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December 2017

Income Tax Time - Issues you Need to Know Now
Soil Sampling in Row Crop Fields
Holiday Plants
Health Insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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November 2017

Conducting Successful On-Farm Research
Missouri Strip Trial Program Looking for 2018 Participants
IRS Extends Deadline
Seedhead Management to Improve Forage Quality
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October 2017

Aflatoxins in corn this year?
Renting Corn Stalks
2017 Missouri Livestock Symposium Announces Programs and Events
Complete Fall Garden Tasks Before Hard Freeze
New Farm Labor Guide Available
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September 2017

Benefits and Options of Cover Crops in Missouri
September Gardening Tips
Deciding to Sell or Store Grain at Harvest
Turfgras Soil Health: What it is and Why it is Important
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August 2017

Stockpiling Forage for Winter Grazing
August Gardening Tips
Purple Paint Statute
In-Field Tips for Collecting Accurate Yield Monitor Data for Harvest (PDF)
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Cattle Heat Stress and Tall Fescue Toxicosis
Summer Tasks in the Garden
Be Counted - 2017 Census of Agriculture
2017 Fall Calving Show - Me - Select Heifer Sale
2017 University of Missouri Field Days
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Financial Measures-Even More Critical in Today's Ag Climate
Custom Rate Guide - Updated
Shortening the Breeding Season to Increase Calf Value
Garden Tips for June
MDC Asks Public Not to Plant Invasive Bradford Pear Trees
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Sudden Death Syndrome of Soybean
Eastern Red Cedar as a Landscape Tree
Shortening the Postpartum Interval
Northeast Missouri Bull Sale
MU AgEBB Website Updated
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Black Cutworms in Corn and Soybean
USDA Surveys
Preparing the Garden for Spring
Scout Early for Alfalfa Pests
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Considerations for Using Xtend Traits in 2017
Selecting Nozzles for Postemergence Herbicides
Livestock Risk Protection Basics
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February 2017

MU Drainage System Increases Yields, Reduces Nutrient Runoff
Pruning Fruit Trees and Small Fruits
Rental Rates
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
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January 2017

The Veterinary Feed Directive is in Effect- A reminder of what producers need to know
Tax Issues
2016 Show-Me-Select Heifer Sale
The Affordable Care Act carries into 2017
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Publishing Information

Ag Connection is published monthly for Central Missouri Region producers and is supported by University of Missouri Extension, the Commercial Agriculture program, the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station and the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Managing Editor: Kent Shannon.