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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Raspberry Crown Borer [Pennisetia Marginata], Diane Alston
Raspberry Crown Borer [Pennisetia Marginata], Diane Alston
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This fact sheet described raspberry crown borer, a pest that attacks raspberry plants in northern Utah, causing cane-wilt and death. It includes life history, host injury, monitoring and thresholds, and management techniques.
Intrastate And Interstate Travel Requirements For Horses, Karl Hoopes, Barry Pittman, Cody James
Intrastate And Interstate Travel Requirements For Horses, Karl Hoopes, Barry Pittman, Cody James
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This fact sheet describes the requirements for transporting horses within Utah and to other states.
Requisitos Para El Viaje De Caballos Dentro Del Estado De Utah Y De Un Estado A Otro, Karl Hoopes, Barry Pittman, Cody James
Requisitos Para El Viaje De Caballos Dentro Del Estado De Utah Y De Un Estado A Otro, Karl Hoopes, Barry Pittman, Cody James
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What Does A Sage-Grouse Eat?, David K. Dahlgren, Eric T. Thacker, Terry A. Messer
What Does A Sage-Grouse Eat?, David K. Dahlgren, Eric T. Thacker, Terry A. Messer
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Although sage-grouse may eat only sagebrush during the winter, knowing that they need to eat other foods at other times of the year helps wildlife managers implement projects that will ensure a balanced diet. By knowing what a sage-grouse eats and when, we can determine what we need to do to maintain and improve populations and their habitats.
Plums In The Home Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Brent Black
Plums In The Home Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Brent Black
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This fact sheet describes three types of plums commonly grown in Utah: European, Japanese, and American species. their care and selection, and how to harvest, store, and use them.
Apricots In The Home Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Brent Black
Apricots In The Home Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Brent Black
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This fact sheet provides information about apricots, including how to grow, harvest, store and use them.
Soil Moisture Measurement And Sensors For Irrigation Management, Tiffany Maughan, L. Niel Allen, Dan Drost
Soil Moisture Measurement And Sensors For Irrigation Management, Tiffany Maughan, L. Niel Allen, Dan Drost
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This fact sheet introduces several soil water monitoring options that, when used correctly, can help growers avoid over and under watering.
Using A Rising Plate Meter To Determine Paddock Size For Rotational Grazing, Jennifer W. Macadam, Sara R. Hunt
Using A Rising Plate Meter To Determine Paddock Size For Rotational Grazing, Jennifer W. Macadam, Sara R. Hunt
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For rotational grazing of pastures to be most successful, it’s important to match pasture production to ruminant intake, because both can change during the grazing season. This publication shows how a rising plate meter can be used to calculate available pasture dry matter, allowing pasture managers to optimize pasture utilization and ruminant production on pasture.
Rainwater Harvesting For The Home And Farm, Matthew Palmer, Kohl Carter, Roslynn Brain, Shannon Cromwell
Rainwater Harvesting For The Home And Farm, Matthew Palmer, Kohl Carter, Roslynn Brain, Shannon Cromwell
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This fact sheet covers the basic components of a rain harvesting system, Utah's laws for rain harvesting, how to estimate the volume of water storage you will need, ideas for increasing water pressure in your system, as well as tips and insights for building a rain harvesting system.
Invasive Insect Look-Alikes, Mistaken Insect Identity, Lori R. Spears, Ryan S. Davis, Ricarado A. Ramirez
Invasive Insect Look-Alikes, Mistaken Insect Identity, Lori R. Spears, Ryan S. Davis, Ricarado A. Ramirez
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This fact sheet provides a quick identification reference guide for the most common look-alike species.
Collection Procedure For Submitting Pcr Samples To Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory For Avian Influenza Testing In Turkeys, Chickens, And Game Birds, David D. Frame, Arnaud Van Wettere
Collection Procedure For Submitting Pcr Samples To Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory For Avian Influenza Testing In Turkeys, Chickens, And Game Birds, David D. Frame, Arnaud Van Wettere
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This fact sheets gives information on collecting procedures for PCR samples to be sent to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, for avian influenza testing of turkeys, chickens, and game birds. It includes needed supplies, how to collect samples, and how to ship the samples.
Rose Stem Girdler [Agrilus Cuprescens], Diane Alston
Rose Stem Girdler [Agrilus Cuprescens], Diane Alston
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This fact sheet provides information on the rose stem girdler, a common cane-boring beetle of raspberry and blackberry plants in northern Utah. It includes a description, host plants, life history, monitoring and thresholds, and management strategies.
Weed Control Options For Residential Lawns In Utah, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp, Ralph Whitesides, Jaydee Gunnell, Michael Caron
Weed Control Options For Residential Lawns In Utah, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp, Ralph Whitesides, Jaydee Gunnell, Michael Caron
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An important aspect of landscape maintenance includes suppressing lawn weeds, including broadleaf and grassy forms, which may disrupt the uniformity of turf. Weed prevention through proper turf establishment and maintenance is the best practical approach for long-term weed control, and is less expensive than controlling weeds later. This fact sheet discusses using best management practices such as proper mowing height along with irrigation and nutrient management, and In certain situations, herbicides.
Goji In The Garden, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black
Goji In The Garden, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black
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This fact sheet describes goji, a small orange to red fruit. It lists recommended cultivars, how to grow goji, including site selection, soil, plant material, spacing, irrigation, fertilizer and pruning. Problems such as weeds, insects and diseases are described, as well as harvesting, productivity and use of goji.
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: Its Importance To The Local Economy, Gil Miller, Kevin Heaton
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: Its Importance To The Local Economy, Gil Miller, Kevin Heaton
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Livestock grazing on the GSENM provides significant economic benefits to Garfield and Kane Counties. If all Active and Suspended AUMs were utilized, there would be increased economic benefit. If ranching on the GSENM were lost, the economic sustainability in the Garfield-Kane Economic Region would be greatly reduced.
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: The Historical And Cultural Importance To The Region, Kevin Heaton, Gil Miller
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: The Historical And Cultural Importance To The Region, Kevin Heaton, Gil Miller
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The results of a survey of GSENM permit holders document that livestock grazing has influenced the history and culture of Kane and Garfield Counties of Utah, and any reduction or elimination of grazing would directly affect the history and culture of the GSENM region.
Selecting Trees For High Elevations, Michael R. Kuhns, Megan Dettenmaier
Selecting Trees For High Elevations, Michael R. Kuhns, Megan Dettenmaier
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This fact sheet describes the importance of careful species selection when planning and planting cultivated landscapes in unique, high elevation conditions in Utah. We recommend native and non-native tree species that can stand the stresses of living above 5,000 feet.
Haskap (Blue Honeysuckle) In The Garden, Elisa Lauritzen, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black
Haskap (Blue Honeysuckle) In The Garden, Elisa Lauritzen, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black
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This fact sheet is about Haskap, a relatively new crop in the United States and subsequently, the home garden. It describes the plants, recommended varieties, how to grow them, problems, harvest, use, and storage.
Rabies In North America, Nicki Frey
Rabies In North America, Nicki Frey
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This fact sheet describes rabies in North America; symptoms in humans and animals, and what to do if you encounter a suspicious animal.
Finding Bambi - What To Do With Mule Deer Fawns, Nicki Frey
Finding Bambi - What To Do With Mule Deer Fawns, Nicki Frey
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This fact sheet describes what to do if you encounter mule deer fawns that appear to be abandoned.
The Potential For Reducing N Fertilizer Inputs For Corn Production In The First Year Following Alfalfa, Earl Creech, Grant Cardon, James Barnhill, Jody Gale, Clark Israelsen, Boyd Kitchen, Mark Nelson, Mike Pace
The Potential For Reducing N Fertilizer Inputs For Corn Production In The First Year Following Alfalfa, Earl Creech, Grant Cardon, James Barnhill, Jody Gale, Clark Israelsen, Boyd Kitchen, Mark Nelson, Mike Pace
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The objectives of the project reported in this fact sheet were to 1) examine current post-alfalfa N fertilizer credit guidelines and investigate the potential to further reduce N fertilizer rates (if possible) on first year corn after alfalfa across Utah, and 2) accordingly update the USU Extension corn management recommendations and promote grower awareness and adoption of the new guidelines.
Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Performance, 2011-2014; North Logan, Utah, Earl Creech, Thomas Griggs, Clark Israelsen, T J Bingham, Jason Clark, Mark Pieper
Irrigated Alfalfa Variety Performance, 2011-2014; North Logan, Utah, Earl Creech, Thomas Griggs, Clark Israelsen, T J Bingham, Jason Clark, Mark Pieper
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Alfalfa is the most important crop in Utah, both in terms of acreage and revenue. Although often overlooked, one of the most critical decisions made in alfalfa production is determining which variety to plant. This fact sheet summarizes dry matter (DM) yields of alfalfa varieties during 4 years at the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Greenville Farm in North Logan (Cache Co.).
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 5 Acres, 2015, Kynda Curtis, Shawn Olsen, Katie Wagner
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 5 Acres, 2015, Kynda Curtis, Shawn Olsen, Katie Wagner
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Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under drip irrigation and sold through direct markets in the Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah County of Utah are presented in this fact sheet. It is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions,determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2015, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis, Katie Wagner
Utah Urban Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2015, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis, Katie Wagner
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Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under drip irrigation and sold through direct markets in the Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah County of Utah are presented in this fact sheet. It is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions,determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.
Spider Mites In Corn, Alice Ruckert, Ricardo Ramirez, Clark Israelsen
Spider Mites In Corn, Alice Ruckert, Ricardo Ramirez, Clark Israelsen
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This fact sheet provides information about Banks grass mites and two-spotted spider mites, important agricultural pests of corn and a wide variety of other crop, garden, and landscape plants. It includes how to identify them, their life cycle, crop injury, and management strategies.
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (Bydv), Claudia Nischwitz, Lyle Holmgren
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (Bydv), Claudia Nischwitz, Lyle Holmgren
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This fact sheet describes Barley yellow dwarf virus, a worldwide insect pest that infects small grains like barley, wheat, oats and rice, as well as many wild grass species. It describes symptoms, the disease cycle, and management options.
Bats And Rabies In Utah, Nicki Frey
Bats And Rabies In Utah, Nicki Frey
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This fact sheet describes the 10 species of bats found in Utah, what to do if you are bitten and how to avoid contracting diseases from them.
On-Ranch Application Of Dna Technology, Kevin Heaton, Katelyn Christensen
On-Ranch Application Of Dna Technology, Kevin Heaton, Katelyn Christensen
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Genetic analysis provides producers with another tool to identify individuals in a herd which have the greatest potential to be most productive or least productive, thus improving ranch sustainability. This project reported in this fact sheet demonstrated that on each ranch there were both genetically inferior and superior livestock for the production traits analyzed. Participating ranchers are using the results to select replacements and are cautioned to avoid single trait selection. This project also created a baseline for genetic quality which individual ranches could compare with future DNA test results.
Wisteria In The Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Gabriela Judd
Wisteria In The Garden, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Gabriela Judd
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Wisteria is a vigorous, cold-hardy, long-lived, true climbing/twining vine best known for large panicles of beautiful spring blooming flowers. This fact sheet describes varieties, how to grow, and pruning and training.
Brand Comparison For Electric Programmable Pressure Cookers, Susan Haws, Teresa Hunsaker, Debra Proctor, Ellen Serfustini, Karin Allen
Brand Comparison For Electric Programmable Pressure Cookers, Susan Haws, Teresa Hunsaker, Debra Proctor, Ellen Serfustini, Karin Allen
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This fact sheet shows results of a brand comparisons for four different electric programmable pressure cookers. Cuisinart, Deni, Fagor, and Nesco were tested using five different foods, at four different altitudes.