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Biochar For Forest Restoration In Western States, Kent G. Apostol, Darren Mcavoy, Patrick Rappold, Michael R. Kuhns May 2017

Biochar For Forest Restoration In Western States, Kent G. Apostol, Darren Mcavoy, Patrick Rappold, Michael R. Kuhns

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This factsheet introduces biochar, bio-oil, synthesis gas, pyrolysis, and torrified wood products to the reader. We describe biochar production methods and applications for forest restoration projects in the Intermountain West.

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Making Media Work For Your Marriage, Elizabeth Davis, Naomi Brower May 2017

Making Media Work For Your Marriage, Elizabeth Davis, Naomi Brower

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This fact sheet gives tips for strengthening relationships through technology and for safeguarding those relationships.

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Community Supported Agriculture: Definition, Benefits, Barriers, And Resources For Growers, Kenna Mcmurray, Kelsey Hall, Roslynn Brain May 2017

Community Supported Agriculture: Definition, Benefits, Barriers, And Resources For Growers, Kenna Mcmurray, Kelsey Hall, Roslynn Brain

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This fact sheet describes what community supported agriculture is, types of models, benefits, barriers, and CSAs in Utah.

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Spider Mites In Raspberry, Diane Alston May 2017

Spider Mites In Raspberry, Diane Alston

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This fact sheet describes spider mites in raspberry and includes a description of the mite, plant injury, monitoring, and cultural, biological and chemical control management options.

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Which State Park Systems Are Most Cost Efficient At Providing Outdoor Recreation Opportunities?, Lael Gilbert, Jordan W. Smith, Yu-Fai Leung May 2017

Which State Park Systems Are Most Cost Efficient At Providing Outdoor Recreation Opportunities?, Lael Gilbert, Jordan W. Smith, Yu-Fai Leung

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This fact sheet reviews which U.S. state park systems have been most, and least, cost efficient in producing outdoor recreation opportunities within their state between 1984 and 2014.

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The Technical Efficiency Of State Park Systems: Results From 31 Years Of Data, Lael Gilbert, Jordan W. Smith, Yu-Fai Leung May 2017

The Technical Efficiency Of State Park Systems: Results From 31 Years Of Data, Lael Gilbert, Jordan W. Smith, Yu-Fai Leung

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Using budgets efficiently allows managers to offer outdoor recreation opportunities to more visitors at a higher quality of service while keeping costs as low as possible. This research identified which state park systems have been most, and least, cost efficient in producing outdoor recreation opportunities within their state between 1984 and 2014.

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Helping Your Children Love Vegetables, Carrie Durward, Chelsea Feller Apr 2017

Helping Your Children Love Vegetables, Carrie Durward, Chelsea Feller

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This fact sheet gives tips on how to get children to eat more vegetables.

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The Importance Of Increasing Milk Quality By Deceasing The Somatic Cell Count (Scc), Kelci Dalton, C. Israelsen, A.J. Young Apr 2017

The Importance Of Increasing Milk Quality By Deceasing The Somatic Cell Count (Scc), Kelci Dalton, C. Israelsen, A.J. Young

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Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen Apr 2017

Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen

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This fact sheet provides suggested vegetable planting dates for an average year along the Wasatch Front.

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Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 3. Evaluating Program Success, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 3. Evaluating Program Success, Mark Larese-Casanova

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Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 1. Setting Goals And Objectives, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 1. Setting Goals And Objectives, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet descries the first step in measuring impacts of Extension programs, goals and objectives and includes defining measurable objectives and developing activities.

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Reducing The Risk Of Birds Colliding Into Windows: A Practical Guide For Homes And Businesses, Samuel Cowell, Cameron Dietrich, Kimberly Sullivan, Terry Messmer Mar 2017

Reducing The Risk Of Birds Colliding Into Windows: A Practical Guide For Homes And Businesses, Samuel Cowell, Cameron Dietrich, Kimberly Sullivan, Terry Messmer

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This fact sheet explains the problem of birds colliding into windows, why they fly into windows, windows that pose the greatest threat, what you can do to reduce the risk, and what to do if you find an injured bird.

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Trail Ride First Aid For Horses, Karl Hoopes Mar 2017

Trail Ride First Aid For Horses, Karl Hoopes

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This fact sheet gives first aid tips for treating horses injured on a trail ride. It discusses hoof injuries, lacerations, fractured legs, colic, muscle cramping, eye injury, and what to include in a basic equine first aid kit.

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Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 4. Evaluating Long-Term Impacts, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 4. Evaluating Long-Term Impacts, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet describes efforts needed to evaluate the long-term impacts of Extension programs, and includes descriptions of repeated surveys, follow-up surveys, interviews and case studies, and viable data collection.

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Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 2. Assessing Participant Knowledge Gain, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 2. Assessing Participant Knowledge Gain, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet describes how to assess participant knowledge gain from Extension programs and includes participant demographics, pre- and post-testing, participant demonstration, retrospective pre-post assessment, and viable data collection.

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Community Supported Agriculture: Marketing & Outreach Strategies To Encourage Membership, Kenna Mcmurray, Kelsey Hall, Roslynn Brain Mar 2017

Community Supported Agriculture: Marketing & Outreach Strategies To Encourage Membership, Kenna Mcmurray, Kelsey Hall, Roslynn Brain

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When you market your community supported agriculture (CSA) operation, you should consider the best communication tools to delivering information to potential and current shareholders, engaging your shareholders, and getting feedback. This fact sheet will provide tips on how to do so.

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Soils Of Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Hydric Indicators And Common Features, Christine Rohal, Karin Kettenring, Rebekah Downard, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Soils Of Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Hydric Indicators And Common Features, Christine Rohal, Karin Kettenring, Rebekah Downard, Mark Larese-Casanova

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Using information in this booklet, the physical features of a wetland soil can be observed to tell a story about a soil’s history, its characteristics, the wetland in which it is found, and the plant life it supports. Hydric soils have unique characteristics, due to anaerobic conditions, that distinguish them from other soil types. Great Salt Lake wetland soils display many of these hydric characteristics. The many functions that Great Salt Lake wetland soils provide, from transforming nutrients, to filtering toxins and accumulating loose sediments, make them an important resource worth protecting. The diversity of soil types and soil features …

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Grape Vine Management, Tiffany Maughan, Mike Pace, Brent Black Feb 2017

Grape Vine Management, Tiffany Maughan, Mike Pace, Brent Black

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This fact sheet introduces grape planting and management. It includes plants, site selection, soil, site preparation, planting and spacing, irrigation, fertilization, training and trellising, cluster thinning, propagation, problems, insects and diseases, and harvest, storage and use.

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Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day Feb 2017

Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day

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This fact sheet stresses the value of protecting plants from too much sunlight radiation, and includes sunburn management, shade and the plant environment, timing shade application, shade cloth options and orientation, and cost.

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Training And Pruning Apple Trees, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black, Teryl Roper Feb 2017

Training And Pruning Apple Trees, Tiffany Maughan, Brent Black, Teryl Roper

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This fact sheet describes training and pruning apple trees, including information on when to prune, planting, establishment, how to prune, central leader, maturity, and topping.

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Southeastern Utah Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2016, Kynda Curtis, Jacob Rudd Jan 2017

Southeastern Utah Small-Scale Mixed Vegetable Production Costs And Returns - 2 Acres, 2016, Kynda Curtis, Jacob Rudd

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Sample costs and returns to produce mixed vegetables under drip irrigation and sold through direct markets in Southeastern Utah are presented. This publication is intended to be a guide used to make production decisions, determine potential returns and prepare business and marketing plans.

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Equine Infectious Anemia, Karl H. Hoopes Jan 2017

Equine Infectious Anemia, Karl H. Hoopes

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This fact sheet gives information on equine infectious anemia, a blood-borne infectious viral disease of horses, donkeys, and mules. It describes transmission, clinical disease, diagnosis and control.

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Caseous Lymphadenitis Management In Goats, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew J. Kennedy Jan 2017

Caseous Lymphadenitis Management In Goats, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew J. Kennedy

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This fact sheet describes Caseous Lymphadenitis, an infectious disease of sheep and goats and gives information on managing the disease.

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Weaning Strategies In Beef Cattle To Reduce Stress, Matthew Garcia, Kerry Rood, Clark Israelsen Jan 2017

Weaning Strategies In Beef Cattle To Reduce Stress, Matthew Garcia, Kerry Rood, Clark Israelsen

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This fact sheet considers weaning strategies for beef cattle, including the advantages and disadvantages of fenceline weaning, and twostep weaning.

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