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Determining Reproductive Fertility in Herd Bulls
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Learn how to assess and enhance bull fertility through breeding soundness evaluations, puberty indicators, and nutrition strategies.

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2021, No. 5 (September/October)
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Learn safe methods for canning meats, soups, and more to preserve food at home. Ensure safety and quality with proven guidelines for home canning.

Pesticide Laws and Regulations
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Learn about federal and Missouri pesticide rules, and see the steps to take to become a pesticide applicator and keep good records of when you use pesticides.

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2021, No. 4 (July/August)
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Learn safe methods for preserving elderberries and drying herbs, including proper sugar ratios for jam and jelly, and tips for air drying and dehydrating herbs.

The Missouri Mix
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Make your own versatile baking mix at home with simple ingredients. Save time and money while creating delicious biscuits, muffins, and more!

Routine Animal Mortality Management Options in Missouri
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Law requires that the body of an animal be disposed within 24 hours after death. Learn how to acceptably transport and dispose of animal carcasses.

Understanding Casualty Loss of Timber
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See how adjusted basis and fair market value affect how to account for losing timber to fires, storms, floods, vandalism or other events in your tax return.

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions
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Learn broadband terminology and issues related to access — availability and adoption. Access to high-speed internet encourages equitable opportunities.

Succession Planning for Woodland Owners
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Learn how to transition a family-owned forest to the next generation by assembling a succession team, using estate planning tools and outlining tasks for forest owners.

Designing a Butterfly Garden
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Learn how to make a butterfly garden, get some fun facts and tips about butterflies, and see two example butterfly gardens in this colorful two-page guide.

Making Seed Tapes
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Making seed tapes is a great winter activity that makes for quick planting during gardening season. Learn how in this one-page guide.

Worker Protection Standard Overview
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Read about how the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard applies to agricultural pesticide use and what you as a farm employer must do to comply with the standard.

Growing Sunflowers
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Sunflowers are an easy, fast growing flower that can add much fun to the garden. Learn about common varieties and how to grow them in this one-page guide.

Winter Sowing Seeds
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Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds in late winter for spring transplanting. Learn what plants you can winter sow and how in this one-page guide.

Native Forage: A Guide to Getting the Most From Your Grazing Operation
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Adding warm-season grass areas to a grazing system that already features cool-season grass creates a forage system that allows livestock owners to keep their herds feeding on high-quality forage for more of the year.

An Employer’s Guide to Worker Protection Standard Compliance
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Learn terms used in EPA’s Worker Protection Standard, and read about duties the standard outlines for agricultural employers, workers and pesticide handlers.

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2021, No. 3 (May/June)
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Learn safe home food preservation methods, including the proper use of electric pressure canners and effective techniques for storing and freezing kale.

The Cut Flower Garden
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Learn how to plant and harvest easy-to-grow flowers and how to arrange them in a vase in this colorful two-page guide.

Taking Plant Cuttings
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Grow new plants with cuttings from existing ones. Learn how to take a cutting and create an environment in which it can develop roots in this 2-page guide.

Soybean Gall Midge
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Soybean gall midge is a newly described insect species that attacks and severely damages soybean. Learn how to scout for and identify this pest — currently established in parts of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri — in this guide.

Selection of Replacement Heifers for Commercial Beef Cattle Operations
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To maintain herd numbers, commercial cow-calf operations must buy or develop females to replace culled cows. Learn about different stratgegies so you can make the most economical decision for your farm or ranch with long-term profitability in mind.

Facilities for Artificial Insemination of Beef Cattle
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Access to functional artificial insemination (AI) facilities is a challenge for beef cattle producers. Learn what to look for in an AI facility and view a list of portable breeding barns available through University of Missouri Extension.