Confined feeding facilities : site selection and management (1981)

Recently, lawsuits against owners of confined livestock and poultry feeding units have not been uncommon. In many cases, penalties have been assessed. Proper attention to site selection when the project was started could have prevented much of the litigation. Many operators could have paid more attention to management, or "housekeeping," and avoided the problem. This guide presents two recent court cases which illustrate the importance of site selection and management. It also offers some general guidelines for selecting a confined feeding facility site and for the management required to reduce odor and water pollution problems.New 11/81/15M

Stockmen's liability under the Missouri Nuisance Law (1979)

Reprint 2/79

How to have a successful educational meeting on a public issue

"Revised 1/83/2M""Citizens have the duty and opportunity to help make many group decisions about complex issues. Group decisions are those in which two or more people have a voice or vote. The decision may affect one or more persons individually or as a group. The group decision may be of a local nature such as a change in school tax, or a state problem such as water legislation, or a national issue such as commodity referendum. Increasingly there are issues that relate to broad national programs such as energy, international trade or other complex subjects about which there must be broad public support before much can be accomplished by legislation."--First page.So

Public water for rural areas and small towns

"Much of the information presented in this publication is based on a study by Wendell Gortman, "Planning and Management of Public Water Supply Districts," an unpublished M.S. thesis. Special acknowledgment is also given to the Farmers Home Administration in Missouri which provided data and encouraged the study; and to the Water Resources Research Center, University of Missouri, for providing funds (project number A-018-Mo)."--Acknowledgment"New water towers and standpipes are becoming a familiar sight in the Missouri countryside. The number of rural water supply systems in the state has increased especially since 1965, the year the Farmers Home Administration expanded its loan program for this purpose. FHA offers financial assistance to two general types of water distribution organizations, ( 1) municipal systems which include villages, towns, or cities with less than 5,500 population, and (2) rural districts. City officials serve as the governing body of the municipal systems. The rural districts differ in that a new organization is established ( under Chapter 247, Revised Statutes of Missouri) to administer the water distribution program. This organization is usually outside the city and serves both rural residents and farmers."--First page.Coy G. McNabb and Melvin G. Blase (Department of Agricultural Economics

Confined feeding facilities : site selection and management (1993)

Recently, lawsuits against owners of confined livestock and poultry feeding units have not been uncommon. In many cases, penalties have been assessed. Proper attention to site selection when the project was started could have prevented much of the litigation. Many operators could have paid more attention to management, or "housekeeping," and avoided the problem. This guide presents two recent court cases which illustrate the importance of site selection and management. It also offers some general guidelines for selecting a confined feeding facility site and for the management required to reduce odor and water pollution problems

Conservation tillage : costs and returns (1993)

This publication briefly describes tillage systems and estimates costs and returns on a typical farm.Reviewed October 1, 1993

Worker's compensation insurance

"Accidents can cause serious injuries, sometimes death, to farm employees. As employers of farm labor, farmers may be liable for injuries to employees arising from farm accidents. This guide describes general aspects of the Missouri worker's compensation law as it affects farmers' liability to employees injured or killed in work-related accidents. Consult your lawyers for competent advice for specific situations."--First page.Stephen F. Matthews, Coy G. McNabb, and John C. BanningRevised 2/82/10

Legal aspects of using pesticides

"Pesticides have contributed greatly to increased agricultural productivity. But some problems have come along, too. Users of agricultural chemicals face many technical and legal questions."--First page.Stephen F. Matthews and Coy G. McNabb (Agricultural Economics Department), and George W. Thomas (Entomology Department, College of Agriculture)Revised 9/79/15

Animal waste management

"71/1M""Livestock producers have asked for guidelines on animal waste management that will be feasible and enduring. The Missouri Water Pollution Board has been aware of the need for improvements in methods of handling waste from confined feeding operations and for guidelines for producers. Chapter 204 of Missouri Statutes, as amended, gives the Water Pollution Board the responsibility and authority to correct and/or prevent "pollution" of "waters of the state." These terms are defined in the law and discussed briefly in the first section. With these facts in mind, staff engineers of the Water Pollution Board held a series of meetings with staff members of the Extension Division and Department of Agricultural Engineering of the University of Missouri-Columbia to develop guidelines for disposing of waste from confinement feeding operations. This report is a result of their combined efforts. Others assisting with various phases of development of these guidelines included: School of Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia; State Department of Health, and the Soil Conservation Service. Research data and experience in handling livestock wastes have been used to develop the guidelines for planning, design, construction, and management of alternative systems of livestock waste management. The information and design guidelines herein are intended primarily for the use of personnel in agencies concerned with animal waste management problems." --PrefaceMissouri Water Pollution Board and Extension Division, University of Missouri - Columbia

Conservation tillage : costs and returns

"This guide sheet briefly describes tillage systems and estimates costs and returns on a typical farm."--First page.David E. Ervin, Coy G. McNabb, and Myron D. Bennett (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture); Dallas D. Schafer (U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, Columbia, Missouri)New 7/83/10