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MU South Farms
Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
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Grazing School Seminar
* September 30, October 1 and 2, 2008

Field Day
* Our annual field day will be held on September 12, 2008.

Ag. Education Day
* Our Ag Education day will be held on September 11, 2008.

Southwest Center FFA Workshop
* The Southwest Center will sponsor a workshop for area FFA students, which was held on March 6, 2008.

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Email: Southwestcenter@missouri.edu

Superintendent:
Dr. Richard Crawford - Bio
14548 Highway H
Mt. Vernon, MO 65712-9523
Phone: 417-466-2148
FAX: 417-466-2109
Email: crawfordr@missouri.edu

2004 Research Report

Table of Contents

2004 Report in PDF format (1 MB file)
 
2004 Agenda
Front Cover
Welcome
Southwest Center Staff
Southwest Center Advisory Committee
University of Missouri Farms and Centers
 
Animal Science Research
Economic Overview of the SW Center Pasture-Based Dairy (1999-2003)
Maintaining a Spring Calving Seasonal Pasture-Based Dairy
Grazing Stockpiled Annual Ryegrass and Cereal Rye with a Seasonal Dairy Herd
Performance of Beef Steers Fed Ammoniated and Untreated Aftermath Hay Made Following Tall Fescue Seed Harvest
Manure Collection at the Holding Pen and Milking Parlor

Agronomy Research
Cutting Alfalfa in Late-Autumn Increases Annual Yield, Doesn’t Hurt Stands, But Is Unlikely to Increase Profit
Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies for Annual Ryegrass Pastures
Storage Method Affects the Ergovaline Concentration of Tall Fescue

Horticulture Research
Asparagus Cultivar Evaluation
Black Cohosh Cultivation in Missouri, and Quantification of its Medicinal Compounds in Response to Various Cultivation Practices
Cultivation of Six Medicinal Plant Species Under Evaluation as a Lung Cancer Treatment
Multi-location Elderberry Cultivar and Pruning Management Study
Analysis of Elderberry Fruit and Juice Characteristics

Agroforestry Research
Potential for Commercial Nut Production in Southwest Missouri
Black Walnut Cultivar-Rootstock Evaluation
Hydrologic Influences on the Growth of Young Black Walnut Trees
Phenology of Various Black Walnut Cultivars at Southwest Center
Influence of Zinc Foliar Sprays on Black Walnut Production
Evaluation of More Than 100 Native Missouri Sedge, Rush, Bulrush, and Grass Species for their Ornamental and Utilitarian Potential
Hickory Nut Cultivar Evaluation
Chestnut Planting Established at Southwest Center
Pawpaw Cultivar Evaluation and Germplasm Collection
Persimmon Germplasm Collection and Evaluation

Miscellaneous Topics
Southwest Missouri Center Weather Data
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