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Lagoon Startup And Maintenance For Optimal Livestock Waste Treatment, Rhonda Miller, Jennifer Major Mar 2013

Lagoon Startup And Maintenance For Optimal Livestock Waste Treatment, Rhonda Miller, Jennifer Major

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This fact sheet describes the importance of lagoon maintenance and maintenance for livestock waste treatment.

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A Well Designed Goat Grazing Plan Can Reduce Noxious Weeds, Sterling Banks Feb 2013

A Well Designed Goat Grazing Plan Can Reduce Noxious Weeds, Sterling Banks

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Goat grazing can be an effective tool in reducing noxious weeds, if the right grazing plan is designed and implemented. Areas where herbicides are not an option or limited, goat grazing can reduce noxious weeds by reducing seed production and plant growth.

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Annual Costs To Establish And Maintain Birdsfoot Trefoil Pastures In Northern Utah, 2012, Kynda Curtis, Trevor Knudsen, Jennifer Macadam Feb 2013

Annual Costs To Establish And Maintain Birdsfoot Trefoil Pastures In Northern Utah, 2012, Kynda Curtis, Trevor Knudsen, Jennifer Macadam

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This publication is meant to reflect birdsfoot trefoil establishment and maintenance costs on a small-scale cattle grazing area (5 to 10 acres). Birdsfoot trefoil is a perennial legume, and under proper irrigation and management, stands in northern Utah can persist for up to 8 years after seeding. Establishment costs are amortized annually based on a 6 year stand life.

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Spiders, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez Jan 2013

Spiders, Ryan S. Davis, Ricardo A. Ramirez

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Spiders are arachnids, a group that includes other 8-legged arthropods like ticks, mites, sun spiders, scorpions, and harvestmen (daddy longlegs). There are approximately 621 species of spiders known to occur in Utah (Allred and Kaston, 1983). Spiders are beneficial predators and the majority of them are harmless to humans.

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Northern Utah Small Cow-Calf Pasture Finished Beef Production Costs & Returns, 2012, Kynda Curtis, Trevor Knudsen, Jennifer Macadam Jan 2013

Northern Utah Small Cow-Calf Pasture Finished Beef Production Costs & Returns, 2012, Kynda Curtis, Trevor Knudsen, Jennifer Macadam

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Sample costs and returns to raise pasture-fed beef cattle for direct to consumer sales on small cow-calf operations in northern Utah are presented in this publication.

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Gardening For Native Bees In Utah And Beyond, James H. Cane, Linda Kervin Jan 2013

Gardening For Native Bees In Utah And Beyond, James H. Cane, Linda Kervin

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Utah is home to more than 20 percent of the 4,000+ named species of wild bees that are native to North America. Except for bumblebees and some sweat bees, our native bees are solitary, not social, many with just one annual generation that coincides with bloom by their favorite floral hosts. In contrast, the familiar honeybee is highly social, has perennial colonies, and was brought to North America by settlers from Europe.

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A Guide To Food Storage For Emergencies, Brian Nummer, Carolyn Washburn, Teresa Hunsaker, Amanda Christensen, Jana Darrington, Melanie Jewkes, Brandon Jahner, Kristen Thackeray, Subash Shrestha, William Baird, Clint Allred, Tricia Hokanson, Jacquelyn Roberts Jan 2013

A Guide To Food Storage For Emergencies, Brian Nummer, Carolyn Washburn, Teresa Hunsaker, Amanda Christensen, Jana Darrington, Melanie Jewkes, Brandon Jahner, Kristen Thackeray, Subash Shrestha, William Baird, Clint Allred, Tricia Hokanson, Jacquelyn Roberts

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Disaster has many faces: earthquake, fire, hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorm, winter storm, financial uncertainty, and more. Disasters can disrupt the normal services we come to expect and sometimes take for granted. Examples are electricity, food, and water. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, advocates disaster preparedness. They advise people to be informed, make a plan, and prepare an emergency kit. A major part of that emergency kit is food and water for you and your family. But, what types of food should you store? How much food should you store? How will you cook it?  Does it need to be …

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Recycling In Utah: Paper, Rebecca Mills, Craig Pearson Jan 2013

Recycling In Utah: Paper, Rebecca Mills, Craig Pearson

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This factsheet is part of a series highlighting different recyclable commodities and focuses on paper recycling.

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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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No abstract provided.

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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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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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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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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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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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Teff Hay Production Guidelines For Utah, Earl Creech, Mike Laca, James Barnhill, Shawn Olsen Oct 2012

Teff Hay Production Guidelines For Utah, Earl Creech, Mike Laca, James Barnhill, Shawn Olsen

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Teff (sometimes spelled tef) [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is a relatively new forage crop to Utah that has grown in popularity in recent years. It is an annual, warm-season grass that is native to Ethiopia.

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Millard County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2012, Trenton Wilde, Kynda Curtis, Chris Lewis Oct 2012

Millard County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2012, Trenton Wilde, Kynda Curtis, Chris Lewis

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Sample costs and returns to establish and produce alfalfa hay, barley, and corn under flood irrigation and wheat under wheel line irrigation in Millard County, Utah, are presented in this publication.

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Blue Orchard Bee, Cory Stanley Oct 2012

Blue Orchard Bee, Cory Stanley

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This publication contains a description,the life cycle, and tips for management of blue orchard bees in Utah.

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The Local Food Movement: Definitions, Benefits & Resources, Roslynn Brain Sep 2012

The Local Food Movement: Definitions, Benefits & Resources, Roslynn Brain

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West Nile Virus In Utah, Erin Hodgson Sep 2012

West Nile Virus In Utah, Erin Hodgson

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West Nile Virus (WNV) was first detected in Uganda in 1937. For several years, WNV remained relatively contained in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

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Preserving Quality Silage At The Bunker, Clark Israelsen, Allen Young, Dillon Feuz, Lyle Holmgren Sep 2012

Preserving Quality Silage At The Bunker, Clark Israelsen, Allen Young, Dillon Feuz, Lyle Holmgren

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Corn silage is a high value commodity and is becoming increasingly important in livestock and dairy diets. Over time, growers have made impressive progress in producing remarkable yields in the field along with increasing efficiency.

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Lawn Fertilizers For Cool Season Turf, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp Sep 2012

Lawn Fertilizers For Cool Season Turf, Taun Beddes, Kelly Kopp

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Lawns provide a durable and functional surface for many outdoor activities while adding beauty to the landscape. For these reasons, a healthy, green lawn is the goal of many homeowners and landscape managers. Keeping a lawn healthy and green may require many management practices such as mowing, irrigation and aerification. Often, these practices will include fertilizing with supplemental nutrients at various times during the growing season. This promotes optimum turf color, improves re-growth, and increases tolerance to wear, drought, insects and disease. The broad number of fertilizer options available from retailers can make choosing a fertilizer difficult. However, choosing an …

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Geographical Distribution And Survival Of Iris Yellow Spot Virus In Spiny Sowthistle, Sonchus Asper, In Georgia, Claudia Nischwitz Aug 2012

Geographical Distribution And Survival Of Iris Yellow Spot Virus In Spiny Sowthistle, Sonchus Asper, In Georgia, Claudia Nischwitz

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Rancher Adoption Potential Of The Birdsfoot Trefoil Pasture Beef Production System In The Intermountain West, Kynda Curtis, Zhao Ma, Jennifer Macadam, Voravee Chakreeyarat Aug 2012

Rancher Adoption Potential Of The Birdsfoot Trefoil Pasture Beef Production System In The Intermountain West, Kynda Curtis, Zhao Ma, Jennifer Macadam, Voravee Chakreeyarat

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Beef cattle raised in the western United States spend the majority of their life on rangeland or pasture, eating grasses and forbs, followed by three to four months in a feedlot eating a combination of grain and hay to reach target weight (Norwak 1991).

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Demography, Vital Rates, Habitat-Use, And Seasonal Movements Of Greater Sage-Grouse 2012 Annual Report, Avery Cook, Brain Wing, Todd Black, Terry A. Messmer Aug 2012

Demography, Vital Rates, Habitat-Use, And Seasonal Movements Of Greater Sage-Grouse 2012 Annual Report, Avery Cook, Brain Wing, Todd Black, Terry A. Messmer

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Bark Beetles, Ryan S. Davis, Darren Mcavoy Jul 2012

Bark Beetles, Ryan S. Davis, Darren Mcavoy

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Bark beetles are one of the most destructive forest pests in the world. They are different than the larger longhorned and roundheaded/metallic woodboring beetles commonly infesting the inner wood of trees. The largest bark beetle, the red turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus valens), reaches only 8.3 mm in length. Because of their tiny size, bark beetles are not effective tree killers as individuals.

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Garfield County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2011, Kevin Heaton, Kynda Curtis Jul 2012

Garfield County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2011, Kevin Heaton, Kynda Curtis

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Sample costs and returns to establish and produce alfalfa hay and oat hay under flood irrigation, or alfalfa hay under wheel line irrigation in Garfield County, Utah, are presented in this publication.

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Duchesne County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2011, Troy Cooper, Kynda Curtis Jul 2012

Duchesne County Crop Production Costs And Returns, 2011, Troy Cooper, Kynda Curtis

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Sample costs and returns to establish and produce alfalfa hay, barley, oats, and wheat under wheel line irrigation or corn silage under pivot irrigation in Duchesne County, Utah, are presented in this publication.

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Wasatch Front Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns, 2012, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis Jul 2012

Wasatch Front Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns, 2012, Shawn Olsen, Kynda Curtis

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Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under flood irrigation in the Davis and Weber County area of Utah are presented in this publication.

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Pink Root Of Onion, Claudia Nischwitz Jul 2012

Pink Root Of Onion, Claudia Nischwitz

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No abstract provided.

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Effective Communication Skills: Resolving Conflicts, Naomi Brower, Jana Darrington Jul 2012

Effective Communication Skills: Resolving Conflicts, Naomi Brower, Jana Darrington

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This fact sheet defines communication skills that are useful in resolving conflicts.

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