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Learn to identify key plant species of the Nebraska Sandhills. View the plants' characteristics and pictures, test your knowledge, and see how you did with the answer key. Hay Probes Available! Hay probes and sample bags from Ward Laboratory are available for check-out. Call the CSA Extension Office at 1.800.657.2113 or 308.645.2267 to check-out the equipment. Hay probes are available at Brewster, Thedford, Mullen, and Stapleton. Testing your hay will allow you to balance your beef ration of nutrients, energy, and minerals. Sampling Feeds for Analysis NebGuide (PDF, 2 pg, 655 KB). Plan on Grasshoppers Again They'lllll beeee baaccccck! Large areas of rangeland in the western half of Nebraska are at high risk Rangeland Carbon Credits...Getting Started (PDF, 8 pg, 360 KB) Carbon credits are an agreement between you and aggregates that you will have a certain amount of "green" or grass that will sequester carbon. Carbon credits are available for rangeland, no-till (includes alfalfa), seeded area, and tree plantings. Carbon credits are voluntary, but a legal, binding document. Carbon credits are a live market, so the price fluctuates. You need 3 documents to get started: 1) Ranch narrative (PDF, 4 pg, 103 KB), 2) Number of acres, and 3) Grazing Records. Companies buying carbon credits include: SunOne Solutions (402.817.4317), AgraGate (1.866.633.6758), National Farmers Union (1.800.347.1961), and Dogwood (1.88.829.0084). Other companies may be selling rangeland carbon credits, but these are the companies we know of for central Nebraska. Need help getting started on your grassland carbon credit application? Call the CSA Extension Office for one-on-one assistance.
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for serious grasshopper infestations this summer. Ranchers in these high risk areas should be prepared to monitor the build-up of grasshopper densities during the hatching and early development periods from mid-May through June, said Bob Wright, entomologist in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The high risk category is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
