Cotton tillage and planting guidelines (1994)

Tillage operations performed prior to planting cotton should make a firm, well-drained seedbed that will provide a warm environment for seed germination and vigorous seedling growth. Since cotton is a semi-tropical, perennial plant, it grows very slowly early in the growing season compared to other Missouri crops such as corn and soybeans. This publication gives tilage and planting guidelines for cotton in order to help farmers provide a seedbed that will allow the young seedling to get off to the best start possible.David W. Albers (State Extension Specialist-Cotton, Delta Center), David L. Reinbott (Area Farm Management Specialist, Scott County)New March 199

Cotton tillage and planting guidelines

"Original author: David W. Albers, former State Extension Specialist-Cotton Support for the tillage research referenced in this publication is in part from the Missouri State Support Committee and Cotton Incorporated, using grower check-off dollars.""Tillage operations performed prior to planting cotton should make a firm, well-drained seedbed that will provide a warm environment for seed germination and vigorous seedling growth. Since cotton is a semi-tropical, perennial plant, it grows very slowly early in the growing season compared to other Missouri crops such as corn and soybeans. The slow, early growth nature of this crop requires a grower to provide a seedbed that will allow the young seedling to get off to the best start possible. With new equipment, especially planters and cultivators, developed to handle high-residue conditions, it is possible to plant cotton into stale beds or fields that have received minimal tillage. Clean-till approaches are still the predominant tillage system for cotton, but using fewer tillage operations is one way that cotton growers have found to reduce costs yet produce yields equal to those in conventional, clean-till systems."--First page.David L. Reinbott (Area Farm Management Specialist, Scott County), Gene Stevens (Extension Professor, Agronomy)Taken from the Extension website: Reviewed Sept. 201

Missouri crop-share leasing patterns (1999)

This guide focuses on one specific rental agreement, the crop-share lease. This guide uses producer survey information to determine how tenants and landowners share the costs of production under 50-50 and 2/3- 1/3 lease agreements. A 2/3- 1/3 crop-share arrangement apportions two-thirds of the crop to the tenant and one-third to the landowner.New 7/99/5M

Integrating practices that benefit wildlife with crops grown for biomass in Missouri (2014)

This guide describes management practices that can be conducted in fields used for biomass production to benefit wildlife. It also provides information to help landowners make informed decisions on enhancing habitats on surrounding areas of their property while producing crops for biomass.New 3/14/Web

Crop-share leases in Missouri

"Original authors: Joe Parcell, Ray Massey and David Reinbott"--Page 4."Producers expand their base of operations by purchasing or renting additional land. Some producers may prefer leasing farmland as opposed to purchasing due to a lack of capital, to reserve capital for other purposes, a shortage of land for sale, or the personal belief that leasing farmland is more profitable than owning it. The three most common types of farmland lease agreements in Missouri are cash rentals, flexible-cash leases and crop-share leases. This guide presents information on crop-share leases."--First page.Revised by Ben Brown (Senior Research Associate, Agriculture Business and Policy Extension), Drew Kientzy (Student Research Assistant). Original authors: Joe Parcell, Ray Massey and David Reinbott.Includes bibliographical reference

Establishing and managing cover crops in Missouri for wildlife and pollinator benefits (2022)

"Acknowledgement: Portions of this publication have been adapted from these resources developed by Joe LaRose and Rob Myers with the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program at the University of Missouri. Photo credits: Missouri Department of Conservation, Robert Pierce, Tim Reinbott."--Page 6."Cover crops can be established for a variety of agronomic benefits. These include preventing soil erosion, providing weed suppression, and improving soil health, potentially increasing yields for crops such as corn and soybeans that may be planted in a crop rotation system. Cover crops can be used with most agriculture production systems, including double-crop systems or used as a livestock forage."--Page 1.Written by Robert A. Pierce II, (Associate Extension Professor and State Wildlife Specialist), Tim Reinbott, (Director of Field Operations, MU South Farm and Research Center), Terryl Woods, (Research Specialist, Division of Plant Sciences and Technology), Charlie Ellis, (MU Extension Field Specialist, Agricultural Engineering), Ryan Milhollin, (Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy)New 9/2022Includes bibliographical reference

Integrating Northern Bobwhite and Grassland Bird Habitat Enhancement Practices on University of Missouri Agriculture Experiment Stations: An Educational Model That Puts Knowledge into Action through Use of Demonstrations

Over the past 50 years, advances in agricultural production negatively influenced habitats for bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and grassland bird species. Farming systems, once beneficial for bobwhite, greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Henslow’s sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna), and many other wildlife species, provided a diversity of early successional habitats. With increases in farm size, intensive cultivation, chemical weed and insect pest control and more efficient harvest practices, many producers have been able to stay in business, but quality habitats for many species have been reduced

Cover crops in Missouri : putting them to work on your farm (2016)

New 8/15; Link updates 4/16/Web

Integrating Northern Bobwhite and Grassland Bird Habitat Enhancement Practices on University of Missouri Agriculture Experiment Stations: An Educational Model That Puts Knowledge into Action through Use of Demonstrations

Over the past 50 years, advances in agricultural production negatively influenced habitats for bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and grassland bird species. Farming systems, once beneficial for bobwhite, greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Henslow’s sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna), and many other wildlife species, provided a diversity of early successional habitats. With increases in farm size, intensive cultivation, chemical weed and insect pest control and more efficient harvest practices, many producers have been able to stay in business, but quality habitats for many species have been reduced

Mixtures of native warm-season grasses, forbs and legumes for biomass, forage and wildlife habitat (2017)

This guide provides information to help Missouri landowners and property managers make informed decisions on growing native warm-season grasses, forbs and legumes for biomass, livestock forage and wildlife habitat