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Perceptions of secondary agriculture teachers and 4-H youth development extension personnel regarding cooperative behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
and types of cooperation that occur between secondary agriculture teachers and 4-H youth development personnel in Missouri. Secondary agriculture teachers and 4-H youth development personnel acknowledge cooperation is important for secondary agricultural...
Career development events as a predictor of fall-to-fall retention of first-year college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examined whether participation and performance in agricultural education CDEs in high school can predict retention of first-year, first-time, full-time college students enrolled in agricultural sciences at a regional, Midwest, public university...
Response of natural and artificial pin oak reproduction to mid- and understory removal in a bottomland hardwood forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
bottomland forest sites in southeastern Missouri. The mid- and understory removal treatment increased the amount of photosynthetically active radiation reaching the understory from 3 percent of full sunlight to 16 percent of full sunlight. This increase...
Structure and organization comparisons of U.S. large volume swine producers : a national survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
to be positively associated with size, such as: the proportion of incorporated farms, the proportion of specialized pig production or pig finishing units, the degree of confinement of facilities, the proportion of hogs marketed direct to the packing plant...
Age as a factor in animal breeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
comprehensive nor far-reaching. Director F.B. Mumford of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Missouri first conceived the idea of conducting an experiment for the determination of the proper age of animals for breeding. Unfortunately...
The development and evaluation of a method of estimating Missouri country farm income from secondary data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1962)
farm income estimates were indicated above. The specific objectives of this study were twofold: 1. To derive estimates of county income from farming for the years 1949 and 1959 for one county in each of the nine crop reporting districts and the state. 2...
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
economy, the land was taken as the basic resource in the area. The Soil Conservation Service and the University of Missouri had previously classified the soils of the state of Missouri according to their capabilities with respect to various agricultural...
Roadway effects on the hydrologic regime of temporary wetlands in the Missouri River floodplain in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
on the hydrologic regime of temporary wetland basins within the agricultural landscape of the Missouri River floodplain from Hartsburg to Independence, Missouri. This study is part of a larger existing research project designed by the Missouri Department...
An analysis of livestock marketing patterns in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1960)
"Missouri is fortunate in its strategic location near the heart of the grain belt east of the Great plains cattle producing areas and on the western fringe of concentrated centers of population. A combination of favorable factors have contributed...
A study of the absorption and loss of soil moisture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
Text from page 3: "The object in carrying out the investigation here reported has been to determine certain facts which would help to formulate the correct idea of moisture movements. The investigation not only includes a laboratory study of certain...
The relation of the size of seed to the character of plant produced
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text taken from pages 1 and 2 of this thesis: During the past fifty years a number of investigators have reported results on the relative value of heavy and light or large and small seed grain. Each investigator has devised a some what different...
Multiscale Study of the Interactions between Climate, Land Use, and Agricultural Productivity in Western Sahel: A Case Study of Chad
(2014-09-30)
coordinates of that area are: North 14.403, West 10.815, East 24.219, and South 7.328. Agricultural productivity country summary data for Chad was obtained from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Other data sets, including...
Physical and sensory analysis of soy-based ice cream formulated with high oleic low linolenic soybean oil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Due to increased health awareness of dietary fats, consumers are demanding products with healthier oils. A diet high in oleic acid, a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, has been linked to a reduced risk of coronary heart ...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
of cattle feeding are a relatively minor part of the total capital invested in agriculture. However, new forms of cattle feeding financing makes the investment increasingly attractive to nonagricultural investors. Large size cattle feeding firms, formed...
Flood potential of Poyang Lake, China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Poyang Lake, located in Jiangxi Province, China, is a large freshwater lake ([about]4000 km[superscript 2]) connected to the Yangtze River. Flooding hazards in Poyang Lake...
The family farm in the post-World War II era : industrialization, the cold war and political symbol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation examines the particular path of technological change after World War II, how farm people adjusted to that change in their work and identity, as well as the policy implications of the numerous ramifications ...
Federal crop insurance -- a case study in Audrain County, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
of the United States. While reasonable growth has developed in recent years and early losses have been recovered, participation in many areas has not been sufficiently heavy to make the program effective. This type of situation is present in Missouri agriculture...
Personality type as a predictor of interaction between student teachers and cooperating teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
-2004 school year, from the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, participated in the study.The study was descriptive-correlational, quantitative research. To measure personality type, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator...
Competing agri-environmental paradigms and technology transfer : negotiating the nature of agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Agroforestry is promoted as an ecologically beneficial and economically viable alternative to the high-input, capital-intensive, commodity-oriented agricultural model...
Silage investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
questions that do not seem to be fully and satisfactorily answered. A series of experiments were carried on by the Dairy Department of the Missouri Agricultural College during the winters of 1913-1914 and 1914-1915. The work for 1913-1914 was carried on by D...