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The Good Guys
Not everything that makes you jump is scary. When you are sitting in your living room relaxing on your couch and something small and black crawls above you on the ceiling, then drops to the floor and skitters away, what do you do? If you are my husband or sister, you...
Funny Looking Critters in Your Field
WHAT IS THAT???!!?!?! That thought has crossed my mind as I scout crops, when I accompany my son fishing, and as I walk outside along my favorite trail. I have received that question from producers after I’ve been in their fields. (And, frankly, insects have always...
Imposters
Have you ever seen something that was actually something else? Or, rather, have you ever thought you saw something, but it actually was something else? Not necessarily as extreme as the whole Baby-Ruth-in-the-swimming-pool drama (what movie was that anyway?), but in...
Chemical Resistance Part Three: WHAT TO DO?
In Chemical Resistance Part One we discussed how misusing chemicals can create “superbugs” by creating a chemical memory that critters pass to their next generation (what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger; nothing in science is 100%). In Chemical Resistance Part Two...
Chemical Resistance Part Two: WHY?
In Chemical Resistance Part One: HOW? we established that misuse of a chemical intended to fight off a disease can lead to chemically resistant “critters”, or superbugs. I use the word critter to describe any pest that can cause a need for pesticide: be it bacteria,...
My View of Nebraska’s Perfect Storm
As a native Nebraskan and inhabitant of Northeast Nebraska, where the “Flood of ‘19” and the “bomb cyclone” devastated many communities throughout the Midwest, I feel compelled to say something. Sitting in my office in Wisner, NE on Wednesday morning, March 13, 2019,...
Chemical Resistance Part One: HOW?
When you have a cough, the sniffles, a fever, or just plain feel awful for a long enough amount of time, chances are you’ll be headed to the doctor’s office. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to kill the “germs” causing your symptoms. Recently, there has been...
Layering Technology for Your Fields OR I have this cool looking yield map – Now What?
Many producers already use technology in their fields. Whether it is variable rate fertilizer based on grid soil samples, a yield monitor during harvest, or using different planting rates in your dryland corners than under your pivot, there are benefits to having a...
Are Smart Phones a Smart Idea?
I was packing my bag for another day, and the last thing I grabbed was my smart phone. I realized just how large it had grown when compared to my little flip phone I had years before, when texting was a new idea and having a camera that even took grainy pictures...
Soil v. Dirt
I didn’t begin my University education in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. I was pre-med. I loved biology. But as I looked down the long road of required coursework in order to earn my M.D. and...
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