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LINCOLN, Neb. — Overseas markets provide major revenue for Nebraska’s agricultural sector — about 30% of the state’s annual ag receipts. In 2020, those export sales included $2.3 billion of Nebraska soybeans, $1.2 billion of…
By Kristia Postema Capital News Service Disease and a newly identified fungus have been killing Michigan’s blue spruce population for roughly a decade, and the dangers show no signs of slowing. Symptoms of the fungus known as diaporthe include branch die-back that moves up the tree and sometimes kills it, said Jill O’Donnell, a Michigan State University Extension senior agriculture and agribusiness educator, said. Diaporthe was first identified in blue spruce during studies done from 2011 to 2018. The findings were published this year. “The problems tend to be in older trees, but we did...
Gypsy moth populations are high: What conifer growers need to know April 16, 2021 There were extremely high populations of gypsy moth during 2020 and we anticipate elevated populations this year. Scout and treat spruce, fir and Douglas fir for gypsy moths. Photo 1. Gypsy moth aerial survey performed during 2020 showed up to one million acres were defoliated in 2020. Photo from Michigan Forest Health Highlights 2020 Report. Gypsy moth populations are expected to be very high again this year. According to the Department of Natural Resource’s report, “Michigan Forest Health Highlights 2020,...
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance is paving the way to provide real-world experience, networking and career exploration for a new generation of international trade professionals. Husker students from four colleges and 13 majors joined the new Yeutter Student Fellows program in a pilot cohort last fall. The cohort [...]