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Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland--2020

open access: yesEDIS, 2020
Weeds in pastures and rangeland cost ranchers in excess of $180 million annually in Florida by reducing forage yield, lowering forage quality, and causing animal injury through toxicity or specialized plant organs (thorns and spines).
Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota
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White-tailed Deer of Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2020
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is the most economically important big game mammal in North America and Florida. This 12-page fact sheet written by Raoul K. Boughton, Bethany Wight, Samantha Wisely, Karen Hood, and Martin B.
Raoul K Boughton   +4 more
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Embracing inherent and imposed sources of heterogeneity in rangeland bird management

open access: yesEcosphere, 2022
Rangeland simplification is a global threat to biodiversity. Historically, rangelands exhibited varied vegetation structure, which provided a diverse wildlife habitat.
Cameron A. Duquette   +5 more
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A Case Study Using Accelerometers to Identify Illness in Ewes following Unintentional Exposure to Mold-Contaminated Feed

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Sensor technologies can identify modified animal activity indicating changes in health status. This study investigated sheep behavior before and after illness caused by mold-contaminated feed using tri-axial accelerometers.
Sara C. Gurule   +7 more
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Cattle grazing has varying impacts on stream-channel erosion in oak woodlands

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 2004
We conducted a 5-year study on the impact of grazing on stream-channel bare ground and erosion, and a 3-year study of cattle-trail erosion on intermittent stream channels draining grazed oak-woodland watersheds.
Melvin George   +5 more
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Earlier irrigation cutoff for sugarbeets conserves water

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1998
In the Tulelake region near the Oregon border, sugarbeets are grown on organic soil reclaimed from a shallow lake. Groundwater is present continuously through-out the season at depths of approximately 4 feet in most fields.
Stephen Kaffka   +2 more
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Oaks grown from nursery stock have better survival rate

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1997
Studies comparing the performance of blue and valley oak seedlings developing from directly planted acorns and 2-to-3-month-old nursery stock were conducted at several locations in California.
Theodore E. Adams   +2 more
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IPM: Managing water for weed control in rice

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1990
A strategy of slightly deeper water, no draining, and lower grass herbicide rates can help rice growers maintain weed control and sustain high yields while lowering the economic and runoff costs of herbicides.
J. F. Williams   +4 more
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Geographic races may exist among perennial grasses

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1999
California's native perennial grasses have been largely replaced by alien annuals. Interest in restoration of native grasslands is strong, but genetic differences among the available collections of some grasses may affect the survival ...
Theodore E. Adams   +2 more
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Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, 2019
Sowing date and sowing method can have a profound influence on the productivity of alternative crops like camelina in semiarid agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sowing date, sowing method, and cultivar on ...
Dhurba Neupane   +4 more
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