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Nutrients and Water Quality for Lakes and Streams

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John Lory and Steve Cromley
Division of Plant Sciences

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Cover art for publication G9333

Break-even Hauling Distance: Tractor-Pulled Manure Spreaders

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John Lory
Department of Agronomy and Commercial Agriculture Program

Ray Massey
Department of Agricultural Economics and Commercial Agriculture Program

Matt Herring
Department of Agronomy and Commercial Agriculture Program

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Cover art for publication AF1005

Funding Incentives for Agroforestry in Missouri

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Find government and private funding programs to finance practices such as alley cropping, windbreaks, riparian buffers, silvopasture and forest farming.

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Fox sedge seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 21

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Missouri is home to more than 200 species of sedges (Cyperaceae). Agronomically, yellow nutsedge, Cyperus esculentus, is considered to be the most problematic in prevalence of this family of plants.

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Cover art for publication G2503

Management and Care of the Herd Boar

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Mark D. Newcomb, John W. Massey and John Rea
Department of Animal Sciences

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Cover art for publication HES125

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2018, No. 6 (November/December)

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Tips for stress-free holiday food-prep and gifting: Gift dry cake and bread mixes layered in jars. Label home canned food gifts for safety. Prepare and freeze foods for dinner ahead of time. Learn more in this University of Missouri Extension newsletter.

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Tick trefoil seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 24

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Fabaceae (Pea family), the legume family, is one of the largest groups of broadleaf plants. Common members include clovers and various beans and peas.

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Cover art for publication G2508

Herd Health Programs for Swine Seedstock Production

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Roderick C. Tubbs
Swine veterinarian
Commercial Agriculture Program

This guide outlines good health practices for a seedstock swine herd. Preventive practices are emphasized. Specifics vary from herd to herd and are too individualized to address in this guide. Specifics should be worked out with the herd's veterinarian.

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Perilla mint seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 27

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Common members of Lamiaceae (Mint family) not shown in this guide are henbit and purple deadnettle, which are two of the most prevalent winter annuals in Missouri.

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Cover art for publication IPM1006

Introduction to Crop Scouting

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

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Cover art for publication G2531

An Automated Scraper System for Swine Confinement Facilities

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Teng Teeh Lim
Extension agricultural engineer
Commercial Agriculture Program and Food Systems and Bioengineering, University of Missouri

David B. Parker
Research leader
Environmental Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska

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Devil's-claw seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 30

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Devil’s-claw, also known as unicorn plant, is the only known species of Martyniaceae (Unicorn-plant family) to be present in Missouri.

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Maypop passionflower seed.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 33

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Although about 18 genera of Passifloraceae (Passionflower family) are known, only one genus is known to be present in Missouri.

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Cover art for publication IPM1013

Pesticide Storage

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Learn guidelines to ensure the safe and environmentally friendly storage of pesticides.

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Common waterhemp seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 04

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In Missouri the amaranths (pigweeds) make up the vast majority of plant genera that occur within this family.

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Cover art for publication IPM1023-36

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 36

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About 270 species of Poaceae (Grass family), true grasses, are found in the state. Many species are economically important, including corn, wheat, sorghum, rye, fescue, oats, rice, barley and various millets.

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Hemp dogbane seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 07

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The Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) has relatively few members that occur in Missouri.

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Columbine seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 39

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Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family), a rather large group of plants, is best known for buttercups, of which there are nearly 20 species in Missouri. Clematis is another fairly common plant genus occurring in this family.

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Agricultural Phosphorus and Water Quality

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This guide demonstrates the complexities of reducing losses of phosphorus from agricultural land and the range of options available to help reach water quality goals.

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Cover art for publication WQ214

Measuring Manure Spreader Uniformity

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Charles D. Fulhage
Department of Agricultural Engineering

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Late boneset seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 10

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Asteraceae, the aster family is the largest and most diverse family of broadleaf plants in Missouri. Its members include various species of goldenrod, sunflower and thistle.

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Cover art for publication G1884

Odors From Livestock Operations: Causes and Possible Cures

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Donald L. Pfost, Charles D. Fulhage and John A. Hoehne
Department of Agricultural Engineering

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Poorjoe seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 42

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Rubiaceae (Madder family) is a large family of plants with about 600 genera; there are about eight genera present in Missouri. The genus Galium is the largest in this state with at least 11 species, including a common winter annual, catchweed bedstraw.

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Cover art for publication G2312

Artificial Insemination in Swine: Breeding the Female

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The use of artificial insemination in the U.S has skyrocketed. Visit our website to view our Artificial Insemination in Swine: Breeding the Female article.

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Field pennycress seeds.

Missouri Weed Seeds, Page 13

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Brassicaceae (Mustard family) is one of the larger groups of plants in the state. Several plants within this family, such as yellow rocket and wild mustard, are common throughout Missouri.

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