Packing Smart School Lunches (Bundle of 25)
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Learn how to save time and money while packing a healthy lunch for children.
Do you have a problem with milk?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Successfully Direct Marketing Beef
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Get tips on direct marketing beef in this 32-page publication.
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.
Local and Regional Food System Resilience During COVID-19
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Explore how local food systems adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with online sales growth and innovative policy changes to ensure resilience.
Public Information Officer, Second Edition Manual
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This manuals provides basic skills and awareness training for fire department public information officers (PIOs). It has been constructed to meet current recognized guidelines and practices in the field and features an overview of the skills and knowledge a PIO needs to perform the diverse and demanding tasks associated with the position.
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.