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High Tensile Permanent Electric Fence, Planning And Design, Matthew Palmer, Eric Thacker, Shannon Cromwell, Kevin Heaton, Kohl Carter Dec 2019

High Tensile Permanent Electric Fence, Planning And Design, Matthew Palmer, Eric Thacker, Shannon Cromwell, Kevin Heaton, Kohl Carter

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This fact sheet provides detailed information about planning and designing a permanent electric fence.


Fertigation Facts, Kyle Egbert, Matt Yost, Bryce Sorensen, Grant Cardon, Niel Allen, Ryan Larsen Dec 2019

Fertigation Facts, Kyle Egbert, Matt Yost, Bryce Sorensen, Grant Cardon, Niel Allen, Ryan Larsen

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This fact sheet provides general information on forms of fertigation for primary plant nutrient, fertigation timng, and fertigation economics.


Pear Fruit Sawfly [Hoplocampa Brevis], Marion Murray, Ryan Davis Nov 2019

Pear Fruit Sawfly [Hoplocampa Brevis], Marion Murray, Ryan Davis

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This fact sheet describes Pear Fruit Sawfly, its life cycle, hosts, symptoms of presence, and management options.


Sustainable Manure And Compost Application: Garden And Micro Farm Guidelines, Melanie Stock, Tiffany Maughan, Rhonda Miller Oct 2019

Sustainable Manure And Compost Application: Garden And Micro Farm Guidelines, Melanie Stock, Tiffany Maughan, Rhonda Miller

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This fact sheet provides general information on manure and compost characteristics and a step-by-step example for calculating application rates that are appropriate for gardens and micro farms (<5 acres).


Market Lamb Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger Sep 2019

Market Lamb Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger

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This fact sheet offers quick tips for market lamb nutrition.


Size And Scope Of Beaver County Agriculture 2019, Ryan Feuz, Ryan Larsen, Mark Nelson Sep 2019

Size And Scope Of Beaver County Agriculture 2019, Ryan Feuz, Ryan Larsen, Mark Nelson

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This fact sheet profiles agriculture in Beaver County, Utah, and includes location, land ownership, growing season, crop and livestock production, farm income, and age of operator.


Market Hog Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger Sep 2019

Market Hog Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger

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This is a quick tip fact sheet for market hog nutrition.


Market Steer Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger Sep 2019

Market Steer Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger

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This fact sheet offers quick tips for market steer nutrition.


2019 Costs And Returns For Irrigated Safflower, Northern Utah, Michael Pace, Clark Israelsen, Ryan Larsen Sep 2019

2019 Costs And Returns For Irrigated Safflower, Northern Utah, Michael Pace, Clark Israelsen, Ryan Larsen

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This fact sheet is intended to be a guide used to estimate income and expenses, list inputs and production practices and provide a framework for the farm plan for irrigated safflower in northern Utah.


Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Insurance: What Is Ri-Prf?, Ryan Larsen, Shana Anderson Aug 2019

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Insurance: What Is Ri-Prf?, Ryan Larsen, Shana Anderson

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This fact sheet explains the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Insurance, a subsidized insurance product developed for the USDA Risk Management Agency, designed to help protect producers from forage loss risks due to low precipitation.


Ruminant Bloat, Austin Sears, Kerry A. Rood Aug 2019

Ruminant Bloat, Austin Sears, Kerry A. Rood

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This fact sheet describes bloat, a non-infectious disease common among the ruminant species, including types and clinical signs, prevention, and treatment.


User Guide For The 4-H Livestock Weight Calculators, Cody Zesiger, Joshua Dallin, Matthew D. Garcia, Nicole Reed Aug 2019

User Guide For The 4-H Livestock Weight Calculators, Cody Zesiger, Joshua Dallin, Matthew D. Garcia, Nicole Reed

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This fact sheet is a user's guide for the 4-H livestock weight calculators.


Grazing And Harvest Efficiency Of Forage By Cattle On Western Rangelands, Ruger Carter, Eric Thacker, Kevin Heaton, Beth Burritt Aug 2019

Grazing And Harvest Efficiency Of Forage By Cattle On Western Rangelands, Ruger Carter, Eric Thacker, Kevin Heaton, Beth Burritt

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This fact sheet provides guidelines for land managers to reach an appropriate level of utilization that increases animal and rangeland health.


Intermountain Beef Cow/Calf Management Calendar, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew D. Garcia, Ryan Larsen, Kerry A. Rood Jul 2019

Intermountain Beef Cow/Calf Management Calendar, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew D. Garcia, Ryan Larsen, Kerry A. Rood

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This calendar gives beef cow/calf management tips for nutrition, animal health, finance, and public lands information for each month of the year.


Mobile Drip Irrigation For Pivots And Laterals, Matt Yost, Jonno Holt, Chad Reid, Dean Winward, Niel Allen, Earl Creech Jun 2019

Mobile Drip Irrigation For Pivots And Laterals, Matt Yost, Jonno Holt, Chad Reid, Dean Winward, Niel Allen, Earl Creech

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This fact sheet is base on four irrigation demonstration/research trials conducted during 2018. It is part of ongoing research.


4r'S Of Irrigation Management, Matt Yost, Niel Allen, Grant Cardon, Earl Creech May 2019

4r'S Of Irrigation Management, Matt Yost, Niel Allen, Grant Cardon, Earl Creech

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This fact sheet introduces the concept of the 4'R's of irrigation management and discusses some factors to consider in each of the 4R's, right source, right rate. right time, and right place.


Utilizing Growing Degree Days For Corn Production, Dexton Lake, Matt Yost, Clark Israelsen May 2019

Utilizing Growing Degree Days For Corn Production, Dexton Lake, Matt Yost, Clark Israelsen

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This fact sheet explains the concepts and formulas in determining growing degree days.


Defense Against Drought, Matt Yost, Bryce Sorensen, Earl Creech, Niel Allen, Ryan Larsen, Ricardo Ramirez, Corey Ransom, Chad Reid, Jody Gale, Boyd Kitchen May 2019

Defense Against Drought, Matt Yost, Bryce Sorensen, Earl Creech, Niel Allen, Ryan Larsen, Ricardo Ramirez, Corey Ransom, Chad Reid, Jody Gale, Boyd Kitchen

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This fact sheet outlines six tools that can be used to help alleviate some of the negative impacts of drought and help improve returns to crop production.


What Determines Produce Pricing In Utah, Kynda R. Curtis, Karli Salisbury, Veronica Pozo, Ruby Ward, Carrie Durward May 2019

What Determines Produce Pricing In Utah, Kynda R. Curtis, Karli Salisbury, Veronica Pozo, Ruby Ward, Carrie Durward

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Since pricing information is valuable for produce growers when estimating the potential profitability of various produce items, as well as market types and locations, this fact sheet provides a comparison of fresh produce prices at farmers’ markets and grocery stores in Utah. It also discusses the price impacts for various item characteristics, including variety, market location, seasonality, and production methods.


Size And Scope Of Cache County Agriculture 2018, Ryan Larsen, Dexton Lake May 2019

Size And Scope Of Cache County Agriculture 2018, Ryan Larsen, Dexton Lake

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This fact sheet gives statistics about agriculture in Cache County, Utah.


Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young Apr 2019

Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young

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This fact sheet explains how producers who are seeking more milk production yield, along with more economic value from their replacements can do these three different ways: a) manage replacement rate; b) improve nutrition; and c) optimize reproduction.


Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young Apr 2019

Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young

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The first milk produced after calving is known as colostrum. It is important for calves to consume adequate amounts of colostrum as soon as possible, and this fact sheet tells why, including its quality and quantity.


Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain Apr 2019

Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain

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This fact sheet explains how crossbreeding can be a powerful tool to improve the productivity and profitability of a beef cattle operation when it is used correctly.


2018 Custom Rate Survey, Ryan Larsen, Garrett Nelson, Michael Pace, Lyle Holmgren Apr 2019

2018 Custom Rate Survey, Ryan Larsen, Garrett Nelson, Michael Pace, Lyle Holmgren

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This fact sheet provides agricultural producers with current information regarding rates for custom farming operations in Utah.


Beavers: It's About Dam Time!, Eric Thacker, Jamilee Holmstead Apr 2019

Beavers: It's About Dam Time!, Eric Thacker, Jamilee Holmstead

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This fact sheet discusses how beaver reintroduction or artificial beaver dams can provide an essential service to riparian areas that not only help improve natural habitats but benefit all livestock.


Measuring And Building Soil Health, Matt Yost, Grant Cardon, Brad Crookston, Jennifer Reeve, Earl Creech Mar 2019

Measuring And Building Soil Health, Matt Yost, Grant Cardon, Brad Crookston, Jennifer Reeve, Earl Creech

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This fact sheet provide facts about soil health and will help land managers understand what soil health is, how to measure it, and how to potentially build it on their soils.


Livestock Grazing And Sage-Grouse: Science, Policy, And The 7-Inch Rule, David K. Dahlgren, Eric Thacker Mar 2019

Livestock Grazing And Sage-Grouse: Science, Policy, And The 7-Inch Rule, David K. Dahlgren, Eric Thacker

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This fact sheet discusses livestock grazing and its impact on sage-grouse.


Medication Darts Are Gaining In Popularity - Do They Affect Meat Quality? Are There Risks?, David J. Wilson, Kerry A. Rood Feb 2019

Medication Darts Are Gaining In Popularity - Do They Affect Meat Quality? Are There Risks?, David J. Wilson, Kerry A. Rood

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Livestock, such as beef cattle or post-weaned dairy cattle that are not yet milking, are often relatively “tame” (sometimes the term tame may not apply very well) and can be readily approached within a few feet. However, without adequate restraint facilities or enough personnel, actually treating the livestock is often difficult and can become frustrating and dangerous to people and animals. A solution to this problem, which is being rapidly and increasingly adopted, is the use of medication darts. Nevertheless, many in the cattle industry are raising some concerns. What are some of the characteristics of medication darts? Is there …


Understanding The Basics Of Rabbit Care, Nicloe Reed, Amanda Christensen Feb 2019

Understanding The Basics Of Rabbit Care, Nicloe Reed, Amanda Christensen

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This fact sheet is designed to give anyone interested in owning and raising rabbits an overview of the basics of rabbit care and the resources needed to get started.


Spotted Lanternfly [Lycorma Delicatula (White)], Lori R. Spears, Ann Mull Jan 2019

Spotted Lanternfly [Lycorma Delicatula (White)], Lori R. Spears, Ann Mull

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This fact sheet describes spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper that is native to China and first detected in the U.S. in 2014. It includes information on plant hosts, damage symptoms, life history, monitoring, and management,