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Independent Contractor vs. Employee: Exploring the Categories
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People who work for you can be employees or independent contractors, and you must correctly classify them to avoid IRS problems. Learn how to classify workers in this guide.
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Private Applicator Pesticide Training Study Guide
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Editor's note
To be used in conjunction with Missouri Core Manual M87, Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual
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Fertilizer Management for No-Till Corn and Grain Sorghum in Missouri
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No-till farming will help preserve Missouri's erodible cropland. This publication should answer many of the questions facing crop producers and fertilizer suppliers regarding nutrient management in a continuous no-till production system.
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Safe Storage and Handling of Grain
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Storage and handling of large volumes of grain on Missouri farms is common. Increased storage capacities, larger and faster handling capacities and automation contribute to many potentially hazardous situations during the harvest and storage season. This guide sheet identifies many of them and suggests preventive measures that control or eliminate the hazardous exposure.
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Storage Tanks for Liquid Dairy Waste
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Estimating Peak Rates of Runoff From Small Watersheds
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Use the following equation to estimate the peak rates of runoff to be expected from watersheds smaller than 200 acres in Missouri:
Q = QT x L x I x T x S x V x C x P x F where
Q = Peak rate of runoff, cubic feet per second.
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Using the California Mastitis Test
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One of the best ways to detect mastitis is by using the California Mastitis Test. Visit our website today to learn more.
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White, Ladino and Sweet Clover
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White and ladino cloverWhite clover is a stoloniferous plant with a shallow root system. The primary stems of white clover usually die before the second year, and the life of the plant depends upon the stolons and their haphazard roots.
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Tall Fescue
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Tall Fescue is one of the more drought-resistant field plants grown in Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more.
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Understanding and Using Sire Summaries: BIF Fact Sheet
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Sire selection is one of the most important decisions cow/calf producers make. If it is effective, sire selection will account for nearly 90 percent of the genetic improvement in a herd.
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Drilled Soybeans in Missouri
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Culverts and Flood Gates
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The tables in this publication may be used to find culvert and flood gate size for bottomland drainage up to 640 acres.
A formula frequently used for calculating drainage flow rates of cultivated areas from one to one hundred square miles area in the Midwest is:
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Using Food Processing Plant Waste on Fields
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Waste, or lime stabilized biomass (LSB), from food processing plants can be used for liming fields. Learn what LSB is, how it can be used, and the soil benefits it provides in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Renovating Grass Sods With Legumes
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Many Missouri pastures have adequate grass stands, but they need legumes. If the soil is capable of growing them, legumes should be established in grass sods. Establishing clovers is cheaper than topdressing the grass with nitrogen.
Intermediate Trail Riding
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More and more families are having fun trail riding. This activity is reasonably inexpensive, is non-competitive, and affords relaxation on nature's scenic trails.
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Radon: An Indoor Health Hazard?
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Indoor air can be polluted in a number of ways. Indoor pollutants include formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, respirable dust, nitrogen dioxide, radon and other gases. This guide focuses on just one of these pollutants — radon.
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Growth Stimulants (Implants)
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Implants increase the weaning weight of suckling calves and increase the rate and efficiency of gain of cattle fed growing and finishing rations.
Growth stimulants implanted beneath the skin in the middle third of the backside of the ear include Compudose, Ralgro, Synovex, STEER-oid, HEIFER-oid and Finaplex-S.
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Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings
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Goslings and ducklings can be brooded by broody chicken hens and most breeds of ducks and geese. Learn about brooder types, temperature, housing, feeding, watering, pasturing and fencing in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Orchardgrass
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Orchardgrass is a productive cool-season grass that responds to good fertility and management practices by producing up to 4 tons of high quality forage per acre. Learn how to establish and manage a stand of orchardgrass in this MU Extension guide.
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Wood Stoves and Their Installation
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