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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
Black walnuts (Juglans nigra L.) are valued for their uniquely fruity flavor and are often used as an ingredient in baked goods and ice cream or are eaten as a snack food. Although black walnuts can be harvested from wild ...
Soybean pest management: dectes stem borer (2005)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2005)
The soybean or Dectes stem borer, Dectes texanus texanus LeConte, is a small, gray, long-horned beetle that attacks soybean and wild host plants. This is an occasional soybean pest in Missouri, and crop damage caused by ...
Home curing bacon for a mild flavor (2006)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2006)
Most people eat bacon because they like it, not for its nutritional value. Country-cured bacon is usually more salty and less desirable than commercially prepared bacon. This guide will outline procedures for curing bacon ...
Improving Missouri's Bottom Line: The Significant Economic Impact of Early Childhood Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2009)
The challenge to fund Missouri's state budget, with escalating costs and dwindling revenue, is daunting. Across party lines, the question is: how can Missouri improve the state's economic climate? The surprising answer is ...
Why a Missouri QRS
(University of Missouri-Columbia Center for Family Policy and Research, 2009-01)
Proponents of a Quality Rating System claim that it will help Missouri target limited resources and monitor the outcomes of early childhood and after-school program investments. Are the claims really valid?
Why Not a Missouri QRS
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2009-01)
Opponents of a Quality Rating System have raised concerns about rating early childhood and after-school programs.
Boron and sulfur fertilization on rice (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
This publication contains information about, and recommendations for, boron and sulfur fertilization on rice.
Sorghum midge in Missouri (2000)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2000)
The sorghum midge, Contarinia sorghicola (Coquillett), is an important pest of many sorghum species, including grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. Both grain sorghum and johnsongrass, S. halepense (L.) Pers., are its primary ...
Rice blast control (2009)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2009)
Blast, also called rotten neck, is one of the most destructive diseases of Missouri rice. Losses due to this disease have been on the increase since 2000. Blast does not develop every year but is very destructive when it occurs.
Soybean pest management: stink bugs (2000)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2000)
In Missouri, the green stink bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say), and brown stink bugs, Euschistus spp., commonly infest soybean fields. Throughout North America, the green stink bug is tied for second among all insect species ...
Protecting cotton seedlings from blowing sand with winter cover crops (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
Windy days in late May can be a serious problem for Delta cotton farmers in southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas. Young cotton plants are most vulnerable to injury from blowing sand at this time. This publication will ...
Seedcorn maggot (2002)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2002)
The seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen), is an occasional pest of agronomic crops in Missouri. This insect is widely distributed throughout the temperature zones of the world. It was not discovered in the United States ...
Sulfur and boron fertilization on cotton (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
This publication contains information about sulfur and boron fertilization on cotton.
Basics of bird flu: avian influenza
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious respiratory disease that affects a variety of birds. The various strains of virus that cause bird flu are generally categorized as high or low pathogenicity according to their ...
Prevention and control of damage from wind erosion in cotton (2001)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2001)
Wind erosion and the damage it causes can affect cotton producers through reduced yields due to crop injury, the cost of replanting and the gradual loss of soil productivity. This publication will give guidance in the ...
Cotton seedling diseases : answers to frequently asked questions (2009)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2009)
This article, in question and answer format, offers advice on common diseases of cotton seedlings.
Missouri's ultimate feed alternative : ammoniated tall fescue (2009)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2009)
To stretch short feed supplies, livestock producers could ammoniate low-quality tall fescue hay. Ammoniated hay is hay placed under a tarp and treated with a maximum of 60 pounds of anhydrous ammonia per ton of hay. After ...
Flood effects on grain crops (2009)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2009)
The primary damage to plants (other than lodging) from flooding or ponding is oxygen deprivation. The oxygen content of water is much lower than air — even air within the soil. Water in soil (water-logging) or above the ...
Hurry up and wait : replanting decisions for pastures during drought (2009)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2009)
Drought typically causes Missouri cattlemen to be concerned about their pastures. These concerns can turn to thoughts of replanting, but such plans may be premature.
Taxation of crop insurance and disaster payments (2009)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2009)
Weather variability is one of the largest sources of risk in agricultural production. Congress has recognized the impact of weather variability on crop production and the resulting variability to farm income by implementing ...