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Community Gardening Toolkit, Page 5
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Read about four community garden experiences of building community, giving back, school gardening and intergenerational gardening.
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Community Gardening Toolkit
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A community garden means many things to many people. Community gardens also take many shapes and forms. Regardless of why people choose to take part in a community garden or how a garden is organized, the activity of gardening with others can be both rewarding and challenging.
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Community Gardening Toolkit, Page 3
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Here are some important questions to address at an initial meeting of a community garden group, when evaluating potential garden sites, and to identify local resources needed.
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Turfgrass Disease Identification Form
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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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Managing Thatch in Home Lawns
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Thatch is a layer of living and dead roots, crowns and lower shoots that often develops in lawns (Figure 1). It can weaken and even destroy a lawn if not prevented or removed.
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Cool-Season Grasses: Lawn Maintenance Calendar
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Learn how to maintain a beautiful lawn of cool-season grass such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue or fine fescue. Monthly steps plus info on fertilizing, mowing, watering, aerating, controlling thatch and weeds, top-dressing, rolling
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Establishment and Care of Buffalograss Lawns
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Brad S. Fresenburg
Turfgrass State Specialist
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Top Money-Saving Practices on Missouri Dairy Farms
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Dairy operations use a substantial amount of energy to move and cool milk. However, substantial energy and monetary savings can be realized by implementing energy-efficient measures recommended in an energy audit.
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Top Money-Saving Practices on Missouri Poultry Farms
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The poultry industry continues to be an important component of Missouri's economy, with the 2007 census reporting $1,676,632,000 in sales. This figure represents 16.8 percent of Missouri's agricultural sales and ranks third in sales in Missouri only behind grain crops and cattle. Poultry operations are highly efficient environments in which temperature, humidity and lighting are closely monitored to raise high-quality birds.
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Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition Manual
New $70 to $77
This manual is a primary training text for Level I Rescuers, presenting the knowledge and skills for fire service search and technical rescue for Level I Rescuers to safely and effectively conduct Operations-level rescues as defined in NFPA 1006. It also supports the corresponding chapters of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2014 Edition).
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Insect/Mite Identification Form
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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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Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology, Sixth Edition Manual
New $69 to $78
This manual acquaints new firefighters with the history, traditions, terminology, organization, and operation of the fire and emergency services. It also contains an extensive fire and emergency services glossary and typical job and operation descriptions that should provide insight into the inner workings of the fire service.
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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Exam Prep
New $30
This Exam Prep is intended to prepare the student for end of course tests based on Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, Third Edition and for written portions of certification exams. It includes 953 questions from all 20 chapters of the handbook and references page numbers with correct answers.
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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Handbook and Exam Prep Package
New $100
Save when you purchase the Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Handbook and Exam Prep Package.
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Fire and Emergency Services Safety Officer, Second Edition Manual
New $65 to $70
Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is available for purchase as an e-book.
To order publications for a tax-exempt organization, contact extpubs@missouri.edu for instructions.
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Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition Curriculum
New $155
This curriculum covers the material in Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition and is customizable to meet local needs. All the files are in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to facilitate customization. You may print copies of student materials such as the assignment sheets, skills sheets, and tests.
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Plant Disease Identification Form
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Downloadable form for people who need to take and ship samples to the MU Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic.
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Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology, Seventh Edition Curriculum
New $90
This curriculum covers all 10 chapters of the Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology, Seventh Edition Manual. It equips fire and emergency services instructors with valuable resources that are easy to customize and are up to date on all the latest practices.
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Fire Officer Principles and Practice, Enhanced Third Edition Manual
New $105
This manual covers the entire spectrum of the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.
Command and Control: ICS, Strategy Development, and Tactical Selections, Book 2, Second Edition Manual
New $74 to $90
This book details the basic processes that apply to all incidents as well as some of the specific procedures necessary to make effective decisions at certain common occupancies. It covers incident scene decision-making in depth, presenting the two current and successful methodologies for making emergency decisions.
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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, Third Edition
New $72 to $85
The new editions of IFSTA’s fire apparatus driver/operator training materials mark a new approach to training driver/operators. The Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, Thfive5 chapters relevant to aerial apparatus. Personnel on departments that operate both types of apparatus now only need one manual and one curriculum for training.
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Plant/Weed Identification Form
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
This form is for those who want to have a plant identified by the to the MU Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic.
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Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Sixth Edition Manual
New $65 to $76
Airport firefighters, airport driver operators, and airport crew chiefs will use this text to meet the most current NFPA, FARs and ICAO requirements. This manual provides the information firefighters need to effectively perform the tasks for aircraft rescue and fire fighting and to complete airport firefighter certification.
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Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Manual E-book
New $60
The new editions of these best-selling IFSTA fire apparatus driver/operator training materials mark a new approach to training driver/operators.