Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 4 (July/August)
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A newsletter for those who preserve food at home.
How to Use the Hair Shedding Scale
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Hair shedding scores represent a visual appraisal of the extent an animal has shed their winter coat. This MU Extension guide is meant to provide further detail and guidance on hair shed scoring animals.
Hair Shedding Scores: A Tool to Select Heat Tolerant Cattle
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Selecting cattle that can cope with heat stress is important for sustainable beef production. Learn about tools for breeding cattle adapted to heat stress and see a photographic guide to a hair-shedding scoring system in this MU Extension guide.
Tomato (High Tunnel) Planning Budget
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Use this enterprise budget to estimate costs and returns for producing high tunnel tomatoes in Missouri.
Microgreens Planning Budget
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Use this enterprise budget to estimate costs and returns from producing microgreens in Missouri.
Beekeeping Planning Budget
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Use this enterprise budget to estimate costs and returns when beekeeping and producing honey in Missouri.
The Missouri Phosphorus Index
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The phosphorus index promotes conservation practices that reduce phosphorus loss from agricultural fields.
Feeding Poultry Litter to Beef Cattle
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Poultry litter can be used as a feedstuff, but it presents special consumer issues. Visit our site to learn about Feeding Poultry Litter to Beef Cattle.
Adding Value to Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers Using Show-Me-Plus
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This MU Extension guide serves as a resource for producers interested in participating in Show-Me-Plus, including information on the importance of genomic testing and its ability to identify genetic variability and ultimately potential for profitability.
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Property
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Hummingbirds usually arrive in Missouri to nest from early to mid-April, but that can vary considerably from year to year. If you want to attract them to your property, it helps to understand their biology and behavior, and to implement habitat management practices.
Kids in the Kitchen — Level B
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Kids in the Kitchen — Level B encourages 10-12-year-olds to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Youth participants learn to prepare simple, healthy foods they can make for themselves and their family members.
Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 3 (May/June)
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A newsletter for those who preserve food at home.
Home Lawn Watering Guide
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To avoid severe loss of turfgrass and to conserve water, homeowners should manage their lawns each year in anticipation of water restrictions. This guide describes that will reduce the need for irrigation while improving the competitiveness and appearance of your lawn.
Evaluating Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Opportunities for Local Beef in Missouri
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Marketing beef direct-to-consumer is an complex business with many challenges. This guide explores common marketing options for beef producers, important considerations for direct-to-consumer marketing and the costs and returns of selling beef directly to consumers.
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance in Missouri
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Protect your grazing or hay farming operation from drought risk. Get tips and examples for understanding how PRF insurance works and choosing a policy.
On-Farm Beef Finishing Planning Budget
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Use this budget to estimate the costs and returns for producing, raising, home-finishing and commercially selling beef calves in Missouri. This budget includes both spring and fall calving herds.
Spring Lamb Management Tips
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Spring lambing is a profitable production system. However, producers need to learn to deal with internal parasites and predator risk. This guide highlights management tips to ensure successful spring lambing enterprise.
Conceptos básicos de enlatado seguro en el hogar
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Conserve de forma segura las frutas y verduras frescas, así como la carne, las aves, los mariscos, las sopas y las salsas, mediante el método de enlatado adecuado: agua hirviendo, vapor o presión. Aprenda los conceptos básicos en esta guía.
Strip-Grazing Milo as a Low-Cost Winter Forage
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Explore an affordable solution for winter cattle feed by strip-grazing standing milo. This guide discusses milo production, nutritional value and the details of managing cattle while using this low-cost feed.
Calendario de siembra de vegetales
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Planta un huerto para ahorrar en tu factura de comida familiar y promover buenos hábitos dietéticos. Las tablas de esta guía ayudan a los habitantes de Misuri a planificar qué plantar, cuándo plantar y cuánto de cada vegetal plantar.
Missouri Dairy Industry Revitalization Study
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Learn more about Missouri’s dairy industry trends concerning its dairy cow inventory, farms, production, prices, production economics and processing industry and how these affect the state’s economy.
Promoting Produce - Green Beans Handout (Bundle of 25)
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This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Peas Handout (Bundle of 25)
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This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Blueberries Handout (Bundle of 25)
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This handout provides information regarding blueberries in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Asparagus Handout (Bundle of 25)
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This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.