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Ag Connection is published monthly for Central Missouri Region producers and is supported by University of Missouri Extension, the Commercial Agriculture program, the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station and the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, UM-Columbia. Editorial board: Joni Ross Harper, Managing Editor; Mary Sobba, Parman Green, Gene Schmitz, Mark Stewart, Wendy Flatt, Jim Jarman, Todd Lorenz, Wayne Crook, James Quinn and Kent Shannon.

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Please send your comments and suggestions to Joni Ross Harper, Agronomy Specialist, University of Missouri Extension, 100 E Newton St., 4th Floor, Versailles, MO 65084, call 573/378-5358 or send messages by e-mail to: rossjo@missouri.edu.

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Agriculture page for MU Extension in Central Missouri - Includes upcoming events, other Newsletters, results from our research, and links to other ag related sites

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December 2010: New Estimates Change Recommended Planting Dates, Seeding Rates for Corn; Top Home Garden Fruit Choices for Missouri; World Reserves of Rock Phosphate are Adequate for the Long-Term
Avoiding Trouble when Heating with Wood: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

November 2010: Crop Insurance Changes; Fall Fertilization; Fall Chores
Taxation Tidbit: Tips for Mowing Leaves
Beef AI Portable Barns for Rent: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

October 2010: Incentives Offered to Reduce Farm Energy Costs; Producing Cattle that Grade Choice; Apply Manure in the Fall to Vegetable Gardens to Reduce Risk of Microbial; Contamination
Taxation Tidbit: Keep Beneficiaries Current and Documents Coordinated: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

September 2010: Don't Forget to Put Your Lawn to Bed for the Winter; Japanese Beetles a Crop Pest?; Taxation Tidbit: Tax Gap - Unwinding an Early Social Security Retirement Election
Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Program: Information for
Farmers: Upcoming Field Days; Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF

August 2010: More Winter Feeding Considerations - Hay Testing; What Tomato is the Tastiest? Two MU Activities to Take Aim at the Question; Taxation Tidbit: Tax Gap - New Form 1099 Provision
Animal Composting or Natural Rendering: Don't apply herbicides to control crabgrass this late in the year; Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF


July 2010: Heat Stress Indicators in Beef Cattle; Taxation Tidbits: Asset Transfers to Your Spouse; Reducing Winter Feed Costs Starts This Summer
Common Plant Diseases of the Cucurbit Vegetables: Missouri AgrAbility Project; Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF

June 2010: Improving Your Pond - Enhancing Value and Extending Life; Taxation Tidbits: Sell vs. Trading-in Equipment; Buffalo Gnats Plague Poultry
Control Options for Cucumber Beetles & Squash Bugs: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter


May 2010: Taxation Tidbits; Bull Management During the Breeding Season; To Garden or Not to Garden?
Avoiding Sidewall Compaction at Planting Time: Protecting Pollinators when Using Pesticides; Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

April 2010: Soybean Seed Size and Planting Rate; Bull Management; Part II: Vegetable Garden Fertilization: Nitrogen May Be All You Need
Windbreaks for the New Century: Upcoming Grazing Schools
Taxation Tidbit: Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA - More Taxpayer are
Eligible: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

March 2010: Grass Tetany in Beef Cattle; Vegetable Garden Fertilization: Nitrogen May Be All You Need; Spotted Knapweed; Energized Missouri Agriculture - Energy Efficiency Cost-Share Grant Program
Did You Know?: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

February 2010: Farmers Should Make a Skin Check a Priority; Nitrogen Efficiency; Cold Stress and New Born Calves; Topdressing Wheat; Missouri Tidbit
MU to Premier New Wheat Variety: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter

January 2010: MU Extension and You; Seed Purchases; Front-end Loader Safety - Transporting Hay; Weed Management Options for 2010
U.S. Census: Missouri Tidbit
Precision Agriculture Online Course: Click Here for "Print Friendly" PDF Format of Newsletter