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Archived Program Overview - June 16, 2007
 
Market Journal (program no. 246) (Entire program: 30:00)
Wheat harvest is near. Bob Klein, UNL extension cropping systems specialist explains the importance of leaving as much stubble standing as possible. Leaving two or three small, lower heads per square foot equals about 1 bushel per acre.

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      Ag News This Week (Length: 1:58)
--Japanese officials announced they will stop 100% inspections of U.S. beef imports and instead begin inspecting samples of U.S. beef shipments on a random basis only. Malaysia has decided to accept U.S. bone-in beef imports from cattle of all ages, in accordance with the World Organization for Animal Health or OIE guidelines.
--A Kearney-based ag development company explains its plans for a 10 million gallon biodiesel facility near Arapahoe in the June issue of the Nebraska Farmer. The proposed Republican Valley Biofuels plant will use oilseed production from about 100,000 acres of sunflowers, soybeans and canola.
--Ethanol can be more than a fuel. Researchers in Japan are using it as part of a human health study and injecting it into the skin to kill cancerous bone tumors.

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      Feedlot producers are told to have corn in the bin (Length: 5:03)
Seward feedlot owner Mike Briggs recommends not selling cattle right now. He predicts corn prices to increase and the supply fall. Briggs advises producers to put corn in their bins.

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      All Nebraska counties have access to disaster payments (Length: 3:35)
Brad Lubben, UNL extension public policy specialist, says the disaster program has both a crop and livestock component. Disaster payments for crops include acres planted in 05, 06, and crops planted before February 28, 2007. All counties in Nebraska are eligible for some part of the livestock component for feed costs and/or indemnity for livestock death.

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      Cut the wheat stubble high (Length: 8:33)
Bob Klein, UNL extension cropping systems specialist, says the key to a good crop next year following wheat is to leave tall stubble at harvest. Good stubble adds to the soil organic matter, increases soil temperature, controls soil erosion and conserves moisture. Klein also recommends using a stripper header. When planting wheat consider trying several different seed varieties.

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      Clean the grain bins now (Length: 1:56)
Clean grain bins is the beginning of storing and keeping quality crops. Tom Dorn, UNL extension educator, explains what needs to be cleaned and repaired for the crop goes in.

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      Well what can be said about the weather (Length: 2:55)
Not much different than the past few weeks says Al Dutcher, UNL extension state climatologist. There will be days of rain and days without rain. Eastern part of the state can expect below normal temperatures over the next couple of weeks.

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      Journal Entries/Program Wrap (Length: 1:32)
Market Journal host Cheryl Griffith summarizes the main points made during this edition of the program.

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