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Pesticides and the Environment
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Once a pesticide is introduced into the environment, whether through an application, a disposal or a spill, it is influenced by many processes. These processes determine a pesticide's persistence and movement, if any, and its ultimate fate.
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Small Flock Series: Incubation of Poultry
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Learn how to incubate chicken eggs for small flocks or classrooms, covering egg handling, storage, and embryo development stages.
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Carpenter Ants
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Winged female
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Cambio de Colores — Immigration of Latinos to Missouri
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Cambio de Colores
Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
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Storing Food in the Freezer
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Learn how to freeze food safely and effectively, including tips on packaging, thawing, refreezing, and maintaining quality.
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Raising Kind Children
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Encourage kindness in children by modeling caring behavior, offering clear guidance, and nurturing empathy from infancy through adolescence.
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Miniature and Hunting Mules of Missouri
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Miniature and hunting mules are gaining popularity in Missouri. Learn about their characteristics, behavior, and training methods.
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Choosing, Assembling and Using Bridles
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Bridles are used to control horses and achieve desired performance. Although horses can be worked without them or with substitutes, a bridle with one or two bits can add extra finesse. The bridle allows you to communicate and control your mount.
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Safe Ground Handling of Horses
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During the last decade, participation in horse-related activities has continued to grow. The National Safety Council estimates that more than 10 million people in the United States are involved in equine sports. Membership in many horse associations has grown steadily.
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Water-Efficient Gardening and Landscaping
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Learn water-saving techniques for gardening, from drought-tolerant plants to efficient irrigation methods, and create a sustainable, beautiful landscape.
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Saddling, Bridling and Riding the Western Horse
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Learn essential techniques for safely saddling, bridling, and riding Western horses, ensuring proper equipment use and understanding horse behavior.
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Horses — Conformation: Form to Function
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Proper horse conformation affects performance and health. Learn how balance, muscle structure, and movement impact a horse’s abilities in various activities.
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Effects of Water pH on the Stability of Pesticides
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Water pH affects pesticide stability; alkaline water can break down chemicals. Test pH and use buffering agents for optimal performance.
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Selecting a Saddle
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Choose the right saddle by understanding riding styles, fit, and function to ensure comfort and performance for both horse and rider.
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Ticks
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Learn what ticks live in the Midwest, diseases they carry, and how to prevent them.
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Temperature Effects on Storage of Greenhouse, Ornamental and Turf Pesticides
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Temperature extremes can reduce pesticide effectiveness and damage containers. This guide offers storage tips for greenhouse, ornamental, and turf pesticides.
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Fertilizer Nutrients in Livestock and Poultry Manure
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Livestock and poultry producers: Learn how to recover a portion of the plant nutrient value of animal manure to have a salable product for use in crop production in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Picket Dam Storage for Cattle Manure
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A picket dam is a cost-effective method for storing semisolid cattle manure, allowing water drainage and facilitating conventional handling equipment.
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Corn Diseases IV
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Editor's note
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