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Tree Trimming Safety for the Horticultural Services and Landscaping Industry
MF2712
Safety practices to be followed when manually pruning trees. Safety tips, along with real accident reports, help you protect yourself from hazards. 44-page, b/w.Revision Date: Oct 2009
Mowing and Trimming Safety for the Landscaping and Horticultural Services Industry
MF2714
This booklet teaches important safety practices to follow when mowing with agricultural mowers, riding lawn mowers walk behind mowers string trimmers and brush trimmers. 44-page, b/w.Revision Date: Oct 2009
Instructor Guide for the Landscaping and Horticultural Services Industry
by Mitch Ricketts Sarah Lind Kristy Wieland
MF2716
Safety training courses: tractor, motor vehicle, skid steer, chipper/shredder, tree trimming, aerial lift, and mowing and trimming. 228-page, b/w.Revision Date: Oct 2009
Kansas Center Pivot Survey
by L. Kent Shaw Danny H. Rogers Mahbub Alam
MF2870
Types of center pivot nozzle packages in use were observed from roads: field location, degree of rotation, number of spans, nozzle type, height, pressure regulation, etc.Published Date: Apr 2009
Evaluation of ATV-Mounted Boomless Spray Nozzles for Weed Control
by Robert E. Wolf Dallas E. Peterson Walter H. Fick
EP156
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) equipped with small-capacity spray tanks and boomless nozzle systems have become popular to control weeds in pastures, rangelands, and along roadsides. 4-page, color.Published Date: Apr 2009
Irrigation Management for Alfalfa
by Mahbub Alam Danny H. Rogers
MF2868
Alfalfa requires more water than any other Kansas crop. It is considered drought tolerant because it can use up to 70 percent of available soil water without undue stress. 8-page.Published Date: Mar 2009
Remote Sensing Imagery in Agriculture: Image Conversion to NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index)
MF2857
Farmers can monitor their crops using red and near-infrared images from remote sensing instruments at ground level or from planes or space platforms. 4-page, color.Published Date: Mar 2009
Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Alfalfa
by Mahbub Alam Danny H. Rogers Troy Dumler
MF2867
Subsurface drip irrigation can improve yields with less water than other irrigation. Consider spacing and depth of driplines, water quality, root intrusion, and rodents. 8-page, color.Published Date: Mar 2009
Considerations for Nozzle Package Selection for Center Pivots
by Mahbub Alam Danny H. Rogers
L908
Sprinkler irrigation system design considerations: application rate, depth of application, system capacity, uniformity of application. 8-page.Revision Date: Dec 2008
Control and Prevention of Hay Fires
by John W. Slocombe Lyle W. Lomas
MF2853
The most common cause of spontaneous combustion fires in hay is excessive moisture. Hay moisture over 20 percent leads to bacteria growth and excess heating. 4-page, b/w.Published Date: Dec 2008
Large Round Bale Safety
by John W. Slocombe Lyle W. Lomas
MF2854
Making large round bales requires working with a baler and bale handling equipment. Begin safety awareness by reviewing operators manual for each piece of equipment. 8-page, b/w.Published Date: Dec 2008
Sprinkler Package Effects on Runoff
by L. Kent Shaw Danny H. Rogers Mahbub Alam
L903
Low pressure sprinkler packages have become popular since requirements can minimize pumping costs. Lowering pressure and discharge point reduces the wetted area and can cause runoff.Revision Date: Nov 2008
Living in the Country
by G. Morgan Powell Kerri Ebert
MF2798
Make informed decisions about purchasing a home or site in rural Kansas. Topics include farms, utilities, wastewater, roads, property maintenance, fire protection, wildlife. (Minor text change made in online file, Feb. 2011.) 16-page, color.Revision Date: May 2008
KanSched2--An ET-Based Irrigation Scheduling Tool
by Danny H. Rogers Mahbub Alam L. Kent Shaw
EP129
KanSched2 is a program designed to help monitor the root zone soil profile water balance and schedule irrigation events on a field using evapotranspiration (ET) data.Published Date: Dec 2007
Economics of On-Farm Storage
by Kevin C. Dhuyvetter Joseph P. Harner III Jenna Tajchman
MF2474
Examines reason for recent interest in grain storage in Kansas: low grain prices and wide basis levels at harvest, preserving identity of crops, flexibility, reduced bottlenecks at harvest.Revision Date: Sep 2007
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