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High tunnels

Planning for next year

Cold months are a great time to plan for spring and summer gardening. Consider building high tunnels to extend the production season. These publications will jump start your efforts.

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Tree pests

Whether you have a single tree or acres of woodlands, this site is for you.

Know your pests
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Funding for GAP certification

For a limited time, MU Extension has USDA GAPs cost share funding available for Missouri produce growers, which will pay for up to half the cost of USDA GAP certification.

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Cool Season and Warm Season Forage Options for Pastures - Marshfield

June 5, 2023

| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Marshfield, MO

As we are coming out of the drought of 2022, we being to look at what forages survived as well as which did not and what we might be looking at for the reestablishment of our grazing systems in the near future. Join us as we look at the most common ...

Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Buchanan County

June 6, 2023

| 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

St Joseph, MO

If you engage in the application of a restricted-use pesticide for the purposes of producing an agricultural commodity on property you or your employer owns or rents without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of ...

Soil Health Improvement in the Garden

June 6, 2023

| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Rolla, MO

This program provides education to the local gardeners about soil and nutrient management in their gardens. The speaker will talk about function and composition of soil, and soil organic matter. The standard procedure for soil sampling will be ...

Urban and Small-Scale Soil Health Webinar

June 7, 2023

| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Have you heard the buzz about soil health? It’s not just for field crop farmers. Urban and small-scale farmers can use the five simple principles to improve soil health which decreases water and fertilizer use and makes your food more nutritious. ...

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Publications

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Elderberry Insect and Disease Management

Publication date: May 1, 2023

Michele WarmundState Fruit Specialist, Division of Plant SciencesThis guide is the first known spray schedule to be developed for insect and disease control for field-grown elderberry in Missouri. Pesticide products labeled for greenhouse or ...

Soil Nitrogen Test Information Form

Publication date: May 25, 2023

This form focuses specifically on measuring nitrogen levels in soil samples for a variety of uses and functions.TopicsNitrogenNitrateFertilizerPlantGardensLawnsCropsSeedNutrientsPages1

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 ...

Precision Agriculture Information Form

Publication date: March 17, 2023

Editor’s noteThis publication is a fillable PDF. Select the “Download this publication” button and save the form to your computer. Then either fill it in using Acrobat Reader and print it to send with your samples, or print it and fill it in by ...

Managing Ponds and Lakes for Aquaculture and Fisheries in Missouri: Controlling Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation

Publication date: March 24, 2023

This fisheries and aquaculture guide is one in a series being developed jointly by MU Extension and Lincoln University.Charles E. HicksAquaculture SpecialistLincoln UniversityRobert A. Pierce IIFisheries and Wildlife State SpecialistSchool of Natural ...

Cotton Seedling Diseases: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Publication date: Feb. 10, 2023

Reviewed by Bradley WilsonDivision of Plant SciencesWhat are cotton seedling diseases and what causes them?Several different, normally harmless, microscopic organisms that live on organic matter in the soil can attack cotton seedling roots in the ...

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Identifies and provides management solutions for insects, diseases and weeds.

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Resources for Missouri's corn and sorghum farming industries.

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Research-based information to support Missouri cotton production.

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The MU Field Crops Plant Pathology program provides research-based information for disease problems associated with field crop production in Missouri.

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