Pumpkin and Winter Squash Weed Control

There are at least three major species differences among the pumpkins and winter squashes. And, their response to herbicides differ, so it is important to know which types are sensitive to a particular herbicide to avoid crop injury. The major jack o’lantern pumpkin belongs to Cucurbita pepo (as does summer squash, acorn squash, and gourds), butternut wintersquash is a member of C. moschata, and the buttercups and hubbards belong to C. maxima. The primary preemergence herbicides used are Curbit, Command, Sandea, and Strategy. Curbit and Command control a number of broadleaves and grasses, and Sandea has both pre and postemergence activity on many broadleaves. Strategy, a premix of Curbit and Command, is labeled for all the vine crops, including jack-o-lanterns. All of the vine crops are somewhat sensitive to Sandea, so careful use is recommended. Squash in the C. maxima species tend to be more sensitive to Sandea than other types

Issues of alcohol misuse among older people : attitudes and experiences of social work practitioners

This small-scale qualitative research focused on the experiences of social workers vis--vis older people who misuse alcohol. Based in an Older People's Team in the west of Scotland, the study explored service provision for alcohol misuse and examined whether practitioners felt the existing services provided by the Substance Misuse Team were effective in meeting the needs of older people with an alcohol problem. Using semi-structured interviews, data were collected from 18 participants, the majority (14) of whom were female and whose ages ranged from 31 to 54 years. Several key themes emerged including the extent of alcohol problems among older people and the complex reasons that cause older people to misuse alcohol. These reasons commonly related to the increasing challenges of old age. The data also demonstrated that current services are not meeting the needs of older people. Practitioners identified a need for an 'age-specific' approach to target more effectively the complex needs of older people. Recommendations from practitioners included ways to develop new and more effective services, including a more age-specific service, such as providing longer term support in older people's own homes, using a specialised support worker, and increasing staff training on alcohol use among older people

The Three-Component System

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High Tunnel Colored Pepper Production in 2008

This report on colored pepper production was originally published in the 2008 Annual Progress Reports for the Horticulture Research Station (ISRF 0008-36)

Evaluation of digital correction techniques for ERTS images

There are no author-identified significant results in this report

General Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy

This paper defines and estimates general equilibrium treatment effects. The conventional approach in the literature on treatment effects ignores interactions among individuals induced by the policy interventions being studied. Focusing on the impact of tuition policy, and using estimates from our dynamic overlapping generations general equilibrium model of capital and human capital formation, we find that general equilibrium impacts of tuition on college enrollment are an order of magnitude smaller than those reported in the literature on microeconomic treatment effects. The assumptions used to justify the LATE parameter in a partial equilibrium setting do not hold in a general equilibrium setting. Policy changes induce two way flows. We extend the LATE concept to a general equilibrium setting. We present a more comprehensive evaluation to program evaluation by considering both the tax and benefit consequences of the program being evaluated and placing the analysis in a market setting.

High Tunnel Pole Bean Production in 2008

This report on pole bean production was originally published in the 2008 Annual Progress Reports for the Horticulture Research Station (ISRF 0008-36)

High Tunnel Pepper Production in 2007

This report on pepper production was originally published in the 2007 Annual Progress Reports for the Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm. Learn more about the Tunnels to Tables project