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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Pesticide Storage and Handling
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This publication examines five areas of pesticide management practices on your farmstead:
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Federal Laws Protecting Groundwater and Surface Water
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Find the U.S. laws that protect water quality and establish standards for state agencies to follow in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Hazardous Waste Management
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Two key steps to minimizing the pollution potential from farm, household and shed wastes on your farm are to minimize the amount of wastes and to recycle when possible.
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Fertilizer Storage and Handling
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If stored safely in a secure location, fertilizers pose little danger to groundwater. Common sense suggests keeping fertilizer dry and out of the way of activities that might rip open a bag or allow rain to enter a bulk container.
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Groundwater Quality
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Household Wastewater Treatment
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Make sure your home's wastewater treatment system is properly designed, installed and maintained to minimize its impact on groundwater and surface water. Get tips from this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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MyPlate: Be an Active Family—10 Tips to Help Adults Include Physical Activity
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
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Nest Boxes for Wildlife
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Editor's note
The References section was updated in June 2017.
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Bacteria in Drinking Water
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Drinking Water Well Conditions
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Well location
Whether a well taps water just below the ground or hundreds of feet deep, its location on top of the ground is a crucial safety factor. Locating a well in a safe place takes careful planning and considering factors such as where the well is in relation to surface drainage and groundwater flow.
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Managing 2,4-D and Dicamba in Enlist and Xtend Soybean
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Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Petroleum Product Storage
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The most important aspect of the location of your liquid-petroleum storage tank is how close it is to your drinking-water well. State water well-driller regulations outlined in the Water Well Drillers Act of the Missouri Revised Statutes (RSMo 256.600) require petroleum storage tanks be located at least 300 feet from a drinking-water well.
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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination by Improving Animal Manure Management
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Learn about livestock manure collection, storage and land application to prevent uncontrolled runoff from cattle feedyards, hog lots, milking parlors and stockpiled poultry waste.
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Operating a Chain Saw Safely
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Chain saws are relatively common and may seem simple to operate. But felling trees and clearing brush with a chain saw are operations that require training and proper safety precautions.
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How to Size a Farm and Home Water System
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A farmstead water system should be able to supply the peak flow rate continuously for two hours. A home water system should be able to supply peak demand continuously for one hour. If the peak use rate exceeds the maximum well yield, provide intermediate storage.
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Woody Biomass for Energy in Missouri
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Air-drying Hardwood Lumber
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Exhibiting and Judging Garden Vegetables
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Learn how to set up a vegetable exhibit, the factors vegetables are judged on, and conditions that could result in disqualification.
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Felling, Limbing and Bucking Trees
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Whether you are using a chain saw to cut firewood, trim trees or harvest large timber, you will be performing three basic operations: felling, limbing and bucking. Felling involves cutting a standing tree and dropping it in the place you want it. Limbing is the removal of the branches from either standing or downed trees. Bucking is the process of cutting a downed tree into appropriate lengths.
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Selecting and Maintaining a Chain Saw
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The chain saw has become an everyday tool for a wide variety of people. Homeowners use chain saws to cut firewood and to do general tree trimming around their homes. Farmers find them useful for such jobs as clearing land, trimming trees and cutting firewood. Contractors use them for cutting large timbers, crossties and landscaping ties and for land clearing. And the chain saw is still the tool of choice for professional loggers.
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Selling Timber: What the Landowner Needs to Know
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Many landowners receive a fraction of their timber's true value. Visit our website to read our Selling Timber: What the Landowner Needs to Know article.
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Horn Fly Trap Blueprint
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a downloadable PDF. Please see the link to the PDF file. The PDF is 50 percent the size of the original blueprint.