Annualized cost of an irrigation system

Presented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 5-6, 2001 at the Holiday Inn in Kearney, Nebraska

Electronic transport through a quantum dot network

The conductance through a finite quantum dot network is studied as a function of inter-dot coupling. As the coupling is reduced, the system undergoes a transition from the antidot regime to the tight binding limit, where Coulomb resonances with on average increasing charging energies are observed. Percolation models are used to describe the conduction in the open and closed regime and contributions from different blockaded regions can be identified. A strong negative average magnetoresistance in the Coulomb blockade regime is in good quantitative agreement with theoretical predictions for magnetotunneling between individual quantum dots.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure

CC424 Achieving Success with a Business Plan : Case Study to Prepare a Grain Farm Business Plan

Campaign Circular 424 presents a case study to prepare a grain farm business plan

Corn Disease Update

The growing conditions during 2013 contributed to several disease problems in corn. Cold and wet conditions early led to development of seedling diseases. The hail-damaged corn in many areas of the state during the season led to ear rot diseases that were exacerbated by cooler conditions and increased grain moisture. Diseases have been a problem throughout the season and could extend beyond harvest into storage of some corn

Drought-stressed Corn

This NebFact details how to identify drought stress in corn, its effect on potential yield and how to maximize economic return from drought-damaged corn

Grain Storage Management to Minimize Mold and Mycotoxins

As most dryland corn producers are aware, the dry and hot growing season in 2012 resulted in reduced corn yields with moderately lower test weights. Along with the reduced test weights are concerns about potential mycotoxin contamination in the drought-stressed grain. The only way to know for sure if there are mycotoxins in your grain and which specific mycotoxins are present is to collect representative grain samples and have them tested by a certified laboratory. Many species of fungi can cause ear rot diseases and molding of grain. Most of these fungi become associated with the grain in the field but may continue to grow and reproduce if grain is stored under favorable conditions of moisture and temperature in the bin. Harvested corn is NOT necessarily safer in the bin than in the field with regard to maintaining grain quality. If there was a problem with ear rot diseases in the corn in the field, there will likely be grain mold problems in the bin. Even under the best storage conditions, grain mold fungi are likely to continue to grow in the bin, where some can also produce mycotoxins. Under these conditions, it is important to cool and dry harvested corn as quickly as possible – preferably within 48 hours of harvest. It is NOT recommended to store infected grain, particularly for extended periods of time. In addition, grain that is damaged during or after harvest, such as during handling or storage by insects or other mechanical means, is much more prone to fungal infection by grain molds. Ear rot diseases and grain molds can lead to substantial reductions in grain quality that can ultimately cost producers who may be penalized at elevators or by loss of feed quality

"Die Arbeit geht uns nicht aus"

Der technische Fortschritt vernichtet Arbeitsplätze und schafft neue. Über die Entwicklung der Arbeitswelt sprachen Roger Nickl und Thomas Gull mit der Historikerin Brigitta Bernet und dem Ökonomen David Dorn

A Flexible Approach Towards Self-Adapting Process Recommendations

A company's ability to flexibly adapt to changing business requirements is one key factor to remain competitive. The required flexibility in people driven processes is usually achieved through ad-hoc workflows which are naturally highly unstructured. Effective guidance in ad-hoc workflows therefore requires a simultaneous consideration of multiple goals: support of individual work habits, classification of unstructured messages, exploration of crowd process knowledge, and automatic adaptation to changes. This paper presents a flexible approach towards the mapping of unstructured messages onto processes as well as patterns for self-adjusting and context-sensitive process recommendations based on the analysis of user behavior, crowd processes, and continuous application of process detection. Specifically, we classify users as eagles (i.e., specialists) or flock. The approach is evaluated in the context of the European research project Commius

CC02-424 Achieving Success With a Business Plan: Case Study to Prepare a Grain Farm Business Plan

This publication is a case study on how to prepare a grain farm business plan. It covers the history and overview of the farming operation; the layout, mission statement and goals; strategic outlook; production situation and summary; financial situation and summary; marketing situation and plan; current personnel situation; job description, salary and benefits; labor and training goals; and personnel summary

CC02-424 Achieving Success With a Business Plan: Case Study to Prepare a Grain Farm Business Plan

This publication is a case study on how to prepare a grain farm business plan. It covers the history and overview of the farming operation; the layout, mission statement and goals; strategic outlook; production situation and summary; financial situation and summary; marketing situation and plan; current personnel situation; job description, salary and benefits; labor and training goals; and personnel summary