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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Crossbreeding Systems for Small Herds of Beef Cattle
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Crossbreeding in commercial beef cattle production improves efficiency through heterosis and breed complementation.
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Inbreeding: Its Meaning, Uses and Effects on Farm Animals
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Mating schemes of animals are classified as either inbreeding or outbreeding. Mating closely related animals is inbreeding. Outbreeding is mating less closely related animals, but people disagree about where to draw the line. Learn more in this guide.
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Sampling Safely at Farmers Markets — Fact Sheet
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Read this to understand sampling regulations at farmers markets. Learn how to establish and estimate costs for handwash stations and washing and sanitizing stations.
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2021, No. 2 (March/April)
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Learn how to safely determine spoilage in home-canned foods and tips for storing dry beans to maintain their quality and nutrition.
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Managing the Effects of Stress and Temperament on Beef Cattle Reproduction
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Learn how stress and temperament affect beef cattle reproduction and discover management strategies to improve breeding outcomes and herd health.
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Agricultural Owners, Family Labor and the Worker Protection Standard
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Find out what the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard requires of family-owned agricultural establishments to keep your family safe from pesticide exposure.
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Successfully Direct Marketing Beef
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Get tips on direct marketing beef in this 32-page publication.
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Safe Tractor Operation
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The purpose of this guide is to assist employers and employees in training for safe tractor operation. Farm employers should review this guide with anyone who operates a farm tractor.
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Selecting an Appropriate Pricing Strategy
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This guide outlines how to set prices for value-added agricultural products by analyzing costs, customer demand, and competition.
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How to Freeze Fruits
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Learn how to freeze fruits effectively, including tips on preparation, preventing darkening, and approximate yields for various fruits.
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How to Freeze Home-Prepared Foods
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Learn to safely freeze home-cooked meals, reduce waste, and reheat dishes with ease using proper packaging and storage methods.
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How to Dehydrate Foods
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Learn how to dehydrate fruits and vegetables safely with tips on preparation, pretreatment, and storage for longer-lasting, quality results.
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How to Can Fresh Fruit
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Did you know there's more than one way to can fresh fruit? Learn the options and what they mean for your final color and taste.
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How to Can Sweet Spreads
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Learn to safely prepare and preserve homemade jellies, jams, and fruit butters using tested canning techniques and proper ingredient ratios.
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How to Freeze Vegetables
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From blanching, cooling and freezing to thawing and using, learn how to safely freeze vegetables — asparagus, beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, corn, herbs, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more — in this MU Extension guide.
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How to Can Meat, Fish and Poultry
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Learn safe, research-based methods for canning meat, fish, and poultry using pressure canning to prevent foodborne illnesses.
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How to Can Fresh Tomato Products
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Learn safe home canning of tomatoes, including acidification, packing methods, and processing times, to prevent botulism and preserve quality.
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Freezing Basics
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Learn how to freeze food safely, preserve flavor and texture, and avoid common mistakes for better long-term storage.
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How to Freeze Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs and Dairy Products
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Freezing is an excellent method of preserving animal products. Follow these basic guidelines for simple, effective and safe freezing of meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products.
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Introduction to Food Dehydration
Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of food preservation, though methods for drying food have become sophisticated over time. Learn the benefits and methods of dehydrating foods and how to select an electric dehydrator.
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2021, No. 1 (January/February)
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Prevent jam or jelly crystallization with tips on sugar handling, cooking techniques, and proper storage to ensure smooth, homemade sweet spreads.