Market Hog Nutrition - Quick Tips

This is a quick tip fact sheet for market hog nutrition

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) Identification and Management for Gardens, Lawn, and Pasture

This fact sheet describes puncturevine, a prostrate-growing annual plant that is particularly undesirable because it produces a spiny fruit that can injure animals and flatten tires. It can also be toxic to livestock and is difficult to control due to continual germination throughout the summer

Market Goat Nutrition - Quick Tips

This fact sheet offers quick tips for goat nutrition

Market Lamb Nutrition - Quick Tips

This fact sheet offers quick tips for market lamb nutrition

Market Steer Nutrition - Quick Tips

This fact sheet offers quick tips for market steer nutrition

Size and Scope of Morgan County Agriculture 2019

This fact sheet describes the size and scope of agriculture in Morgan County, including growing season, crop production, livestock production, farm income, and age of operator

Size and Scope of Weber County Agriculture 2019

Weber County is located in the northern part of the state and borders the Great Salt Lake. The growing season averages over 4 months, and this guide provides locations of the first and last freeze and the annual precipitation. The majority of the land is privately owned. This fact sheet explores the size and scope of agriculture in Weber County in 2019

Agricultural Irrigated Land and Irrigation Water Use in Utah

Utah is considered the second driest state in the United States. As a result, much of the agriculture and horticulture in Utah depends upon irrigation. Irrigation is an important feature of agriculture in Utah. The distribution of irrigated and water use varies across the state, based on water availability, topography, and soils. In recent years, sprinkler irrigation has overtaken surface methods as the dominant irrigation method, based on irrigated area, in Utah. About 75% to 80% of water withdrawals in Utah are for irrigation, with about 68% of that water being consumptive use. Alfalfa, other hay crops, and pasture are grown on about 80% of irrigated agricultural lands in Utah

Identifying and Managing Dyer\u27s Woad (Isatis tinctoria) in Pastures, Rangelands, and Non-Crop Settings

Dyer\u27s woad (Isatis tinctoria) was introduced into Utah during the mid-nineteenth century as a source of indigo dye. The plant escaped cultivation and has spread across rangelands, foothills, and other sites throughout the Intermountain West. This fact sheet provides information about identifying dyer\u27s woad and its lifecycle, distribution, and management in pastures, rangelands, and non-crop settings. It includes information about using appropriate herbicides to control dyer\u27s woad and how to apply them

Accurate Irrigation Water Flow Measurement in Pipes

Flow measurement is an important component of water management. There are many methods that can be used to measure water flow, and different methods and technologies are used for pipe flow as compared to open channel (canal) flow. In this fact sheet, we cover only pipe flow, and for that, only technologies that are most common in conventional irrigation practice. We also address some basic principles of flow measurement along with some pros and cons for different measurement technologies