Farm equipment

News

• It’s time to winterize farm equipment
  Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  TROY, Mo. –With harvest and fieldwork done, now is the time to winterize equipment, including your sprayer, said a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineer.
• Avoid soil compaction when harvesting wet fields
  Wednesday, November 4, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Hurried harvesting of wet corn fields may have a long-term effect on soil compaction, said a University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineer.

Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• AgEBB: Missouri Irrigation
• Computers on the Farm
• Missouri AgrAbility Project
• South Farm

Publications

• AED17, Three-Inch, 150 Gallon Siphon-Flush Tank
• G1192, Constructing Wire Fences
• G1208, Fuel Requirement Estimates for Selected Field Operations
• G1210, No-Till Drills
• G1230, How to Select Lubricating Oil for Farm Engines
• G1231, Are Radial Tractor Tires Cost Effective?
• G1235, Tractor Tire and Ballast Management
• G1236, Farming with One Tractor
• G1250, Large Round Balers
• G1300, Low-Profile Bins for Grain Drying
• G1305, Estimating Airflow for In-Bin Grain Drying Systems
• G1408, Electric Heat Cable for Farm and Home Use
• G1409, Is Your Wiring System Safe and Energy Efficient?
• MP544, Electric Motor Selection
• MWPS29, Dry Grain Aeration Systems Handbook
• MWPS32, Mechanical Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing
• MWPS33, Natural Ventilating Systems for Livestock Housing
• NRAES11, High-Tensile Wire Fencing
• NRAES22, Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops
• NRAES25, Used Farm Equipment
• NRAES79, Liquid Manure Application Systems: Design, Management, and Environmental Assessment
• NRAES89, Liquid Manure Application Systems Design Manual
• WQ213, Calibrating Manure Spreaders
• WQ214, Measuring Manure Spreader Uniformity

You may be interested in these related publications:

• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB3, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G100 - G1999
• G363, Fieldwork Days and Machinery Capacity
• G1157, Lagoon Pumping and Irrigating Equipment
• G1158, Recycling Lagoon Water for Manure Flushing Systems
• G1191, Selecting Wire Fencing Materials
• G1270, Calibrating Field Sprayers
• G1272, Spray Mix Calculations
• G1280, Measuring and Reducing Soybean Harvesting Losses
• G1290, Measuring and Reducing Corn Harvesting Losses
• G1310, Low-Temperature, In-Bin Drying: Shelled Corn in Southwest, Central and North Missouri
• G1403, Poultry Farm and Processing Plant Lighting
• G1406, Preventing Shocks to Cows in Milking Parlors
• G1695, Electrical Safety for Center Pivot Irrigation Systems
• G1830, Tip Tank for Flushing Dairy Free-Stall Alleys
• G1936, All-Terrain Vehicles
• G1960, Safe Tractor Operation
• G1962, Noise: The Invisible Hazard
• G1965, Agricultural Hand Signals
• G4852, Cleaning Field Sprayers to Avoid Crop Injury
• MWPS3, Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook
• MWPS6, Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook
• MWPS7, Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment
• MWPS30, Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
• MWPS40, Swine Farrowing Handbook Housing and Equipment
• MWPS45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-Till, Ridge-Till, Mulch-Till, and Strip-Till
• MWPSCD45, Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-Till, Ridge-Till, Mulch-Till, and Strip-Till (CD-ROM)
• NCR615, Purchasing and Leasing Farm Equipment
• NRAES57, Fertilizer and Manure Application Equipment
• WQ316, Siphon Tanks for Dairy Flushing