Duane A. Lienemann, UNL Extension Educator, Webster County
October 26, 2012 Edition
Completion of harvest usually signals the start of Fall/Winter UNL Extension programming and we are almost there considering both. I try to keep up with workshops, clinics and seminars that are of value to farmers, ranchers, agri-businessmen and to anyone interested in agriculture. There are some outstanding events coming up and I think it in order to give you a head’s up on some of the upcoming programs and a description of what you can learn.
2012 Ag at the Crossroads Conference November 1: This annual conference sponsored by the Nebraska Ag Relations Council focuses on Nebraska Ag Economy, Land Values and Use, New Crop Frontiers, Crop markets and Use and how farms and Ag businesses respond to the opportunities and uncertainties of “The New Normal”. The conference will be held on November 1 at the Lancaster Event Center located at 4100 N 84th St. in Lincoln. The registration fee includes a luncheon, break and conference materials. There is a registration fee with the reservation deadline on October 29, 2012.You can call 402-472-1742 or Toll Free to 800-535-3456. A flyer can also be found at www.webster.unl.edu
Registration at the conference will begin at 8:30 am with the conference to start at 9:00 am. Topics and speakers include: Ag Economy and Lending, Farm Credit Services of America; The Next Generation of Ag Leadership, Lee Veermeer, Farmer’s National Company; The Impact of Future Crop Innovations, Tom Hoegemeyer, UNL Agronomy Department and Hoegemeyer Hybrids; The Future of UNL Extension, Chuck Hibberd, Dean and Director of UNL Extension; Nebraska Farm Incomes: Past and Future, Tina Barrett, Nebraska Farm Business Association; U.S. Economic Policies, Distillers’ Grain Exports and the Price of Corn –Will There Be A Second New Normal, Dennis Conley, UNL Ag Economics; Farm and Business Perspective, Michael Goossen, Beatrice Crop Farmer and Co-owner of Prairie Land Dairy and Mark Eisler, Gooch ADM Mills, Lincoln, NE. There will also be an introduction of LEAD fellows.
Landlord/Tenant Workshop in Blue Hill November 13: Developing farm cash leases that meet the needs of both landlord and tenant, while maintaining a positive relationship, is the goal of these workshops. Both tenants and the landlord are encouraged to attend! A team of UNL Extension Educators will be on hand to discuss these topics and provide common sense tips during the presentation. Managing the 2012 drought and implications for 2013 will also be discussed.
Allan Vyhnalek, session presenter and UNL Extension Educator for Platte County, points out that “Putting together the right lease isn’t about what is being discussed at the coffee shop, or what a university survey of cash lease rates says; it is about what fits both the landlord and tenant for their circumstance and situation. Attending this presentation will provide a set of ideas to work from as those specifics are discussed.” Topics include: Expectations from the lease, including goal setting for the rental property; Lease communication, determining appropriate information sharing for both the tenant and landlord; Tips for farm leases that include relatives; Alternative cash lease arrangements, flexible provision considerations for your situation; How the 2012 drought affects leases, irrigation systems, grain bin rental, and other topics related to leases will be discussed as time allows. I know there is a lot of interest in these topics and encourage everyone to attend!
This free workshop is sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board and the North Central Risk Management Agency in collaboration with the Farmers & Ranchers College. A meal and handouts are included and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. This program will be on November 13, 2012 at the Blue Hill Community Center from 5:30-9:00 p.m. with registration starting at 5:00 a.m. Please RSVP by November 9th. To register, please contact our office at (402) 746-3417 or via email at dlienemann2@unl.edu or ckumke2@unl.edu A flyer is available at www.webster.unl.edu .
National FFA Convention: As I write this column, hundreds of South Central Nebraska FFA youth have joining around 60,000 other people at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. I attended it as an FFA member and then for 30 years as an FFA Advisor. I always enjoyed going and especially getting to expose young people to the great speakers and opportunities for leadership afforded by the conference. It brought back a lot of memories watching it on RFD-TV. This convention marked the 85th anniversary of the FFA.
Whenever I go to a football game or for that matter almost any other sports events, or watch them on television I look for the team mascot and their antics. For the Huskers you find Lil Red and Herbie Husker. Can you believe that now the National FFA has a mascot? The seven foot tall, feathered great horned owl named “Flyte” made his first appearance at the National FFA Convention. Flyte will help spread the message that today’s FFA helps develop knowledge and skills that students need as they prepare for careers in science, business, marketing, food production or any of the more than 300 agriculture-related fields that exist today. It’s taken the National FFA 85 years to finally have a mascot, but already Flyte has his own web site https://www.ffa.org/Flyte/ and he’s on Twitter @FlyteTheOwl. From what I hear he is a real “hoot’!
Of course I know the significance of the owl as I was stationed by the owl for 30 years as an FFA advisor and was proud to say: “The owl is a time-honored emblem of knowledge and wisdom. Being older than the rest of you, I am asked to advise you from time to time, as the need arises. I hope that my advice will always be based on true knowledge and ripened with wisdom.” I extend my congratulations to the FFA and applaud our local youth who attended. Go Blue & Gold!
The preceding information comes from the research and personal observations of the writer which may or may not reflect the views of UNL or UNL Extension. For more further information on these or other topics contact D. A. Lienemann, UNL Extension Educator for Webster County in Red Cloud, (402) 746-3417 or email to: dlienemann2@unl.edu or go to the website at: http://www.webster.unl.edu/home
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