May, 1999


Benefits and Costs of Round Bale Storage and Feeding - Direct storage costs of round bales are low when bales are stored outside, but waste can be excessive unless the bales are protected from the weather and care is taken to reduce feeding loss (GO)


 

Determining Barriers to Adoption and Research of Precision Agriculture - The Precision Agriculture Center at the University of Missouri conducted four focus groups across a geographically diverse area within the North Central Region to learn about precision agriculture needs from soybean growers (What were their findings)

On the Road to Precision Agriculture - Non-Grid Soil Sampling and Fertilizing Ideas - Recent studies show that soil fertility patterns may be the result of topography or other predictable reasons Thus, a high level of information might be obtained with minimal sampling and analytical expense (More)

Surfing the Web Web sites include PortNet, Entomology Index of Internet Resources , Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book and That Y2K Bug! (Surf) 


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