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Rr13-03 Soybean Variety Performance Tests In Tennessee 2012, Fred L. Allen, Richard D. Johnson, Robert C. Williams Jr., Angela Thompson Mcclure, Melvin Newman, Heather Young-Kelly, Pat Donald

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 22, 2013, Mark D. Svoboda

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 22, 2013 (1/22/13) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 15, 2013, David Simeral

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 15, 2013 (1/15/13) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Pb1061 Soil Testing, Hubert J. Savoy, Deborah K. Joines

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

Oregon Wine Board Meeting Minutes January 14, 2013, Oregon Wine Board

Oregon Wine Board Documents

These meeting minutes list individuals in attendance and missing from the January 14, 2013 Oregon Wine Board (OWB) meeting, held at the Salem Conference Center in Salem, Oregon. Updates were provided on the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium (OWIS) and Oregon Wine Research Institute (OWRI), as well as for export activity, the OWB website launch, and a budget/financial review. The Board also discussed a request from the Oregon Certified Sustainable Wine (OCSW) steering committee. The meeting lasted 3 hours 9 minutes.

Pb1768 2013 Insect Control Recommendations For Field Crops, Scott Stewart, Angela Mcclure

Field & Commercial Crops

Provides insect control recommendations that include cultural practices, variety selection, biological control and use of insecticides to control/manage insect pest populations in cotton, soybeans, field corn, sorghum and wheat.

Arnold, Andrew (Fa 592), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 592. This paper, titled “Raising Tobacco”, was written by Andrew Arnold for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Arnold details the process of raising tobacco from selecting the proper location for the crop to delivering the final product to market. The paper is largely based upon Arnold’s personal interview with Lewisburg, Kentucky farmer, Thomas Nelson.

Bibb, George Motier, 1776-1859 (Sc 789), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 789. Letter written to a doctor by George Motier Bibb, Logan County, Kentucky, 26 August 1810, describing some Logan County, Kentucky farm land and buildings.

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 8, 2013, David Simeral

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 8, 2013 (1/8/13) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Sp618 Corn And Wheat Silage Tests In Tennessee 2012, Fred L. Allen, Richard D. Johnson

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Bio Field Treatment On The Physical And Thermal Characteristics Of Vanadium Pentoxide Powders., Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Vanadium pentoxide powders are very useful in producing ferrous as well as aluminium alloys, in removing carbon and sulphur and as catalysts in synthesizing ammonia and sulphuric acid. It is also used as corrosion inhibitor petroleum and chemical processing.

In the present investigation V2O5 powders are exposed to biofield. Both the exposed and unexposed powders are later characterized by various techniques. The average particle size is found to decrease with increase in number of days after treatment up to a maximum of 15.9% in 110 days indicating severe fracture at agglomerate/ crystallite boundaries. The BET surface area showed a surprising …

Spofford Station "About" Web Page, Spofford Station

Spofford Station Documents

This printout for Spofford Station's website "About" page was captured on January 5, 2013. It explains that Lynne Chamberlain personally handles all tasks and winemaking at Spofford Station in Walla Walla, Washington, from growing grapes to corking bottles.

Sp277-W Plant Diseases: Foliar Diseases Of Tomato, Steve Bost

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

No abstract provided.

Flooding Options For Pest Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Martha Sylvia, Frank L. Caruso

Cranberry Community Presentations

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Aquaponics In Education: An Assessment Of Challenges, Solutions And Success, Emily Rose Hart

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponic technology to grow both fish and plants together in a closed-loop system. While aquaponics can play a role in increasing food security, it may also be a potential educational tool because of its interdisciplinary nature and required technological skill set. With aquaponics, students could conduct hands-on activities involving chemistry, physics and biology to solidify their understanding of a range of theories. Beyond standard science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) principles, aquaponics may be related to projects on sustainability, environmental science, agriculture, the food system, health, economics, business and marketing. The interdisciplinary nature …

Evaluation The Nitrogen Needs And Efficiency Of Rizhobia Strains To Provide Nitrogen To Chipilin (Crotalaria Longirostrata Hook. And Arn.), Fatima Del Rosario Camarillo Castillo

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

EVALUATION THE NITROGEN NEEDS AND EFFICIENCY OF RHIZOBIA STRAINS TO PROVIDE NITROGEN TO CHIPILIN (Crotalaria Longirostrata HOOK. AND ARN.)

FEBRUARY OF 2013

FATIMA DEL ROSARIO CAMARILLO CASTILLO, B.A., AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF CHAPINGO

M.A., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

Directed by: Professor Francis X. Mangan

Chipilin (Crotalaria Longirostrata) is a leguminous plant native to Central America and Southern Mexico and used in the preparation of traditional dishes in this region. Starting in 2009, farmers in Massachusetts have been growing chipilin with a weekly production of 800 kg∙ha^-1. However, as much as 300 kg∙ha^-1 of nitrogen has been …

2013 Dodder Management Survey, Hilary A. Sandler, Chelsea Hedderig

Cranberry Station Research Reports and Surveys

No abstract provided.

2013 Cranberry Growers Social Media Survey, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Station Research Reports and Surveys

No abstract provided.

Economic Optimization And Precision Agriculture: A Carbon Footprint Story, Rachael M. Brown

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

This thesis examines the economic and environmental impacts that precision agriculture technologies (PATs) can have on the carbon footprint of a grain farm. An analysis is offered using two manuscripts. The first examines the impacts of three PATs and compares the findings to a conventional farming method. It was found that all three PATs investigated showed a potential Pareto improvement over conventional farming. The second manuscript expanded the model used previously to in order to develop a process to construct a carbon efficient frontier (CEF). The model employed examined uniform and variable rate technologies. In addition to the CEF, a …

Enhancing Beneficial Insect Biodiversity And Biological Control In Turf: Mowing Height, Naturalized Roughs, And Operation Pollinator, Emily Dobbs

Theses and Dissertations--Entomology

The goal of this study was to evaluate several sustainable turf maintenance techniques for their potential to increase beneficial insect populations, which could then provide ecosystem services including pest suppression and pollination. The three techniques in question were 1) raising mowing height in commercial and residential lawns, 2) establishing naturalized roughs on golf courses, and 3) creating pollinator refuges on golf courses through the program Operation Pollinator. We found that raising mowing heights did increase populations of some predators such as spiders and staphylinids, but did not increase predation, which was ubiquitously high because ant populations were unaffected by mowing …