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Ec02-1763 How Windbreaks Work, James R. Brandle, Laurie Hodges, Xinhua Zhou Sep 2012

Ec02-1763 How Windbreaks Work, James R. Brandle, Laurie Hodges, Xinhua Zhou

Laurie Hodges

Windbreaks are barriers used to reduce and redirect wind. They usually consist of trees and shrubs but also may be perennial or annual crops and grasses, fences, or other materials. The reduction in wind speed behind a windbreak modifies the environmental conditions or microclimate in this sheltered zone.


Sp731-E Economic Implications For Growing Native Warm-Season Grasses For Forage In The Mid-South, Elizabeth Doxon, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, Craig Harper, John Waller Jul 2012

Sp731-E Economic Implications For Growing Native Warm-Season Grasses For Forage In The Mid-South, Elizabeth Doxon, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, Craig Harper, John Waller

Animals/Livestock

No abstract provided.


Sp731-D Producing Hay From Native Warm-Season Grasses In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, John Waller, Craig Harper, Fred Allen, Elizabeth Doxon Jul 2012

Sp731-D Producing Hay From Native Warm-Season Grasses In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, John Waller, Craig Harper, Fred Allen, Elizabeth Doxon

Animals/Livestock

No abstract provided.


Sp731-C Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, John Waller, Craig Harper, Elizabeth Doxon May 2012

Sp731-C Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Gary Bates, John Waller, Craig Harper, Elizabeth Doxon

Animals/Livestock

No abstract provided.


Sp731-B Establishing Native Warm-Season Grasses For Livestock Forage In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Craig Harper, Gary Bates, John Waller, Elizabeth Doxon May 2012

Sp731-B Establishing Native Warm-Season Grasses For Livestock Forage In The Mid-South, Patrick Keyser, Craig Harper, Gary Bates, John Waller, Elizabeth Doxon

Animals/Livestock

No abstract provided.


Sp731-A Native Warm-Season Grasses For Mid-South Forage Production, Patrick Keyser, Craig Harper, Gary Bates, John Waller, Elizabeth Doxon May 2012

Sp731-A Native Warm-Season Grasses For Mid-South Forage Production, Patrick Keyser, Craig Harper, Gary Bates, John Waller, Elizabeth Doxon

Animals/Livestock

No abstract provided.


Managing Livestock Using Animal Behavior: Mixed Species Stocking And Flerds, D. M. Anderson, Ed L. Frederickson, R. E. Estell Feb 2012

Managing Livestock Using Animal Behavior: Mixed Species Stocking And Flerds, D. M. Anderson, Ed L. Frederickson, R. E. Estell

Agriculture Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Mixed-species stocking can foster sound landscape management while offering economic and ecological advantages compared with mono-species stocking. Producers contemplating a mixed-species enterprise should reflect on several considerations before implementing this animal management strategy. Factors applicable to a particular producer's landscape must be considered together with goals and economic constraints before implementing mixed-species stocking. A major consideration when using mixed-species stocking is how to deal with predation losses, especially among small ruminants. An approach being adopted in some commercial operations capitalizes on using innate animal behaviors to form cohesive groups of two or more livestock species that consistently remain together under …


Managing Livestock Using Animal Behavior: Mixed Species Stocking And Flerds, D. M. Anderson, E. L. Frederickson, R. E. Estell Feb 2012

Managing Livestock Using Animal Behavior: Mixed Species Stocking And Flerds, D. M. Anderson, E. L. Frederickson, R. E. Estell

Ed L. Frederickson

Mixed-species stocking can foster sound landscape management while offering economic and ecological advantages compared with mono-species stocking. Producers contemplating a mixed-species enterprise should reflect on several considerations before implementing this animal management strategy. Factors applicable to a particular producer's landscape must be considered together with goals and economic constraints before implementing mixed-species stocking. A major consideration when using mixed-species stocking is how to deal with predation losses, especially among small ruminants. An approach being adopted in some commercial operations capitalizes on using innate animal behaviors to form cohesive groups of two or more livestock species that consistently remain together under …