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Thrips on watermelon.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 08

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Thrips are small, elongated insects that can be a serious insect pest of high tunnel melons and watermelons and are usually found clustered in flowers and on the underside of leaves.

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A cupped melon leaf covered with aphids.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 03

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Melon aphids congregate on lower leaf surfaces and cause cupping of the leaves

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Powdery mildew on watermelon leaf.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 06

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The dry, humid and dense plant growth within a high tunnel is optimal for development of powdery mildew.

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Whitefly.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 09

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Whiteflies are small, soft-bodied insects with wings covered with white, powdery wax that damage plants by sucking the sap and transmitting harmful viruses.

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Cover art for publication M173

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production

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High tunnels are low-cost, passive, solar plant forcing structures that use no fossil fuels for heating or venting and provide many benefits to horticulture crop producers

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Bacterial wilt on melon leaves.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 04

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Bacterial wilt is a serious disease of melons that is transmitted by spotted and striped cucumber beetles that feed on melon foliage.

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Spider mite on watermelon.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 07

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Spider mites are small, oval-shaped arthropods that can be found on the underside of leaves, where they congregate and suck sap from the plant.

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Watermelon seeds.

High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 10

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Find sources of melon and watermelon seeds

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Cover art for publication MP961

Water Analysis — Individual Tests Form

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The Soil and Plant Laboratory can test your water for irrigation, domestic, poultry or livestock suitability or run specific individual tests. Water analysis can be used to determine suitability for several purposes, such as for homeowners, irrigation or for use by livestock and poultry. Complete and submit this form with your samples.

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Water Analysis — Special Test Packages

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The testing packages listed on this form target specific nutrients to provide a more complete picture of water quality for a particular use. Use this form to obtain a detailed water analysis from the MU Soil and Plant Testing Lab.

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S.

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Revised by Dr. Douglas Swanson, June 2022
Original author: Paul Rainsberger, JD

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S. - Page 4

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Labor market factors Labor market factors

The employer's ability to pay is also influenced by its ability to cut the costs of production by increasing productivity.

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S. - Page 7

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Development of appropriate bargaining structures Development of appropriate bargaining structures

In addition to worker organization, a union must also develop a bargaining structure that allows the union t

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Collective Bargaining 3: Effective Negotiations, Background Information - Page 3

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Preparation of demands (changes to the CBA) Preparation of demands (changes to the CBA)

There are two aspects of the process of preparing bargaining demands or proposals.

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Collective Bargaining 4: The Bargaining Climate - Page 2

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The goals of the employer

While the list of potential union goals in bargaining is unlimited historically, it has been suggested that management has a much shorter bargaining agenda.

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Collective Bargaining 5: Bargaining Techniques - Page 2

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Ground rules

One method for assuring some level of control over the agenda of bargaining is to make sure that the parties agree over procedural matters that can affect the substance of bargaining.

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Just Cause Basics

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Original author: Paul Rainsberger, JD

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S. - Page 2

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Economic framework for collective bargaining The economic framework for collective bargaining

The model of collective bargaining that has dominated American industrial relations since the 1930s relies on the relati

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S. - Page 5

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Organization of the relevant workforce Organization of the relevant workforce

To solidify bargaining power, an important union goal is to organize those workers that represent a threat to union member wage levels and job secur

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Collective Bargaining 3: Effective Negotiations, Background Information

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Introduction Revised by Douglas Swanson, June 2022

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Cover art for publication DM602

How Broadband Adoption and Availability Impacted Rural Employment During COVID-19

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Learn how broadband affected rural employment rates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Collective Bargaining 4: The Bargaining Climate - Page 3

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The bargaining climate

In developing the bargaining goals and strategies of a local union, it is important to remember that not all relationships with employers are equal. The attitude of a particular employer toward the union and the obligation to bargain may range from the very positive to one approaching industrial warfare.

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Collective Bargaining 5: Bargaining Techniques - Page 3

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Documentation

No matter what procedures exist for maintaining an official record of the negotiations with the employer, the union must have its own mechanisms for the recording of all substantive discussions occurring in bargaining sessions.

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Contract Interpretation Standards

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Revised by Douglas Swanson, June 2022
Original author: Paul Rainsberger, JD

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Collective Bargaining 1: Historical Models of Collective Bargaining in the U.S. - Page 3

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Employers ability to pay

Product market factors

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