Watershed management

News

• Topsoil lost to rainfall costs farmers money
  Tuesday, May 14, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce.
  
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• In-between crops
  Tuesday, April 2, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. — They have intriguing names such as hairy vetch, pearl millet and birdsfoot trefoil. Collectively known as cover crops or green manure, they've been used for years to increase soil productivity by fixing atmospheric nitrogen into soil, making it available for cash crops such as corn and saving farmers money on input costs.
  
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• Committee searching for nutrient reduction strategies
  Tuesday, February 12, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– Nutrient loads can cause problems with water quality. That’s why the Missouri Nutrient Reduction Strategy Committee is working to decrease the amount of nutrients that end up in the Mississippi River.
• Atrazine has a huge impact on Missouri economy
  Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.–Atrazine, presently used on more than 85 percent of the corn acres in Missouri, is considered one of the most effective and least costly herbicides in use. University of Missouri Extension is helping farmers and communities manage atrazine runoff so the herbicide remains available.

Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• CARES - Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems
  Aids interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources.
• Community Preparedness
  Program designed to help communities increase their learning and ownership in building a safe and prosperous future for themselves and fellow Missourians.
• Missouri Environmental Assistance Center
  A resource for pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance for small businesses.
• Missouri Master Naturalist
  A community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program sponsored jointly by the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU Extension.
• Missouri Watershed Information Network
  Partnership of organizations working together to locate and access information related to Missouri watersheds.

Publications

• G1886, Controlling Drift of Crop Protection Materials
• MX947, Targeting of Watershed Management: Practices for Water Quality Protection
• WM6011, Storm Drains and Water Quality
• WQ180, Community watershed management organizational structure styles
• WQ181, Community watershed management plan — suggested roles for key agencies

You may be interested in these related publications:

• G1155, Confined Feeding Facilities — Site Selection and Management
• G1518, Estimating Peak Rates of Runoff From Small Watersheds
• G1521, Volume of Earth in Embankments
• G7520, Pesticides and the Environment
• NRAES147, Waterborne Pathogens in Agricultural Watersheds