Store Hazardous Products Safely

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Marie Steinwachs
Office of Waste Management

Your home may be an accident waiting to happen

Many preventable accidents, injuries, illnesses and fires occur in homes due to unsafe storage of hazardous products.

A product is considered hazardous if it has one of more of the following properties:

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Barley

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Winter and spring barleys are available, but testing in Missouri indicates spring barley does poorly. Plus, six-row barleys have higher yield potential than two-row barleys in Missouri. Therefore, this publication covers only the six-row winter barleys.

Operating and Maintaining Grassed Outlet Terrace Systems

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Donald L. Pfost
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Larry Caldwell
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Columbia, Missouri

Design Criteria for Canopy and Hood Inlet Spillways

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James M. Steichen
Department of Agricultural Engineering

These criteria apply to the design of canopy and hood inlet spillways used as the principal spillway for ponds, irrigation reservoirs, and stabilization structures.

The canopy or hood inlet spillway usually is used in conjunction with an emergency spillway.

The Bluegrasses

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Jimmy C. Henning and Howell N. Wheaton
Department of Agronomy

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Design Criteria for Debris Basins

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James Steichen
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Using the California Mastitis Test

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One of the best ways to detect mastitis is by using the California Mastitis Test. Visit our website today to learn more.

White, Ladino and Sweet Clover

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Jimmy C. Henning and Howell N. Wheaton
Department of Agronomy

White and ladino clover

White clover is a stoloniferous plant with a shallow root system. The primary stems of white clover usually die before the second year, and the life of the plant depends upon the stolons and their haphazard roots.

Understanding and Using Sire Summaries: BIF Fact Sheet

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Sire selection is one of the most important decisions cow/calf producers make. If it is effective, sire selection will account for nearly 90 percent of the genetic improvement in a herd.

Tall Fescue

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Tall Fescue is one of the more drought-resistant field plants grown in Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more.

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Drilled Soybeans in Missouri

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Harry C. Minor, Zane R. Helsel and Marion E. Gentry
Department of Agronomy

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Radon: An Indoor Health Hazard?

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Indoor air can be polluted in a number of ways. Indoor pollutants include formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, respirable dust, nitrogen dioxide, radon and other gases. This guide focuses on just one of these pollutants — radon.

Soil Compaction: The Silent Thief

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James C. Frisby and Donald L. Pfost
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Using Food Processing Plant Waste on Fields

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Waste, or lime stabilized biomass (LSB), from food processing plants can be used for liming fields. Learn what LSB is, how it can be used, and the soil benefits it provides in this University of Missouri Extension guide.

Renovating Grass Sods With Legumes

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Howell N. Wheaton and Craig A. Roberts
Department of Agronomy

Many Missouri pastures have adequate grass stands, but they need legumes. If the soil is capable of growing them, legumes should be established in grass sods. Establishing clovers is cheaper than topdressing the grass with nitrogen.

Intermediate Trail Riding

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Wayne Loch
Department of Animal Sciences

More and more families are having fun trail riding. This activity is reasonably inexpensive, is non-competitive, and affords relaxation on nature's scenic trails.

Backgrounding Calves Part 1: Assessing the Opportunity

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Backgrounding is the growing of steers & heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot. Visit our site to learn more about backgrouding calves.

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Agricultural Hand Signals

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Voice communications are impossible in certain agricultural situations due to distance and noise. For this reason, standard Agricultural Hand Signals have been developed for farm machinery operators by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Hand signals can prevent accidents and save time. Use them and teach others to use them.

Buying a Packaged Farm Building

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Richard E. Phillips
Department of Agricultural Engineering

Hot Weather Livestock Stress

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Jack C. Whittier
Animal Sciences Department

During periods of high temperatures and humidity, livestock losses can occur from hot weather stress.

Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings

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Goslings and ducklings can be brooded by broody chicken hens and most breeds of ducks and geese. Learn about brooder types, temperature, housing, feeding, watering, pasturing and fencing in this University of Missouri Extension guide.

Orchardgrass

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Orchardgrass is a productive cool-season grass that responds to good fertility and management practices by producing up to 4 tons of high quality forage per acre. Learn how to establish and manage a stand of orchardgrass in this MU Extension guide.

Selecting Wire Fencing Materials

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Joseph M. Zulovich
Department of Agricultural Engineering

There is an old adage that says "good fences make good neighbors." This is particularly true today in suburban areas ofMissouri where a neighbor's cow or horse is seldom welcome in nearby lawns or gardens. The most economical solution is a wire fence capable of containing your livestock.

Bovine Leukosis

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Jeanette L. Floss
MU College of Veterinary Medicine

Richard F. Randle
Commercial Agriculture Program

Missouri Limestone Quality: What Is ENM?

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Daryl D. Buchholz
Department of Agronomy

Can you get a ton's worth of agricultural limestone out of a ton of agricultural limestone? Probably not. The effectiveness of agricultural limestone depends on two factors:

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