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Full-Text Articles in Agriculture

What Will You Do When A Disaster Strikes?, Sandria L. Godwin, Richard Coppings, Leslie Speller-Henderson, Richard W. Stone Jan 2012

What Will You Do When A Disaster Strikes?, Sandria L. Godwin, Richard Coppings, Leslie Speller-Henderson, Richard W. Stone

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Eminent Domain And Condemnation, Alvin Wade Jan 2012

Eminent Domain And Condemnation, Alvin Wade

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Guide To Spring Warm-Season Vegetable Crops, Fitzroy Bullock, Richard Winston, Finis Stribling Jan 2012

Guide To Spring Warm-Season Vegetable Crops, Fitzroy Bullock, Richard Winston, Finis Stribling

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Herbaceous Weed Control In Newly Planted Loblolly, Slash And Long Leaf Pines, Fitzroy Bullock Jan 2012

Herbaceous Weed Control In Newly Planted Loblolly, Slash And Long Leaf Pines, Fitzroy Bullock

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


How To Find And Secure Business Financing, Alvin Wade Jan 2012

How To Find And Secure Business Financing, Alvin Wade

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


How To Write A Loan Proposal, Alvin Wade Jan 2012

How To Write A Loan Proposal, Alvin Wade

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Take Control Of Food Safety! An Educational Program For Older Adults, Sandria L. Godwin, Robert Harrison, Leslie Speller-Henderson, Lou Pearson, Richard Stone Jan 2012

Take Control Of Food Safety! An Educational Program For Older Adults, Sandria L. Godwin, Robert Harrison, Leslie Speller-Henderson, Lou Pearson, Richard Stone

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Surviving Heat For Kids, Margaret Machara Jan 2012

Surviving Heat For Kids, Margaret Machara

Extension Publications

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How To Talk To Kids About Disasters, Margaret Machara Jan 2012

How To Talk To Kids About Disasters, Margaret Machara

Extension Publications

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Prepare An Emergency Food Kit, Sandria Godwin Jan 2012

Prepare An Emergency Food Kit, Sandria Godwin

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - A New Invasive Insect In Tennessee, Karla Addesso, Jason Oliver Jan 2012

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - A New Invasive Insect In Tennessee, Karla Addesso, Jason Oliver

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Business And Wealth Transfer In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley Lubben, Odee Ingersoll, Shawn Kaskie Jan 2012

Business And Wealth Transfer In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley Lubben, Odee Ingersoll, Shawn Kaskie

Rural Futures Institute: Publications

Includes

Executive Summary

Introduction

Businesses in the Community

Expected Number of Businesses in Local Community Five Years from Now by Community Size

Most Likely Outcome when Business Owner Leaves or Retires in Community

Business Exits and Transitions

Concern with Business Exits

Concern that Business Closings will Affect Ability to Get Needed Things by Occupation

Views of Community Strategies for Business Exits


Community Well-Being In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley Lubben Jan 2012

Community Well-Being In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley Lubben

Rural Futures Institute: Publications

Includes

Executive Summary

Trends in Community Ratings, 1996-2012

Community Change, 1996-2012

Expected Destination of Those Planning to Move: 1998-2012

Proportions of Respondents Very or Somewhat Satisfied with Each Service, 1997-2012

The Community and Its Attributes in 2012

Perceptions of Community Change by Community Size

Expected Community Change in Ten Years by Community Size

Satisfaction with Cellular Phone Service by Community Size

Difficulty or Ease of Leaving Community

Ease or Difficulty of Leaving Community by Length of Residence in Community

Feelings of Community Powerlessness by Community Size

Local Community Involvement Activities, 2002 and 2012

Distance from Goods and Services

Distance from …


Infancy: An Overview Of The First Year, Javiette Samuel Jan 2012

Infancy: An Overview Of The First Year, Javiette Samuel

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Early Childhood: Six To Eight, Javiette Samuel Jan 2012

Early Childhood: Six To Eight, Javiette Samuel

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Parenting, Javiette Samuel Jan 2012

Parenting, Javiette Samuel

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Control Weeds Without Chemicals, Fitzroy Bullock Jan 2012

Control Weeds Without Chemicals, Fitzroy Bullock

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


How Your Loan Request Will Be Reviewed, Alvin Wade Jan 2012

How Your Loan Request Will Be Reviewed, Alvin Wade

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Wills, Alvin Wade Jan 2012

Wills, Alvin Wade

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Improving Switchgrass Yields For Bioenergy Production, Jason P. De Koff, Donald D. Tyler Jan 2012

Improving Switchgrass Yields For Bioenergy Production, Jason P. De Koff, Donald D. Tyler

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Growing Vegetables In Minigardens, Cooperative Extension Program, Tennessee State University Jan 2012

Growing Vegetables In Minigardens, Cooperative Extension Program, Tennessee State University

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Feedstocks For Cellulosic Ethanol And Biodiesel, Jason P. De Koff Jan 2012

Agricultural Feedstocks For Cellulosic Ethanol And Biodiesel, Jason P. De Koff

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Sorgo Dicta - 10 Bmr: Sorgo De Doble Propósito Especial Para Ensilaje, Alberto Morán Araujo, Miriam Villeda Jan 2012

Sorgo Dicta - 10 Bmr: Sorgo De Doble Propósito Especial Para Ensilaje, Alberto Morán Araujo, Miriam Villeda

INTSORMIL Scientific Publications

La Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria (DICTA), con el propósito de mejorar la productividad de la ganadería en Honduras, produce la variedad de sorgo DICTA‐10 BMR.

Con esta variedad de sorgo, DICTA contribuye con la seguridad alimentaria de las familias productoras, de escasos recursos.

Esta variedad proviene de la variedad de sorgo CENTA S2 a la que se le introdujeron los genes “BMR 12,” cuya característica más evidente es que la vena central de las hojas es de color café.

Este sorgo de nervadura marrón o BMR (Brown Middle Rib) se caracteriza por tener contenidos bajos de lignina.

El …


Index Selection In Terminal Sires Improves Early Lamb Growth, G. C. Márquez, W. Haresign, M. H. Davies, G. C. Emmans, Rainer Roehe, L Bünger, G. Simm, Ronald M. Lewis Jan 2012

Index Selection In Terminal Sires Improves Early Lamb Growth, G. C. Márquez, W. Haresign, M. H. Davies, G. C. Emmans, Rainer Roehe, L Bünger, G. Simm, Ronald M. Lewis

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The use of terminal sires (TS) for crossbreeding is integral to the UK sheep industry where approximately 71% of market lambs are sired by TS rams. Early growth of these crossbred lambs affects profitability. The objectives of this study were i) to evaluate the effectiveness of index selection among TS on BW and ADG of their crossbred offspring; and ii) to compare the efficacy of that selection within TS breeds. The most widely used TS breeds in the United Kingdom are Charollais, Suffolk, and Texel. These participated in sire referencing schemes in which they were evaluated on a lean growth …


Towards Sustainable Communities And Human Security: Challenges Of The College Of Public Affairs And Development University Of The Philippines Los Baños, Agnes C. Rola, Josefina T. Dizon, Maria Ana T. Quimbo, Wilfredo B. Carada Jan 2012

Towards Sustainable Communities And Human Security: Challenges Of The College Of Public Affairs And Development University Of The Philippines Los Baños, Agnes C. Rola, Josefina T. Dizon, Maria Ana T. Quimbo, Wilfredo B. Carada

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

The College of Public Affairs (CPAf) in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) evolved as a unit of the University with the mandate to raise the bar of applied social science scholarship by developing transdisciplinary methods in the resolution of public issues such as food security, land reform and land use, governance, population, and education. The creation of CPAf in 1998 was prompted “by the need to attune academic programs in the pursuit of UP’s mission to promote nationalism and development in the face of profound changes occurring in the global environment.” In 2011, it was renamed as …


Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Meredith Fairbanks, David Bowran, Geraldine Pasqual Jan 2012

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Meredith Fairbanks, David Bowran, Geraldine Pasqual

Bulletins 4000 -

Agriculture contributes 15.5 per cent of Australia’s emissions (Figure 1), largely due to methane, from ruminant livestock digestion, nitrous oxide from soils and carbon dioxide from fossil fuel use (Australian National Greenhouse Accounts 2011; ABARES 2011).

This bulletin identifies current ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Australian agriculture.


Sheep: The Simple Guide To Making More Money With Less Work - Cereal-Sheep Zone Of Australia, Bob Hall, Mark Ferguson, Mandy Curnow, Andrew Thompson Jan 2012

Sheep: The Simple Guide To Making More Money With Less Work - Cereal-Sheep Zone Of Australia, Bob Hall, Mark Ferguson, Mandy Curnow, Andrew Thompson

Animal production and livestock published reports

The national sheep flock is a mere 40% of the size it was at its peak in the early 1990s. Some would say that it is on the verge of losing its critical mass for survival into the future. Others would see it already as a niche market industry, especially in regards to wool.

Farmers in a recent survey gave two key reasons for either quitting sheep or reducing the flock size: “sheep do not pay” or “the work involved in sheep is unacceptable”. We believe that sheep do pay — and they don’t have to be hard work.

The …


Making Changes And Coming Full Circle: A Look At How Women Farmers In Oregon And Washington Define Their Own Identities, Realities, And Contributions, Courtney Bauman Jan 2012

Making Changes And Coming Full Circle: A Look At How Women Farmers In Oregon And Washington Define Their Own Identities, Realities, And Contributions, Courtney Bauman

Capstone Collection

This paper investigates how women farmers in Oregon and Washington define their own identities, realities, and contributions as farmers, and it looks at how those definitions may be changing. Primary data was collected by interviewing 14 women farmers in the states of Oregon and Washington. Participants were selected to represent a variety of age groups, cultural backgrounds, years of experience farming, and farm size and type. Thus, in investigating the experiences of women farmers, the realities of young and beginning farmers; aging farmers; immigrant farmers and farmers of color; and small and family farmers are also explored.

Findings reveal that …


The Role Of Local Food In Increasing Access To Healthy Food In Indianapolis, Indiana, Anna Hostetter Jan 2012

The Role Of Local Food In Increasing Access To Healthy Food In Indianapolis, Indiana, Anna Hostetter

Capstone Collection

In the United States today, incidents of obesity are on the rise, currently more than one-third, or 35.7% of U.S. adults are considered obese, up from 30.5% in 2000. These startling numbers are causing news institutions and politicians to refer to it as the “obesity epidemic”.

Obesity is linked to multiple health problems including Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, and breast cancer (Aronne, L.J., 2002). There are numerous causes of obesity, including genetics, yet high rates of obesity have also been positively linked with a diet high in processed foods and low in fruits and vegetables (Drewnowski, A. …


Genome Sequencing Of Ovine Isolates Of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Offers Insights Into Host Association, John Bannantine, Chia-Wei Wu, Chungyi Hsu, Shiguo Zhou, David C. Schwartz, Darrell O. Bayles, Michael L. Paustian, David P. Alt, Srinand Sreevatsan, Vivek Kapur, Adel M. Talaat Jan 2012

Genome Sequencing Of Ovine Isolates Of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Offers Insights Into Host Association, John Bannantine, Chia-Wei Wu, Chungyi Hsu, Shiguo Zhou, David C. Schwartz, Darrell O. Bayles, Michael L. Paustian, David P. Alt, Srinand Sreevatsan, Vivek Kapur, Adel M. Talaat

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Background: The genome of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is remarkably homogeneous among the genomes of bovine, human and wildlife isolates. However, previous work in our laboratories with the bovine K-10 strain has revealed substantial differences compared to sheep isolates. To systematically characterize all genomic differences that may be associated with the specific hosts, we sequenced the genomes of three U.S. sheep isolates and also obtained an optical map.

Results: Our analysis of one of the isolates, MAP S397, revealed a genome 4.8 Mb in size with 4,700 open reading frames (ORFs). Comparative analysis of the MAP S397 isolate showed …