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Raising Calves on Stored Colostrum
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Feed calves safely using stored colostrum; learn best practices for collection, storage, and feeding to boost immunity and reduce digestive issues.
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Kitchen Planning: Work Centers
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Design an efficient kitchen layout by organizing work areas into functional centers, optimizing workflow and minimizing unnecessary movement.
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Reed Canarygrass, Ryegrass, and Garrison Creeping Foxtail
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Reed canarygrassReed canarygrass is a tall-growing, cool season perennial with a rhizomatous root system (it roots by sending out runners).
A System for Pond Water Purification
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This guide details how to collect, filter, and chlorinate pond water for household use, ensuring a safe and reliable domestic water supply.
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Qualitative Nitrate Detection for Toxicity Potential
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Provides a qualitative test to detect potentially toxic nitrate levels in water, forage, and feed samples.
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Soybean Production in Missouri
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Soybeans were the most successful crop for Missouri farmers in the 1970s & 1980s. Visit our site to learn more about Soybean Production in Missouri.
Choosing Terrace Systems
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Terraces are one way to control soil erosion. Visit our site to learn about Choosing Terrace Systems.
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Simple Home Repairs: Cracks in Concrete Sidewalks
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Learn how to repair sidewalk cracks using mortar and epoxy for a safer, more attractive walking surface.
Unsoundness and Blemishes of Horses: Head, Body, Respiratory Tract and Stable Vices
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Any defect that affects serviceability is considered an unsoundness. A defect that detracts from appearance but does not impair serviceability is considered a blemish.
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Accessory Apartments
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Learn how accessory apartments offer flexible housing, added income, and independent living in spaces like basements, attics, or garages.
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Irrigating Soybeans
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Irrigation boosts soybean yields on drought-prone Missouri soils, with short-season varieties showing the greatest response during peak water demand periods.
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Maintaining Grassed Waterways
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Grassed waterways help control water flow and prevent erosion. Regular maintenance ensures effectiveness.
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Heating System Maintenance
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Learn how to maintain your home's heating system for efficiency, safety, and comfort with practical tips on furnaces, ducts, and radiators.
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Design Criteria for Formless Concrete Flumes
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Editor’s note
The PDF version of this publication includes illustrations.
Analyzing Cropping Systems
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Optimize crop yields and profitability with strategic management practices, including seed selection, planting techniques, and cost-effective weed control.
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Displaced Abomasum
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The abomasum is the fourth, or "true," stomach in the cow. It normally lies low down in the right front quadrant of the abdomen, just inside the seventh through 11th ribs (Figure 1). Adjacent to the abomasum, on the left side of the abdomen, is the large first stomach, or rumen (Figure 2).
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Crownvetch
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Crownvetch, Coronilla varia L., is a cool season, hardy, perennial legume. It is not a true vetch, although it resembles common and hairy vetch. Crownvetch spreads from rhizomes and will form a dense cover. It has been used for soil stabilization and as an ornamental for many years.
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Operation of a Bottom Withdrawal (Lake Cleaning) Spillway
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This guide details the operation and maintenance of a bottom-withdrawal spillway, which uses a siphon system to improve water quality in reservoirs.
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Alfalfa
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Alfalfa is the most productive legume for Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more about Alfalfa.
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Land Grading for Irrigation: Design and Construction
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Land grading is used for irrigation and subsequent drainage. Visit our site for our Land Grading for Irrigation: Design and Construction guide.
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Backgrounding Calves Part 2: Herd Health and Feeding
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A good health program is critical to successful calf backgrounding. Visit our website today to learn more about backgrounding calves.
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Making and Storing Quality Hay
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Properly making and storing hay and greatly reduce dry matter loses. Visit our site to learn about Making and Storing Quality Hay.
Portable Ladder Safety
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Essential safety tips for using portable ladders, including proper selection, maintenance, and hazard prevention, to reduce the risk of falls and injuries.
Selecting and Working With a Farm Building Contractor
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Two major tasks are involved in the successful completion of a new farm building — choosing the right building and selecting a good contractor to build it.
Most buildings constructed today are "pre-engineered," or package-type, buildings.