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Establishing and Maintaining Food Plots for Wildlife

Event date: Oct. 26, 2021 - Oct. 28, 2021

This course is designed to help landowners design, establish and maintain food plots for deer, turkey and other wild game. The course will cover planting and site selection, wildlife nutrition, landscape design for wildlife, maintenance and rotation ...

Missouri Woodland Steward - Chainsaw Safety

Event date: Nov. 5, 2021

Event time: | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cook Sta, MO

This one-day course will introduce participants to the fundamentals of safe chainsaw use. Topics that will be covered are selecting the right saw, chainsaw personal protective equipment(PPE), parts of the chainsaw, chainsaw maintenance, and five-step ...

Missouri Woodland Steward - Walk in the Woods

Event date: Nov. 6, 2021

Event time: | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Cook Station, MO

Helps private land owners identify woodland habitats, and introduce them to basic forest and wildlife management concepts and practices.Cost: FreeContact: Sarah Havens, [email protected], 573-458-6260

Missouri Woodland Steward - Online

Event date: June 15, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2021

Helps private land owners identify woodland habitats, and introduce them to basic forest and wildlife management concepts and practices. This is access to recorded sessions on the following topics: Getting to Know ‘The lay of your land’: ...

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Missouri’s fall foliage color show begins soon

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Fall color is kind of like Christmas morning, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “You don’t know if you are going to get an orange or a lump of coal in your stocking.” Some years are better ...

Free farm safety podcasts available

Published: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health offers free podcasts on farm safety and health topics, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch, who serves on the center’s regional ...

Safe storage of farm chemicals protects people and animals

Published: Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Proper inventory management of farm chemicals saves money and protects animals, people and the environment, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Sam Polly.“With the cost of pesticides, letting a product degrade in your ...

Cut safety risks when using a chainsaw

Published: Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Not out of the woods yet” takes on new meaning during fall, when chainsaw accidents increase.Chainsaw accidents are painful, expensive and preventable, says University of Missouri Extension state forester Hank Stelzer. Plan ...

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Establishing Fruit and Nut-Bearing Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat in Missouri

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2021

Although there are many herbaceous plants that can be planted annually, the establishment of fruit or nut-bearing species in the landscape provides a long-term food source that enriches the diet and provides protective cover for wildlife. The tree or ...

Precision Agriculture Information Form

Publication date: Aug. 16, 2021

This form is intended to provide a greater level of detailed nutrient analysis for precision agriculture purposes, as well as fertilizer recommendations. For precision agriculture clients submitting 50 or more samples at one ...

Pesticide Laws and Regulations

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2021

Since pesticides have become an integral part of agriculture, a succession of federal and state laws has addressed the changing role of pesticides and their regulation. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) was first ...

An Employer’s Guide to Worker Protection Standard Compliance

Publication date: May 1, 2021

In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Worker Protection Standard. On January 2, 2017, EPA enacted key revisions to the Standard to decrease pesticide exposure incidents among farmworkers and their family members.According ...

Worker Protection Standard Overview

Publication date: May 1, 2021

In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS offers occupational protections to over 2 million agricultural workers and pesticide handlers who work at over 600,000 agricultural ...

Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Publication date: April 1, 2021

The Fourth National Climate Assessment report, released in 2018, uses the highest estimates of greenhouse gas emissions (called RCP 8.5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to forecast substantial economic losses in the U.S. The section ...

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Food Plots fact sheet (PDF)

Find information on food plots designed to feed wildlife in this fact sheet, part of a series created by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU Extension–School of Natural Resources.

Ag Engineering Edge - Water testing guides (PDF)

Pond and Stream Management - Missouri Department of Conservation

Herbicide Application for Plant Succession Management (PDF)

Find information on the use of herbicides to improve plant diversity and enhance wildlife habitat in this fact sheet, part of a series created by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU ...

Ag Engineering Edge - Resolve to protect your water (PDF)

Glade, Prairie and Savanna Herbaceous Establishment (PDF)

Find information on savanna, prairie and glade restoration that will provide habitat for wildlife in this fact sheet, part of a series created by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU ...

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