Nebraska Farm Scenes

A Geospatial Approach for Prioritizing Wind Farm Development in Northeast Nebraska, USA

Being cleaner and climate friendly, wind energy has been increasingly utilized to meet the ever-growing global energy demands. In the State of Nebraska, USA, a wide gap exists between wind resource and actual energy production, and it is imperative to expand the wind energy development. Because of the formidable costs associated with wind energy development, the locations for new wind turbines ...

Stakeholders’ Interest in and Challenges to Implementing Farm-to-School Programs, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2010–2011

INTRODUCTION Schools are uniquely positioned to influence the dietary habits of children, and farm-to-school programs can increase fruit and vegetable consumption among school-aged children. We assessed the feasibility of, interest in, and barriers to implementing farm-to-school activities in 7 school districts in Douglas County, Nebraska. METHODS We used a preassessment and postassessment su...

1997 Nebraska Swine Report

Cover Art Caption: Odor emission from swine facilities is a major issue for the pork industry. Here, air samples are taken to determine the impact of reducing dietary crude protein concentration through the use of crystalline amino acids on odor emission into building air. The effects of type of housing (stalls versus pens) and method of heat detection (fence-line boar exposure conducted in-pla...

2000 Nebraska Swine Report

2000 Nebraska Swine Report