Marketing Calves with Blemishes
Calves with blemishes are usually cut off when taken to a sale barn and sold for a reduced price. Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Educator Randy Saner talks about how you can still make a profit from calves that might not look like all the others.
Yellow Jackets
Yellow jackets are beneficial insect predators but can be become aggressive this time of year as they begin to nest for the winter. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green talks about how to avoid being stung at your next outdoor cookout.
Harvest Season Safety
Fatigue, stress, heavy equipment and unpredictable conditions all contribute to the risks faced by farmers and rural residents alike during harvest season. Nebraska Extension Educator Amy Timmerman offers a few commonsense tips to get the crop in while being safe.
Winter Storage of Landscape Pesticides
Homeowners that have leftover landscape pesticides and herbicides from this season need to safely store them over the winter. University of Nebraska – Lincoln Turfgrass Research Manager Matt Sousek talks about the safe storage of chemicals.
Determining Fair Rent for Farm Buildings
Establishing a fair rent for farm buildings and storage facilities involves multiple factors, but what’s a fair rate? Nebraska Extension Farm and Ranch Management Analyst Glennis McClure offers some tips to benefit both the owner and the renter.