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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2026, No. 3 (May/June)
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Learn the facts behind common home canning myths and how to safely preserve your food. This issue also guides you through canning cherries, from selecting and preparing fruit to choosing the right syrup, so you can confidently enjoy your harvest long after the season ends.
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Annual Lespedeza
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Annual lespedeza is an acid-tolerant, drought-resistant, summer annual legume useful for pasture, hay & soil improvement. Visit our website to learn more.
Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a long-lived perennial legume ideal for Missouri pastures, offering summer forage, bloat-free grazing, and higher livestock gains.
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Renovating Grass Sods With Legumes
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Enhance pasture productivity by integrating legumes into grass sods using cost-effective methods that boost forage quality, animal gains, and soil fertility.
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White, Ladino and Sweet Clover
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White and ladino clover varieties offer high-quality forage, nitrogen fixation, and adaptability to cool, moist conditions, but require careful grazing management.
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Annual Warm-Season Grass Forages for Missouri
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Annual warm-season grasses can be used as part of a year-round grazing system in Missouri. Visit our site to learn about Warm-Season Annual Forage Crops.
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Missouri Chinese Chestnut Planning Budget
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Learn about the chestnut production system and the economics of growing Chinese chestnuts on a small scale.
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Soil Testing in Missouri
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Find out how fertile your garden or lawn soil is with a soil test. Results estimate the ability of soil to supply plant nutrients or support plant growth. Learn the process of taking a soil sample and the tools necessary to do so in this guide.
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Water Source Development for Irrigation Systems
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This guide helps producers assess irrigation feasibility by evaluating water sources, legal considerations, and estimating storage needs.
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Plant Diagnostic Clinic: Guidelines for Collecting and Submitting Samples
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Learn the process for collecting plant disease samples for the University of Missouri Plant Diagnostic Clinic.
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Precision Agriculture: Remote Sensing and Ground Truthing
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Remote sensing for agriculture can be defined simply as "observing a field or crop without touching it."
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Precision Agriculture: An Introduction
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Precision agriculture uses technology to tailor inputs to specific field areas, enhancing efficiency, productivity, and environmental stewardship.
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Cover Crops in Missouri: Putting Them to Work on Your Farm
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Explore effective cover crop strategies for Missouri farmers to enhance soil health, manage erosion, and boost yields.
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Controlling Runoff and Erosion at Urban Construction Sites
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Runoff from construction sites is a major source of sediment. Visit our site to learn about Controlling Runoff and Erosion at Urban Construction Sites.
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Growing Millets for Grain, Forage or Cover Crop Use
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Millets are diverse and broadly adapted crops but also a source of confusion. The term millet actually covers a wide range of agriculture grasses.
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USDA Pesticide Record-Keeping Requirements for Certified Private Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides
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Private certified pesticide applicators are required to keep records of all applications of federally restricted-use pesticides.
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Missouri Soil Surveys
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Soil resources of Missouri are classified, mapped and interpreted through county soil surveys.
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Non-soil Agricultural Fumigation Manual for Private Applicators
Reviewed $11
This manual covers the basic information about fumigating grain bins to protect stored feed and grains.
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Private Applicator Pesticide Training Study Guide
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Study guide for private pesticide applicator certification covering pest ID, labeling, safety, application methods, environmental impact, legal duties.
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Mixing-Vessel Composting System at a Large Swine Finishing Farm
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Learn about the mixing-vessel composting system used on large swine farms to treat manure efficiently and improve soil quality.
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Considerations of Pull-Plug Sedimentation Basin for Dairy Manure Management
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A pull-plug sedimentation basin (PPSB) can enhance manure management by reducing lagoon size, lowering costs, and improving solids removal efficiency.
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Grazing Cover Crops
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Explore strategies for integrating livestock grazing with cover crops to enhance soil health and profitability for Missouri farmers.
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Growing Canola for Oilseed or Cover Crop Use
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Grown in many countries, canola is now considered the second biggest oilseed crop in the world after soybeans.
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Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals: Ordering Information
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Ordering information for pesticide applicator training manuals, including the core manual and various category-specific manuals.
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Sewer Line Chemical Root Control (Category 5B)
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This manual contains information that applicators must be familiar with to become a certified sewer line root control applicator.