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Fortifying Farms And Ranches Against Weed Invasion, Utah State University

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The traditional approach to weed management on most farms or ranches is similar to a person running on a treadmill. A treadmill allows a person to run or walk while staying in one place. As the exercise deck cycles around and around, the user exerts energy to maintain the set pace, but never really goes anywhere.

Agricultural producers spend a great deal of resources (time and money) on what can be thought of as a weed management treadmill. The weed treadmill is always in motion. Treadmill speed is controlled by how well or how poorly the weeds were managed in …

Graywater Systems, Roslynn Brain, Jeremy Lynch, Kelly Kopp

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This fact sheet describes graywater. Though not suitable as drinking water, graywater can be used for irrigation particularly of trees and shrubs, whose woody stems serve as additional filters for contaminants that may be present.

2015 Costs And Returns For Irrigated Soft White Wheat, Box Elder County, Lyle Holmgren, Mike Pace

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This fact sheet provides a budget containing sample costs and returns to establish and produce soft white wheat under flood irrigation in Box Elder County. It is intended to be a guide used to estimate income and expenses, list inputs and production practices, and provide a framework for the whole farm plan.