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    Students will learn the three important components of white-tailed deer management: the deer population, the habitat, and the people who interact with and use this species. The comprehensive background reading...
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    This publication explains high-risk situations associated with hazardous materials that can contaminate your well water if not managed properly. It also lists simple management principles to use to protect your...
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    Open lots and holding pens for feeding or holding livestock contain animal manure and process-generated wastewater, which contain nitrate and bacteria. These materials can contaminate your well water. This publication...
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    This publication explains how to identify potential risks associated with fertilizers on your property and how to reduce the chances of these materials reaching your well water.
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    Insect pests are often a major limiting factor in Texas sunflower production. Of the 50 insect species recorded on sunflowers in Texas, about 15 are considered potentially major pests. This...
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    Although corn is subject to insect attacks throughout the growing season, producers should apply chemicals only after carefully evaluating economic and natural control factors. This publication explains how to determine...
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    Understanding trends and/or tendencies in basis movement can help a producer make good decisions for minimizing basis risk. This publication discusses the basis itself, its variability, how to track it,...
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    A good manager invests time in careful planning, which includes developing a vision and a mission statement to guide the business enterprise. This publication discusses the management of finances, people,...
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    This publication provides an overview of the globalization of U.S. agriculture, with special emphasis on implications for risk management. To be successful in a rapidly changing global environment, farmers will...
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    External and internal arthropod parasites of livestock and poultry are a constant menace. These pests lower the quality of animal products; reduce meat, milk, and egg production; transmit diseases; and...