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Company Officer's Handbook, First Edition

New $69 to $80

The thirteen chapters are accompanied by a glossary, a list of training references and an index to make finding individual topics quick and easy. The author has prepared this handbook to assist company officers who are beginning their careers with need to know information in one book. He also prepared this book for all company officers who strive every day to be a better officer.

Herbicide-Resistant Horseweed (Marestail) Management in No-Till Soybean

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Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness, Fourth Edition Curriculum

New $120

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Firefighter’s Handbook on Wildland Firefighting Strategy, Tactics and Safety, Fourth Edition Manual

New $64 to $75

This manual is written for the fire personnel who need a basic understanding of wildland firefighting. It combines critical components from the 2016 edition of NFPA 1051 and NWCG documents into one source for wildland firefighters, officers and command staff.

Palmer Amaranth Management in Soybean

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Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, Ninth Edition Curriculum

New $204

This curriculum covers all 18 chapters of the Fire and Emergency Services Instrutor, Ninth Edition Manual. It includes a variety of tools, including lesson plan outline and worksheet templates, evaluation rubrics, portfolio evolutions by level, and examples of acquired structure acquisition agreements and live burn plans for an instructor to incorporate into their course or program.

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Fire Prevention Applications, Second Edition Curriculum

New $90

The curriculum covers all 14 chapters of the Fire Prevention Applications, 2nd Edition. The components are designed for use in both a traditional face-to-face and hybrid classroom environment.

Essentials of Fire Fighting, Seventh Edition Course Workbook

New $38

This workbook is for the student to review the material in each chapter, to support classroom and online instruction. It is ideal for homework assignments. The workbook includes more than 3,000 questions and activities covering all 27 chapters of Essentials 7.

Essentials of Fire Fighting, Seventh Edition Instructor Resource Kit

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Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness, Fourth Edition Manual

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Ground Cover Fire Fighting for Structural Firefighters, First Edition Manual

New $59 to $69

This manual is for emergency responders who encounter fast-moving fires that are commonly referred to as ground cover fires or brush fires, as opposed to forest or wildland fires. This book combines information from three trusted sources, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The information in this manual presents organized, safe, and effective responses to ground cover fires.

Waterhemp Management in Soybeans

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Using Native Warm-Season Grass, Forb and Legume Mixtures for Biomass, Livestock Forage and Wildlife Benefits: A Case Study

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Robert A. Pierce II, Fisheries and Wildlife State Specialist, School of Natural Resources
Ray L. Wright, Research Specialist, MU South Farm Research Center
Clark J. Gantzer, Professor, MU School of Natural Resources
Tim M. Reinbott, Assistant Director, MU Agricultural Experiment Station

Sunflowers: A Versatile Native Crop

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Sunflowers are an amazingly versatile crop with a fascinating history. Visit our site to view our Sunflowers: A Versatile Native Crop article.

Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals (2020 Edition)

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Establishing Mixtures of Native Warm-Season Grasses and Forbs for Potential Biomass, Forage and Wildlife Habitat

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Learn about the species of native warm-season grasses with potential for biomass production, livestock forage and wildlife habitat in Missouri — switchgrass, indiangrass, big bluestem, little bluestem and eastern gamagrass — in this MU Extension guide.

Tree Pests: Native Pests - Page 4

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Oak decline

Trees are weakened by environmental stresses such as drought, waterlogging, frost or by pests such as defoliating or sucking insects. Weakened trees are then invaded and killed by insects and diseases that cannot successfully attack healthy trees. Usually the progression of decline is slow, and it occurs over several years.

Tree Pests: Gypsy Moth

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Introduction

Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) is a destructive, exotic forest pest that was accidentally introduced into the United States in 1869 by a man hoping to mate them with silkworms to create a hardier, more productive silk-bearer.

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Slow the spread of gypsy moth

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Oak wilt

Oak wilt is a lethal disease of oaks, especially species in the red oak group. A fungus invades the tree, which causes it to die. In Missouri, the oak wilt fungus is spread primarily when sap-feeding beetles carry oak wilt spores to fresh wounds during the early part of the growing season.

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Rapid white oak mortality

Beginning in August 2011 and continuing through fall 2013, the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Forest Health staff received many reports of rapid white oak decline and mortality, often occurring within one growing season. In 2013, a majority of reports came from east central and southeast Missouri.

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Gypsy moths signs and symptoms

Adults vary by sex.

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Before you report a possible gypsy moth find

Many native, less damaging moths that look similar to gypsy moths, are present in Missouri and do not need to be reported.  Consult the gypsy moth signs and symptoms page before reporting.  Early detection is useful only when the problem is contained and eradicated. To help with this effort:

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Hypoxylon canker

Hypoxylon canker is a common disease of hardwoods, especially species in the red oak group. It is often one of several factors ultimately responsible for tree death. A disease of the inner bark and sapwood, Hypoxylon damages tissues used by the tree to conduct water from soil to the leaves.

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Where gypsy moth has been found

Every year, more than 6,000 gypsy moth trap

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