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Tips on selling your timber

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – There are important steps to take when considering selling timber, says University of Missouri Extension forester Hank Stelzer.In addition to providing additional revenue, harvesting timber can improve the health and vigor of ...

How to help your trees recover from drought

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Dry soil conditions can significantly reduce the life span of valuable landscape trees.“Because they are difficult and expensive to replace, your trees need attention during and after periods of drought,” says University of ...

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 ...

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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Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp

Publication date: Jan. 9, 2023

Adult Asian chestnut gall wasp.Photo: Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Distribution and hostsThe gall wasp, Dryocosumus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, was introduced into North America in 1974 on imported chestnut cuttings. A ...

Growing Black Walnut for Nut Production: Bearing Years Management

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

Once your black walnut orchard is established and begins bearing, the goals for caring and maintaining the orchard will evolve as the trees continue to mature and yields increase. The orchardist’s focus turns toward maximizing yield potential of ...

Growing Black Walnut for Nut Production: Orchard Establishment and Early Management

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

Eastern black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) produce high-valued hardwood products and distinctively flavored, highly nutritious, edible kernels. Black walnut kernels are a rich source of fatty acids and contain the highest protein content of any tree ...

Establishing and Managing Riparian Forest Buffers

Publication date: May 22, 2022

Agroforestry is an integrated set of land management practices that helps land and forest owners to diversify products, markets and farm income, while simultaneously improving soil and water quality, enhancing wildlife habitat and sustaining land ...

Growing and Marketing Pawpaw in Missouri

Publication date: March 1, 2022

The North American Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a relatively common but little-known tree native to Missouri and much of the midwestern and eastern United States. The tree is often found in large patches growing along streams and as an understory tree ...

Using NRCS Technical and Financial Assistance for Agroforestry and Woody Crop Establishment Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Publication date: March 22, 2022

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is an agency of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that is responsible for assisting landowners in addressing resource concerns on private lands to improve our soil, water, air, plants, animals ...

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Tree seedlings

Information from MDC on native trees and shrubs and planting tips

Oak Decline

Learn about oak decline in this leaflet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.

CAFNR - College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Through research and scholarly endeavors, CAFNR strives to discover and disseminate new knowledge, scientific information and innovations through formal and nonformal educational programs.

A guide to logging aesthetics: Practical tips for loggers, foresters and landowners

A 36-page PDF from the Northeast Forest Resources Extension Council Series that addresses planning and conducting a timber harvest to minimize the disruptive effects of cutting and removing trees on a forest.

Asian Longhorned Beetle (USDA APHIS)

Find out more about the Asian longhorned beetle on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service website.

Disking for Early Successional Habitat (PDF)

Find information on strip disking to improve wildlife feeding and movement 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 ...

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