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Assurance program are moving the program on- line to continue to pro- vide producers with the educational information they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or- ganizers usually conduct the program through in- person meetings, but due to the pandemic, they moved the training online. “Although we really


enjoy the interactive na- ture of this program, going onlinemay give it a broader


reach,” said


Darrh Bullock, extension professor in the UK De- partment of Animal and Food Sciences.


“Ulti-


mately, we implemented this program with our partners, Kentucky Cat- tlemen’s Association and Kentucky Beef Network, to raise awareness of practices that ensure proper handling and wel-


Kentucky Beef Quality And Care Assurance Certification Now Available Online O


rganizers of Kentucky


LEXINGTON, KY. the


Beef Quality and Care


fare of cattle, while keep- ing farmers safe and con- tinuing to supply healthy beef to consumers. Going online during this crisis will allow us to keep doing that.” The program enables


beef and dairy producers to enhance their product, maximize marketability and strengthen con- sumer confidence. Bullock said the Ken-


tucky BQCA program takes beef quality assur- ance practices one step further to provide a ho- listic program for Ken- tucky producers, by adding cattle handling and care components to the training models. Ed- ucational modules pro- vide


the best


management practices for handling cattle and providing for their well- being,


in addition to


training on the core prin- ciples of beef quality as- surance. “This online process is


CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 Delta Soils Of SoutheastMissouri


soluble salts, transloca- tion of silicate clay min- erals, and reduction and transfer of iron. Farming activities sometime dis- rupt horizon develop- ment. Most land areas are no


DR. GENE STEVENS PORTAGEVILLE,MO.


Last Part Of A Multiple Part Series


in the morphological properties of the soils have resulted from the action of man by removal of the forest, reduced flooding,


C extensive


drainage, land grading, and frequent cultivation. The development of hori- zons in soils over time re- sults from accumulation of organic matter, leach- ing of carbonates and


hanges in Soils Due to the Action of Man Significant changes


longer subject to pro- longed floodwater inun- dation. Land forming or land leveling is a form of soil management that has been adopted in re- cent years (Figure 20). Its purpose is to eliminate low places and depres- sions in fields and to pro- vide better


surface


drainage. The water table has been lowered, reduc- tion processes have been slowed, and aeration ex- tends to a greater depth. Because of better oxida- tion, many of the light gray soils have acquired a brownish color at the surface. The deep drying of the clay soils has caused them to be more granular, less sticky, and more easily tilled.


Delta farmers often


plant crops on beds to promote soil temperature during seed germination and minimize water- logged soil conditions. In bedded fields, part of the bedded surface is at an angle to the sun most of the day. This increases the amount of heat ab- sorbed by the surface and transmitted to the seed and root level. Also, wind hits a larger area in bedded fields and soil evaporation is increased which helps dry the soil. The size of fields has in-


creased to accommodate larger field equipment. Farmers are able to plant more acres in a day. The downside is few struc- tures exist to break the wind which is a hazard in the flat Delta terrain. Fence rows and trees along field borders have been removed. Strong winds before storms have caused brown clouds filled with dry soil remi-


niscent of the Dust Bowl in the Plains. Sand storms in mid-May in- jured cotton seedlings causing delayed early plant growth in Pemiscot, Dunklin,


and New


Madrid counties in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Some fields had to be re- planted. Beginning in the late 1990’s, it became common for farmers to plant wheat in the row middles to minimize blowing soils in spring storms (Figure 21). The removal of the for-


est and the cultivation of the land has reduced soil organic matter content in soils. The clay soils have become lighter in color and the sandy soils have a greater tendency for compaction or crusting. Protection from flooding by levees and ditches has eliminated sedimenta- tion, especially along the Mississippi and St. Francis Rivers. The


greatest CONTINUED ON PAGE 12


Mizzou Weed Science Field Day Video Series


n a normal year, we would spend this week finalizing prepa- rations for the annual


I


DR. MANDY D. BISH COLUMBIA, MO.


Mizzou Pest Manage- ment Field Day. COVID has prevented us from hosting the annual meeting, however, we still want to share cur- rent, relevant research and introduce


the


Senior research associate Delbert Knerr is spraying an industry-sponsored trial. Typically these trials are signed for public viewing.


newest graduate stu- dents in the program. Therefore, we will launch a video series in the coming weeks. We aim to feature one 3- to 5-minute


video per CONTINUED ON PAGE 16


The program enables beef and dairy producers to enhance their product, maximize marketability and strengthen consumer confidence. Photo by Matt Barton


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