 years old and above. To register, go to huntsafenebraska.org and click on the appropriate link. For more information, call Dan Barrett at 402-366-4380.
Farm Bill Information  Â
I currently don’t know a lot about the new Farm Bill, but will be attending training at the ARDC today on the use of computer models. UNL and the local Farm Service Agencies will be working together to set up informational meetings probably after harvest.
Randy Pryor, UNL Extension Educator in Saline County has always been active gathering information and has put together an excellent webpage with many farm bill resources. It’s located at: http://saline.unl.edu/salinecountyaglinks. Check it out along with UNL CropWatch as we continue to obtain timely information.
Heuermann Lecture
This year’s Heuermann Lecture begins this Thursday, September 25, at 3:30 p.m. when Donald Wilhite, professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources, leads a panel discussion on the issues surrounding our changing climate. “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska” is the title of the lecture which will be held at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center auditorium, 2021 Transformation Dr.
Associated economic, social and environmental risks, as well as the challenges Nebraskans will face will be the featured topics. Other panel members include Robert Oglesby, Clinton Rowe, and Deborah Bathke, all UNL faculty members in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Oglesby is a climatologist with a joint appointment in the School of Natural Resources. Rowe’s expertise is in climate modeling and paleoclimatology. Bathke is a climatologist.
This lecture will coincide with the release of a report on climate change compiled by these UNL faculty members. Copies of the report will be available at the lecture and on-line following the lecture. One of the goals of this report is to identify the key challenges associated with climate change for the state and potential actions to adapt to our changing climate.
The Heuermann Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures focus on providing and sustaining enough food, natural resources, and renewable energy for the world’s people, and on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. They are made possible by a gift from B. Keith and Norma Heuermann of Phillips, long-time university supporters with a strong commitment to Nebraska’s production agriculture, natural resources, rural areas, and people. At 3:00 p.m., a reception in the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center banquet hall precedes the lecture.
This lecture will be streamed live online at http://heuermannlectures.unl.edu. It will also be archived for later viewing. This should be an interesting lecture I’m interested in seeing the finds of the group. I hope you will also be able to see the report and lecture.
Yard and Garden
This past week, I received a Turf iNfo update that indicated that if you plan to seed cool season turf, you need to get it done! Our recommended time is August 15 to September 15. If you’re still planning to seed, it needs to be in the ground by October 1. If not, wait to dormant seed it. The earlier you get the seed in the ground, the better chance of success you’ll have. Check out the complete story at: http://turf.unl.edu/.
