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2023 Missouri Master Naturalist Training ORIENTATION (Osage Trails Chapter)

June 10, 2023

| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Kansas City, MO

Love Nature? It’s time to take it to the next level! Become a Missouri Master Naturalist - your key to discovering natural Missouri. Develop your skills as a naturalist, resource scientist, botanist, educator, or recreation specialist. Become part ...

Pollinator Festival at St. Paul's Community Garden

June 24, 2023

| 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Independence, MO

Local Extension Master Gardeners and Missouri Master Naturalists celebrate pollinators during National Pollinator Week.  They will provide activities that help the public learn about the importance of pollinators for gardens, farms, orchards, ...

Extension Master Gardener Training - Kansas City (Jackson, Clay, Platte counties)

Aug. 17, 2023 - Dec. 7, 2023

Want to learn more about gardening? Do you have a passion for sharing gardening information and making your community a more beautiful place? Join us for the Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Training in the KC area. This program’s train-the-trainer ...

Extension Master Gardener Training - (Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Cooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Ray Counties)

Aug. 17, 2023 - Dec. 7, 2023

Want to learn more about gardening? Do you have a passion for sharing gardening information and making your community a more beautiful place? Join us for the Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Training in the KC area. This program’s train-the-trainer ...

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Restricted-Use Pesticide Record-Keeping Form

Publication date: April 1, 2023

This Restricted-Use Pesticide Record-Keeping Form is for use with MP692, USDA Pesticide Record-Keeping Requirements for Certified Private Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides. The revised form includes places to note information ...

Operating Considerations for Biosolids Equipment

Publication date: Feb. 16, 2023

Reviewed by Zhiqiang HuProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe land area required for biosolids depends upon the amount and characteristics of biosolids produced, and the crops, soils characteristics and agronomic practices used. The ...

Equipment for Off-site Application of Biosolids

Publication date: Feb. 16, 2023

Reviewed by Zhiqiang HuProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringBiosolids are a product of the municipal wastewater treatment process. Typically, biosolids contain minerals and organic matter that can be beneficial to the soil and crop ...

Equipment for On-site Land Application of Biosolids

Publication date: Feb. 16, 2023

Reviewed by Zhiqiang HuProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringBiosolids are a product of the municipal wastewater treatment process. Biosolids typically contain minerals and organic matter that can be beneficial to the soil and crop ...

Interpretation of Laboratory Analysis of Biosolids Samples

Publication date: Feb. 16, 2023

Reviewed by Zhiqiang HuProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringBiosolids are useful for land application. Examples of beneficial use include application to agricultural land and reclamation sites (e.g., mining sites).Although, it contains ...

Biosolids Standards for Metals and Other Trace Substances

Publication date: Feb. 16, 2023

Reviewed by Zhiqiang HuProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringBiosolids is domestic wastewater sludge that meets standards for use as a fertilizer or soil conditioner. Biosolids standards include limitations for metal and other trace ...

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Flood Resources

Current information about flooding; dangers to crops and food quality/safety; how to recover from a flood.

Master Pollinator Steward

Learn about the relationship between pollinators such as honeybees and a healthy ecosystem.

Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership

A collaborative educational program conducted in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and USDA APHIS-Wildlife Services, promotes the adoption of feral hog eradication efforts on private lands in the state for economic and conserv

Missouri Master Naturalist

A community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program sponsored jointly by the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU Extension.

MU/MDC Native Grass Extension Project

The MU/MDC Native Grass Project has been developed as a method for conducting educational programs, workshops, demonstrations and disseminating research-based information on the benefits of native grasses to landowners in Missouri.

Nuisance Wildlife

In the wrong circumstances, almost any species of wildlife can become a nuisance. Learn how to prevent and solve wildlife damage problems.

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