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Use Of Plastic Mulch For Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost

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Plastic mulches are used commercially for both vegetables and small fruit crops. Vegetable crops well suited for production with plastic mulch are typically high value row crops. This fact sheet describes the advantages, disadvantages, installation, and planting considerations. It includes sources for plastic and equipment.

A Picture Book Biography Of Jessie Field Shambaugh, Kimberly Peterson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project was to create a picture book biography of Jessie Field Shambaugh, an influential woman during the beginning of the 4-H movement. The book provides an additional resource in satisfying the Iowa Common Core social studies standard addressing the role of individuals within a society as promoters of change and another emphasizing women and minorities.

The intent of this project was to determine the best information to include in the story of Jessie Field Shambaugh and her contributions to the4-H movement while applying research-based characteristics of high quality picture books that would connect the narrative …