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Corn Earworm in Missouri
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Learn about corn earworm's impact on Missouri crops, its life cycle, and management strategies to protect yields from this pervasive pest.
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European Corn Borer: A Multiple-Crop Pest in Missouri
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Learn how the European corn borer affects crops like corn, cotton, and grain sorghum in Missouri. Explore its lifecycle, damage, and management strategies.
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Southwestern Corn Borer Management in Missouri
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This guide outlines the life cycle, damage patterns, and management strategies for the southwestern corn borer in Missouri.
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Seedcorn Maggot
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Learn how to identify and prevent seedcorn maggot infestations in crops like corn and soybeans, which can damage seeds and reduce yields.
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Building and Using Hotbeds and Cold Frames
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A coldframe is a protected plant bed & a hot bed is basically a heated coldframe. Visit our site to learn about Building and Using Hotbeds and Cold Frames.
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Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
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Learn effective techniques for pruning ornamental shrubs, including timing, tool selection, and maintenance tips to promote healthy plant growth.
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Making and Using Compost
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Making compost transforms garden waste into a nutrient-rich soil conditioner, enhancing soil structure and fertility while reducing landfill use.
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Drought-Related Issues in Forage, Silage and Baleage
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Get answers to questions about how to feed livestock during drought. Read about nitrate toxicity, corn silage and baleage, forage grazing and feeding hay.
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Clarifying Roles in Family Farm Businesses
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Strong family businesses communicate to separate their family roles and expectations from business roles. Read about common family business conflicts and find steps to address tension in this publication.
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Pricing Corn Silage
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Learn how to price corn silage whether it's in the field or delivered to storage or the feed bunk, and see how drought can damage a corn silage crop.
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Short-Term Operating Plan for Farms and Ranches
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Download a short-term operating plan workbook you can use to prepare your farm or ranch for operating if decision makers are unable to make short-term choices.
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2022, No. 4 (July/August)
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Ensure safe food preservation with expert advice on testing canner gauges, preserving zucchini, and freezing summer squash for later use.
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Flowering Perennials: Characteristics and Culture
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Flowering perennials persist from year to year and are suitable in a flower border shared with annual plants or grouped in special plantings. Learn about some major perennials and their important characteristics and cultural preferences in this guide.
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Growing Azaleas and Rhododendrons
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Discover essential tips for selecting, planting, and caring for azaleas and rhododendrons in Missouri's challenging climate.
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Spring Flowering Bulbs: Daffodils
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Daffodils are vibrant, low-maintenance spring flowers that thrive in well-drained soil and sunlight, offering lasting garden beauty.
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Summer Flowering Bulbs: Gladiolus
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Gladiolus, commonly known as 'glads,' are prized for their vibrant colors and are ideal for cut flower arrangements.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 04
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Bacterial wilt is a serious disease of melons that is transmitted by spotted and striped cucumber beetles that feed on melon foliage.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 07
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Spider mites are small, oval-shaped arthropods that can be found on the underside of leaves, where they congregate and suck sap from the plant.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 10
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Find sources of melon and watermelon seeds
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production
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High tunnels extend the growing season and shield melons and watermelons from pests and weather extremes. This guide offers detailed cultivation practices.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 02
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Maintaining healthy, nonstressed plants, managing the high tunnel environment properly, preserving beneficial insects and early pest detection will prevent many pests from becoming a problem within the high tunnel.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 05
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Within two weeks after transplanting, begin scouting for cucumber beetles in the high tunnel. Use yellow sticky traps to detect cucumber beetles.
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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production, Page 08
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Thrips are small, elongated insects that can be a serious insect pest of high tunnel melons and watermelons and are usually found clustered in flowers and on the underside of leaves.