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2012

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Firewise Landscaping For Utah, Michael R. Kuhns Dec 2012

Firewise Landscaping For Utah, Michael R. Kuhns

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As Utah’s population grows, development merges the edges of cities and towns into wildlands. New developments also spring up within wildlands, including everything from a cabin in the woods to hundreds of vacation homes on slopes scattered through the forest. These areas are called the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where the places we live and play meet the wilds.

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How Livestock Learn About Food And Locations, Beth Burritt Dec 2012

How Livestock Learn About Food And Locations, Beth Burritt

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Anyone who has ever trained animals has wondered what animals learn from different experiences. For instance, a person walks into a pen of animals that have just been fed, catches a lamb or calf, and puts a balling gun containing a capsule with a toxin down its throat.

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Structure, Quality, And Skills Interact To Influence Forage Intake, Beth Burritt Dec 2012

Structure, Quality, And Skills Interact To Influence Forage Intake, Beth Burritt

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In general, the more livestock eat, the more weight they gain or milk they produce. Thus, forage intake is key to animal performance. Agronomists manage for plant density and height to ensure livestock maximize intake.

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Daily Water Consumption Of Turkeys Raised In Utah, David Frame Dec 2012

Daily Water Consumption Of Turkeys Raised In Utah, David Frame

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This publication explains why knowing the daily water consumption of poultry is so important whenit comes to administering medication and vaccines safely and effectively.

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Attracting Wildlife For Pest Control On Farmland, Terry Messmer Dec 2012

Attracting Wildlife For Pest Control On Farmland, Terry Messmer

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Native predators will rarely completely eliminate a pest problem, but can be part of a multifaceted solution to pest control. Using wildlife to help control pests can cut down on pesticide use, improve water quality, save time, supply important habitat, and provide viewing enjoyment. The structures outlined in this document are ideal for farmland, but can also be used in parks, golf courses, large gardens and yards, and other open areas.

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Early Experience Can Change The Structure Of The Body, Beth Burritt Dec 2012

Early Experience Can Change The Structure Of The Body, Beth Burritt

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Why do animals eat certain foods and live in certain locations? Your first thought might be that they are born that way or it’s in their genes. While it is true that every animal is born with a set of genes that helps determine how it looks and what it needs to survive, genetics are only part of the story.

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Meat-Wise Eating Habits, Jenna Haycock, Kelly Anderson, Roslynn Brain Dec 2012

Meat-Wise Eating Habits, Jenna Haycock, Kelly Anderson, Roslynn Brain

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Bermudsgrass In Utah Lawns, Jerry Goodspeed, Rick Heflebower, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp Nov 2012

Bermudsgrass In Utah Lawns, Jerry Goodspeed, Rick Heflebower, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp

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Common bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] is a warm-season grass commonly used for turf and pastures in warm climates. Unfortunately, it is also established in many areas as an aggressive, weedy species.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Upper Sevier River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Upper Sevier River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Upper Sevier River watershed is located in south central Utah, within the borders of Garfield, Kane, Piute, and Iron counties. This watershed encompasses the headwaters of the Sevier River which are straddled by the mountains of the Markagunt Plateau to the west and the Paunsaugunt Plateau to the east.

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Herbicide Strategies To Maximize Yield In Glyphosate-Resistant Corn, Earl Creech, Clark Israelsen, Mike Pace, Ralph Whitesides Nov 2012

Herbicide Strategies To Maximize Yield In Glyphosate-Resistant Corn, Earl Creech, Clark Israelsen, Mike Pace, Ralph Whitesides

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Water, nutrients, space, and sunlight are critical resources for the growth and development of all crops. Over the years, recommendations for inputs such as fertilizer, irrigation, and seeding rate have been fine-tuned to maximize yields while minimizing cost. Weeds compete with crops for this limited pool of resources. As resource availability shrinks, crop yields almost immediately begin to decline

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Middle Bear River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Middle Bear River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Middle Bear River watershed includes all of the waterways within the Cache Valley, starting from the Idaho-Utah border and extending to the south boundary of Cache County.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Rees Creek Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Rees Creek Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Rees Creek sub-watershed lies near the top of the Echo Creek watershed, and southeast of the main stem of Echo Creek, encompassing 10,584 acres of land. Rees Creek flows northwest and joins Echo Creek just north of the I-80 Castle Rock exit.

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Optimizing Land Use On A Beef Operation: A Utah Example, Nicole Nelson, Mark Nelson, D. R. Zobell Nov 2012

Optimizing Land Use On A Beef Operation: A Utah Example, Nicole Nelson, Mark Nelson, D. R. Zobell

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One of the most important resources that a beef producer has is the pasture or range. This resource must be provided great care in order to continue producing beef cattle.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Cub River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Cub River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Cub River watershed, located in southern Franklin County, Idaho, and northern Cache County, Utah, covers an area of approximately 153,000 acres (239 square miles). The main stream of the Cub River flows in a southwesterly direction from its headwaters in the Bear River Range to its confluence with the Bear River, west of Richmond, Utah.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, East Canyon Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, East Canyon Watershed, Usu Extension

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The East Canyon Creek Watershed is located in north central Utah, approximately 20 miles east of Salt Lake City, on the eastern slope of the Wasatch Mountains. The headwaters are located above Park City and the watershed drains 144 square miles of mountain terrain.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Fremont River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Fremont River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Fremont River watershed is located in Wayne County. The watershed headwaters, lakes, and streams are located in the Fish Lake National Forest, which includes the sixth highest mountain in Utah. The watershed is composed of high mountains and valleys.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Middle And Lower Sevier Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Middle And Lower Sevier Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Middle and Lower Sevier watershed includes all of the basins of the Middle and Lower Sevier River, and is located in all or parts of Piute, Sevier, Sanpete, Juab, Millard, Tooele and Beaver counties.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Mill Creek Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Mill Creek Watershed, Usu Extension

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Mill Creek is located in the northern portion of the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. The watershed comprises 23,644 acres ranging in elevation from 8,700 feet at its headwaters in Mill Creek Canyon to 4,221 feet in the Salt Lake Valley.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Price River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Price River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Price River watershed covers 1,830 square miles spanning Carbon, Emery, Utah, Wasatch, Sanpete, and Duchesne counties. The majority of the water in the Price River originates as snowmelt from the Wasatch Plateau to the west and the Book Cliffs to the east.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, San Rafael River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, San Rafael River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The San Rafael River in southeastern Utah is formed by the confluence of Huntington, Cottonwood, and Ferron Creeks. The San Rafael River is approximately 108 miles long and flows through some of the wildest landscapes in the state to its confluence with the Green River. The total watershed area is 2,432 square miles.

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Marketing Strategies For Organic And Natural Meat Producers, Kynda Curtis, Shane Feuz, Nelissa Aybar Nov 2012

Marketing Strategies For Organic And Natural Meat Producers, Kynda Curtis, Shane Feuz, Nelissa Aybar

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In-person consumer surveys concerning meat consumption preferences and willingness to pay for specialty meat products were carried out in the fall of 2007 (Wang, Curtis, and Moeltner, 2011).

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Beaver River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Beaver River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Beaver River watershed encompasses approximately 320,000 acres with about 306,000 acres in Beaver County and 14,000 acres in Iron County. The watershed is encircled by the Tushar Mountains to the northeast and east, Circleville Mountains to the southeast, and the Mineral Mountains to the west.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Chalk Creek Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Chalk Creek Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Chalk Creek watershed is located in Summit County 40 miles south of Ogden, Utah, and 4,000 acres of the watershed lies in Uinta County, Wyoming. The city of Coalville is located within the watershed on the western boundary at the point where Chalk Creek merges with the Weber River above Echo Reservoir.

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Spanish Fork River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Spanish Fork River Watershed, Usu Extension

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Thistle Creek is one of six sub-watersheds in the Spanish Fork River watershed. This sub-watershed lies 21 miles southeast of Provo, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountains. Thistle Creek flows north along Highway 89 from Hilltop, five miles south of Indianola, to its junction with Soldier Creek, near the old Thistle town site.

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Streptomycin Resistance Of Erwinia Amylovora, Causal Agent Of Fire Blight, Claudia Nischwitz Nov 2012

Streptomycin Resistance Of Erwinia Amylovora, Causal Agent Of Fire Blight, Claudia Nischwitz

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Otter Creek Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Otter Creek Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Otter Creek Watershed encompasses 240,000 acres (375 sq mi) of rangeland, forest, irrigated pasture, irrigated cropland, meadow pasture, and small urban areas within Piute and Sevier counties. T

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Scofield Reservoir Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Scofield Reservoir Watershed, Usu Extension

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Scofield Reservoir is located in Carbon County, Utah, at an elevation of 7,618 feet. The reservoir was constructed at the confluence of several perennial streams including Fish Creek, Mud Creek (locally referred to as Clear Creek), Pondtown Creek, and other springs and small tributaries.

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Collecting And Storing Seeds From Your Garden, Taun Beddes, Dan Drost, Brian Mcclain Nov 2012

Collecting And Storing Seeds From Your Garden, Taun Beddes, Dan Drost, Brian Mcclain

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Many home gardeners are interested in harvesting and storing their own vegetable seeds. For gardeners who have had this in mind, there are several aspects to consider that include:

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, San Pitch River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, San Pitch River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The San Pitch River Watershed located in the center of the state is almost entirely within Sanpete County. The San Pitch River runs from Milburn and flows into Gunnison Reservoir where it eventually drains into the Sevier River. The watershed is home to nearly 800 farms and the principal crops are alfalfa, small grains, and corn for silage

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Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Upper Bear River Watershed, Usu Extension Nov 2012

Watershed Fact Sheet: Improving Utah's Water Quality, Upper Bear River Watershed, Usu Extension

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The Upper Watershed of the Bear River Basin extends from the river's headwaters to Pixley Dam in Wyoming. This is the largest watershed in the Bear River Basin, with an area of about 2,000 square miles.

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