Soil and water

News

• Cover crops protect and improve soil
  Thursday, November 19, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –One of the most important crops is the one not to harvest, but to protect and improve the soil.
• MU Extension team recognized for improving tall fescue production
  Thursday, November 12, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. — A group of University of Missouri faculty members from northwest Missouri received the Extension Teamwork Award for an educational program to improve tall fescue production and reduce feed costs for cattle producers.
  
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• Agronomist Scharf receives MU Extension award
  Thursday, November 12, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Peter Scharf of Columbia received the Vice Provost’s Award for Outstanding Achievement from University of Missouri Extension. Michael Ouart, MU vice provost and director of extension, made the presentation.
• 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:

• Agricultural Experiment Station
• Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems
• Plant Sciences Extension
• Soil Testing and Plant Diagnostic Services

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Organic Agriculture Resources

Publications

You may be interested in these related publications:

• AF1009, Establishing and Managing Riparian Forest Buffers
• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB3, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G100 - G1999
• CB5, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G6000 - G9999
• DVD12, Management Intensive Grazing Video Series
• EV12, Management Intensive Grazing Video Series
• G1500, Choosing Terrace Systems
• G1501, Operating and Maintaining Underground Outlet Terrace Systems
• G1503, Operating and Maintaining Grassed Outlet Terrace Systems
• G1504, Maintaining Grassed Waterways
• G1506, Design Criteria for Diversions
• G1507, Design Criteria for Cross-Slope Channels
• G1509, Controlling Runoff and Erosion at Urban Construction Sites
• G1510, Design Criteria for Canopy and Hood Inlet Spillways
• G1514, Design Criteria for Formless Concrete Flumes
• G1520, Discharge Capacity Tables for Canopy, Hood, Morning Glory and Drop Inlet Spillways
• G1528, Design Criteria for Debris Basins
• G1530, Operation of a Bottom Withdrawal (Lake Cleaning) Spillway
• G1531, Design Criteria for Bottom-Withdrawal (Lake-Cleaning) Spillway
• G1548, Maintaining Small Dams
• G1562, Estimating Soil Erosion for Conservation Planning
• G1570, Estimating Residue: Line Transect Method
• G1606, Culverts and Flood Gates
• G1650, Conservation Tillage and Residue Management to Reduce Soil Erosion
• G1652, Ridge-Till Tips
• G1653, Vegetative Barriers for Erosion Control
• G1885, Fugitive Dust: Nonpoint Sources