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Break-even Hauling Distance: Tractor-Pulled Manure Spreaders
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This publication guides livestock producers in calculating the maximum distance manure can be hauled using tractor-pulled spreaders without incurring additional costs.
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Swine Diet Manipulation to Minimize Environmental Impacts
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Guidance on adjusting swine diets—phase feeding, enzyme use, synthetic amino acids—to reduce nutrient waste and lower environmental impacts.
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2018, No. 6 (November/December)
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Tips for stress-free holiday food-prep and gifting: Gift dry cake and bread mixes layered in jars. Label home canned food gifts for safety. Prepare and freeze foods for dinner ahead of time. Learn more in this University of Missouri Extension newsletter.
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Reduce Environmental Problems With Proper Land Application of Animal Manure
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Learn how to manage livestock manure to enhance soil health, reduce fertilizer costs, and protect water quality through proper application practices.
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Antibiotics and Other Additives for Swine: Food Safety Considerations
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Learn about antibiotics and additives in swine production, their benefits for growth and feed efficiency, and best practices for safe and effective use.
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Pesticide Storage
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Learn guidelines to ensure the safe and environmentally friendly storage of pesticides.
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Purchasing a Herd Boar for Commercial Swine Production
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Selecting the right herd boar is crucial for enhancing genetics in commercial swine production. This guide outlines key steps for successful boar acquisition.
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Calibration of Lagoon Irrigating Equipment
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This publication provides guidelines for calibrating lagoon irrigation systems to ensure efficient nutrient application and prevent runoff.
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Herd Health Programs for Swine Seedstock Production
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This guide outlines good health practices for a seedstock swine herd. Preventive practices are emphasized. Specifics vary from herd to herd and are too individualized to address in this guide. Specifics should be worked out with the herd's veterinarian.
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Agricultural Phosphorus and Water Quality
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This guide demonstrates the complexities of reducing losses of phosphorus from agricultural land and the range of options available to help reach water quality goals.
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Best Management Practices for Nitrogen Fertilizer in Missouri
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Learn how to manage nitrogen fertilizer in crops to boost yields, reduce losses, and enhance environmental outcomes through best practices.
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Radiation Fact Sheet
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Explains types of radiation—alpha, beta, gamma, neutron—their sources, health effects, and ways to reduce exposure.
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Honey Bees as Pollinators, Their Habitats and Products
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Learn about the honey bee, from its life cycle, to its various races, to its pest problems, the benefits it provides, and how we can aid its success in this University of Missouri Extension guide. Become a Master Pollinator Steward!
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Squeezed by Rising Food Prices?
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Small changes in your shopping habits can mean saving money at the grocery store. Check for tips on this page that can work for you and your family.
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Conserving Missouri's Wild and Managed Pollinators
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Pollinators are critically important for natural ecosystems and crop production. Learn why pollinators are crucial, the major threats confronting them, conservation steps being taken, and how you can help in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Challenges and Choices: Fit for Life
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Practical tips to boost energy and health by adding fruits and vegetables to meals, snacks, and busy lifestyles.
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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2018, No. 4 (July/August)
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Discover the Seasonal and Simple app, your guide to selecting, preparing, and enjoying fresh, in-season produce with ease.
Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power
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Explore behavioral factors that influence union bargaining power, including solidarity, organizational dynamics, and member engagement strategies.
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Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power - Page 4
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Strategic and tactical planning Strategic and tactical planning
One method for taking advantage of both the common and diverse interests of the membership of a local union is to approach bargaining as one aspect of a broader process of stra
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Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power - Page 2
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Not all local unions approach the collective bargaining process from the same scope of institutional power, nor should they. Collective bargaining is not a ‘one size fits all’ undertaking. In some cases, a local may be responsible for all aspects of the bargaining process with the international union filling only an advisory, consultative or oversight function.
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Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power - Page 5
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Membership support of and involvement in the bargaining process Membership support of and involvement in the bargaining process
Economic security and workplace representation are important goals of the union in the bargaining process.
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Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power - Page 3
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Organizational behavior Organizational behavior
When individuals are brought together in any social setting, they may collectively evolve into one of several forms of social organization.
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Collective Bargaining 2: Behavioral Factors Influencing Union Bargaining Power - Page 6
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Building an effective bargaining committee Building an effective bargaining committee
The primary factors for the determination of who will serve on the bargaining committee are the constitution and by-laws of the orga
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How to Use Dehydrated Foods
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Learn how to rehydrate and cook dehydrated fruits and vegetables for use in soups, casseroles, and baked goods.