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Modern biotechnology for innovation of agricultural development in the developing world : what role can Japan play?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified organism (GMO) technology is among a wide range of modern agricultural biotechnologies that is undergoing research and development (R and D) for developing countries in Japan, although GM crops have not been adopted in Japan...
Cover crop effects on corn plant water uptake and soil health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
pore distributional characteristics of the surface soil layer. The study was conducted at Bradford Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia and the Chariton County, Cover Crop Soil Health Research and Demonstration Farm (CCSH), Missouri in 2016...
Publications, University of Missouri Extension, 1979-04
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1979)
Field pennycress management in upstate Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
three days after application in 2017. No negative effects of harvest aid treatments on pennycress germination were found. Tillage and residue removal both increased field pennycress yield. Prescribed burning of wheat residue before planting or tillage...
Population change and fiscal stress in Missouri's third class counties
(University of Missouri Extension, 2019)
, stagnant or lower state aid, taxation constraints and increasing state mandated services (Aldag et al., 2017). An example of a state tax constraint is Missouri's Hancock Amendment, which limits both state and local governments' abilities to raise taxes...
Mechanical and thermal weed control in organic crops
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
. This research was conducted in central Missouri from 2016-2017 to compare cultivation, flame application, between-row mowing, and hot water spray for in-season weed control in organic corn and soybeans. Between-row mowing and hot water application were paired...
A social network analysis of the use of social media to promote agriculture to indonesian youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Farmer regeneration remains a big challenge for Indonesia to address food insecurity and promote sustainable agricultural development. With the issue of aging farmers, youth have the potential to become agents of change for the development...
The dicamba debate : a content analysis of the portrayal of dicamba herbicide in agricultural media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study performed a content analysis of agricultural print media coverage of dicamba herbicide. Issues from eight publications published over 33 months were included...
Changes in farms' environmental sustainability in Poland -- progress, or regress?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
In the year 2012, the European Commission adopted the strategic document underlining the need for bioeconomy development, which requires the implementation of sustainable agriculture. In view of the above, the need for defining the direction of farm...
Three essays on phosphorus runoff and water quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Water pollution caused by nutrients, and the resulting eutrophication, have increased over time. This water pollution is increasingly caused by non-point source pollution, both...
Growing Missouri’s aquaculture industry : trends and outlook
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2023)
This report summarizes aquaculture in Missouri, the U.S. and the world. It highlights aquaculture production and consumption, summarizes U.S. and global aquaculture industry trends and offers further detail about channel catfish and rainbow trout...
Todos Juntos : collaboration and unity in uncertain times : proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference, June 14-16, 2017, St. Louis, Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2018)
"The 16th Cambio de Colores Conference was held in 2017 with the theme "Todos Juntos: Collaboration and Unity in Uncertain Times". The 2017 conference bore witness to almost six months of uncertainty under a new administration whose initial policies...
From farm to fraternity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
In this study I present my examination of young men from rural backgrounds and family farms who joined agricultural-based fraternities in college and the experiences they have at a large Midwestern university. I utilized Terenzini and Reason's (2005...
Value chains for the Missouri industrial hemp industry : guide for entrepreneurs to understand the value chains and business opportunities in offering fiber, grain and cannbinoids
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2019)
"Industrial hemp acreage has expanded rapidly in the U.S and is expected to expand further. Exhibit A1 shares the number of licensed industrial hemp acres in leading states from 2017 to 2019. Note, not all licensed acreage is planted...
Northern bobwhite brood ecology and population dynamics in southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) have experienced widespread, long-term population declines. Bobwhite populations in Missouri have declined 2.7% annually between 1966 and 2015, and 3.5% annually between 2005 and 2015, for a cumulative loss...
Horticultural crop response to synthetic auxins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Rising adoption of dicamba-tolerant soybeans increases the potential exposure of grapes to dicamba, where off-target injury may occur via particle or vapor drift. In 2017...
Maternity roost selection of Indiana bats (myotis sodalis) and occupancy of two threatened myotine bat species on national wildlife refuges in northern Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
. septentrionalis. To identify drivers of maternity roost selection of M. sodalis in Northern Missouri, we used mist nets to capture pregnant and lactating females during the summers of 2017 and 2018 and applied radio transmitters to individuals with sufficient body...
Third class county popular change and budget fiscal ratios
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2020)
"During the past recession (2008-2009) and in its aftermath, local governments struggled to manage budgets as revenues fell. Experienced officials had managed through a past economic cycle and, as a result, many local ...
Efficacy of organic herbicides in agronomic crops and improvement of soil biota with organic production practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] CHAPTER I. Literature Review. CHAPTER II. Impact of Organic Herbicides in Corn (Zea mays). Abstract: Tillage is a weed control method in organic corn production...
Digital agriculture' implications for small farmers : evidence from Colombia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Digital agriculture proposes to revolutionize the processes of production, marketing, and consumption within food systems through the use of tools that collect, store, analyze, and share information digitally. While its proponents emphasize...