Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 3 (May/June)
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A newsletter for those who preserve food at home.
Home Lawn Watering Guide
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To avoid severe loss of turfgrass and to conserve water, homeowners should manage their lawns each year in anticipation of water restrictions. This guide describes that will reduce the need for irrigation while improving the competitiveness and appearance of your lawn.
Conceptos básicos de enlatado seguro en el hogar
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Conserve de forma segura las frutas y verduras frescas, así como la carne, las aves, los mariscos, las sopas y las salsas, mediante el método de enlatado adecuado: agua hirviendo, vapor o presión. Aprenda los conceptos básicos en esta guía.
Spring Lamb Management Tips
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Spring lambing is a profitable production system. However, producers need to learn to deal with internal parasites and predator risk. This guide highlights management tips to ensure successful spring lambing enterprise.
Missouri Dairy Industry Revitalization Study
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Learn more about Missouri’s dairy industry trends concerning its dairy cow inventory, farms, production, prices, production economics and processing industry and how these affect the state’s economy.
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance in Missouri
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Protect your grazing or hay farming operation from drought risk. Get tips and examples for understanding how PRF insurance works and choosing a policy.
Calendario de siembra de vegetales
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Planta un huerto para ahorrar en tu factura de comida familiar y promover buenos hábitos dietéticos. Las tablas de esta guía ayudan a los habitantes de Misuri a planificar qué plantar, cuándo plantar y cuánto de cada vegetal plantar.
On-Farm Beef Finishing Planning Budget
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Use this budget to estimate the costs and returns for producing, raising, home-finishing and commercially selling beef calves in Missouri. This budget includes both spring and fall calving herds.
Promoting Produce - Green Beans Handout (Bundle of 25)
New $10
This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Peas Handout (Bundle of 25)
New $10
This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Blueberries Handout (Bundle of 25)
New $10
This handout provides information regarding blueberries in your diet.
Promoting Produce - Asparagus Handout (Bundle of 25)
New $10
This handout provides information regarding watermelon in your diet.
Controlled Environment Agriculture: Hydroponic Farming
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Learn about ways to grow vegetables, fruits and related crops in indoor hydroponic systems and environmental control considerations for managing production.
Missouri Farmland Values
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Find farmland values for Missouri and its counties from USDA since 1959. Learn methods of estimating historical county values for years not reported.
Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 2 (March/April)
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This edition of the newsletter covers "Why is dry canning not safe?" and "Why is pressure important in pressure canning?"
Conservation Provisions in Leases
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Conservation practice can affect leases and the relationship between landowners and tenants. This guide presents topics to address when incorporating conservation and ecosystem services into a lease agreement.
Missouri Maple Syrup: Hobby to Sales
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This guide is structured to help maple sugaring hobbyists navigate the process of growing their operation beyond a hobby and into a revenue-generating endeavor. It includes information on how to identify capacity and select trees to tap; technology and processing best practices; and tips from active producers on steps taken to break even and begin generating revenue.
2023 Missouri Rice Planting Date and Cultivar Trials
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This report summarizes all rice cultivar (variety/hybrid) trials conducted in Missouri during the 2023 crop season. These trials featured 30 rice cultivars that were tested in 22 unique environments across both flood-irrigated and furrow-irrigated rice production systems, on research stations and on-farm.
Native Warm-Season Grass Seed Production
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Native warm-season grasses can be a valuable source of forage and wildlife benefits. They can also generate cash flow by harvesting and selling the seed produced. This guide discusses the practices used to harvest seed and the costs and returns of doing so.
Pasture Fence Construction Budget
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There are many different methods and materials used to construct farm fencing. Each method varies widely in cost and ease of construction. This guide focuses on some common types of fences constructed across the midwestern United States.
Is Your Family Prepared for an Earthquake?
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Take cover under a heavy desk, table or bench; in a supported doorway; or along an inside wall.
Missouri Fencing and Boundary Laws
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Find what farmers and landowners need to know about fencing duties, rights and boundaries provided in Missouri's fencing law and a local option counties can adopt.
Preparing Sheep for Winter Months
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Harsh weather conditions experienced in winter months could be stressful for sheep. The snow, strong winds and heavy rainfall may put ewes and young lambs at high risk of hypothermia. Learn how to reduce the stress caused by extreme low temperatures in this guide.
Missouri Master Naturalist State Program Manual
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Learn about the Missouri Master Naturalist program. Along with an overview of this statewide volunteer conservation program, this manual details certification, training and volunteer service requirements and offers operation and program marketing tips.
