January 12, 2024 | Market Journal
Finance
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28m
FSA Updates: a quick heads up for livestock producers. if you were impacted by drought or fire in 2023, now is the time to connect with your local county FSA office to discuss financial assistance. you won't want to delay, as the deadline is coming up at the end of this month.
Extension Events: As we all know, winter months can be a good time to plan for spring and the upcoming growing season. Nebraska extension has your back on that front.
Right now, they've got a big lineup of workshops spread across the state, tailor-made for crop and livestock producers. These workshops are more than just events – they're opportunities to get a leg up on the game.
Markets: From cattle to hogs, UNL Livestock Economist Elliott Dennis Joins us to discuss the latest happenings in the livestock markets
Weather: With the high likelihood of what meteorologists around the country are calling a polar vortex, we check in with market journal chief meteorologist Eric Hunt to see how long these frigid temperatures might last.
Crop Talk: Winter is a good time to gameplan for the upcoming growing season. White mold has been an increasing threat to soybean producers around the state in recent years. UNL plant pathologist Dylan Mangel stopped by our studio to discuss some options for getting ahead of this problematic pathogen before you get your seed in the ground this spring.
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