July 03, 2002
July 11 ''Market Journal'' Focuses on Drought
LINCOLN, Neb. — "Market Journal" July 11 will feature an in-depth look at Nebraska's current crop and water situation.
The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension program will air via satellite at county extension offices from 8-9 p.m. Central Time (7-8 p.m. Mountain Time).
Extension experts on the program will offer management advice that ag producers can use to minimize the effects of drought on their operations.
The program will include a live, phone-in question-and-answer session. Viewer questions will drive the discussion.
Guests scheduled to appear on the July 11 edition of "Market Journal" include Drew Lyon, dryland crops specialist, and Dean Yonts, irrigation engineer, both of NU's Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff; and Jose Payero, water resources engineer, and Robert Klein, cropping system specialist, both of NU's West Central Research and Extension Center.
Also on the July 11 edition of "Market Journal," Roy Smith, Plattsmouth area producer, will assess corn and soybean market conditions, and Al Dutcher, state climatologist, will review the most recent Drought Monitor and offer an ag weather forecast for the coming days and weeks.
"Market Journal" will be broadcast via satellite (NEBSAT 106). The program can be viewed at county extension offices across Nebraska. Contact your local county extension educator for program availability in your area. In Lincoln, "Market Journal" also can be seen on Time-Warner Cable channel 21.
Viewers who want to offer comments or ask questions can call 1-800-755-7765.
The July 11 edition of "Market Journal" will be re-broadcast at 9 a.m. July 12 on the same satellite coordinates.
All programs are archived for later viewing online at "Market Journal".
"Market Journal" is presented by NU Cooperative Extension and the Department of Agricultural Economics.
07/03/02-DM
James K. Randall
Communications & Information Technology
Professor
(402) 472-3035
Dan Moser IANR News & Photography Coordinator (402) 472-3007
Department: Agricultural Economics
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