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Cover art for publication WQ257

Nitrogen in the Environment: Ammonia Volatilization

Reviewed

Ammonia gas can be lost from the soil and return to the atmosphere. Visit our site to learn about Nitrogen in the Environment: Ammonia Volatilization.

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Cover art for publication WQ260

Nitrogen in the Environment: Mineralization — Immobilization

Reviewed

Reviewed by David Brune
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Scott C. Killpack and Daryl Buchholz
Department of Agronomy

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Cover art for publication AF1006

Economic Budgeting for Agroforestry Practices

Revised

See the steps and examples you can follow to develop enterprise budgets, create a cashflow plan and estimate economic indicators for agroforestry practices.

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Publication cover.

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice

Revised

Cultivating shiitake mushrooms represents an opportunity to utilize healthy low-grade and small-diameter trees thinned from woodlots as well as healthy branch-wood cut from the tops of harvested saw-timber trees. When the mushrooms are collected and marketed, the result is a relatively short-term payback for long-term management of wooded areas.

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Cover art for publication G424

Crop-Share Leases in Missouri

Revised

Producers expand their base of operations by purchasing or renting additional land. The three most common types of farmland lease agreements in Missouri are cash rentals, flexible-cash leases and crop-share leases. This guide presents information on crop-share leases.

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Cover art for publication N1019

The Facts on Fat Handout (Bundle of 25)

Revised $12

This handout explains how much dietary fat is recommended daily and provides a list of foods with healthy fats. It also discusses saturated fat and provides tips on limiting it.

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Cover art for publication N575

Tiger Card (Bundle of 50)

Reviewed $26

Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available for purchase.

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Cover art for publication N20

Nutrient Bar Graph Cards

New $30

This publication comprises 8½×11-inch cards for more than 40 different foods. Each card includes a large colorful bar graph that displays the percent daily value for many of the nutrients found in a food.

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Cover art for publication AGW1010

Preparing Petroleum-Powered Vehicles for Winter Weather

Reviewed

Reviewed by Conne Burnham
MU Extension Emergency Management 

Bob Schultheis
MU Extension natural resource engineering specialist in Webster County

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Cover art for publication G515

Three Types of Farm Meetings to Strengthen the Business and Start a Farm Transition Plan

New

Use operating, business and family council meetings to build a culture of communication and inclusive decision-making in your family business. Find guidelines for running a successful family meeting, and when to use different meetings in this publication.

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Cover art for publication AF1012

Integrating Agroforestry Practices for Wildlife Habitat

Revised

Learn how to incorporate management of trees, shrubs and grasses with your current farm practices to benefit white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey, bobwhite quail, waterfowl and mourning doves.

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Fairy ring.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 10

Reviewed

Fairy ring is caused by more than 60 basidiomycete fungi, including those producing the familiar puffballs and toadstools. The rings result from the activities of these fungi growing radially through the thatch or soil, rather than from a direct parasitic relationship with the turfgrass.

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Cover art for publication MX1141

Biology and Management of Common Ragweed

Reviewed

Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

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Cover art for publication G6772

Cool-Season Grass Cultivars for Athletic Fields

Reviewed

Reviewed by Peng Tian
Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences

Reviewed by Manoj Chhetri
Department of Horticulture

Brad S. Fresenburg and John H. Dunn
Department of Horticulture

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Large patch grass disease.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 13

Reviewed

Large patch is a cool-season disease of warm-season grasses. Symptoms are most common when these grasses are either entering or coming out of dormancy.

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Cover art for publication MX1136

Biology and Management of Horseweed

Reviewed

Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

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Necrotic ring spot on turfgrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 16

Reviewed

Necrotic ring spot is a destructive disease of Kentucky bluegrass, but may also occur on red fescue and annual bluegrass. The disease is particularly damaging to bluegrass.

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Spring dead spot of bermudagrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 19

Reviewed

Spring dead spot is a destructive disease of common bermudagrass and bermudagrass hybrids throughout the northern range of its adaptation in the U.S.

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Yellow patch of creeping bentgrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 22

Reviewed

Yellow patch is a cool-season disease that occurs on bentgrass and annual bluegrass putting greens and sometimes on higher-gut Kentucky bluegrass.

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Diagnosing turfgrass disease.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 02

Reviewed

Accurate diagnosis is the key to managing turfgrass disease in an environmentally and economically sound manner. When the cause is not accurately identified and management practices and control measures are not developed accordingly, inputs are wasted and high reestablishment costs may be incurred.

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Brown patch.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 05

Reviewed

Brown patch is a sheath- and leaf-blighting summer disease that is common on tall fescue and bentgrass. It is particularly severe on tall fescue. With increased use of tall fescue in urban and commercial landscapes, brown patch has become a significant management problem.

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Dollar spot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 08

Reviewed

Dollar spot is a common disease on creeping bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass, but it is rare on tall fescue. It also occurs on zoysiagrass, bermudagrass, buffalograss and annual bluegrass .

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Cover art for publication MX1137

Biology and Management of Waterhemp

Reviewed

Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

Reviewed by Kevin Bradley
Division of Plant Sciences

Dawn Nordby, University of Illinois
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University
Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri

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Cover art for publication G6756

Turfgrass Disease Control

Revised

Reviewed by Peng Tian
Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences

Reviewed by Manoj Chhetri
Department of Horticulture

Brad S. Fresenburg
Division of Plant Sciences

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