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| (1) Penn State Cooperative Extension The Pennsylvania State University 112 Agricultural Administration Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-6713 Web Site: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/ |
(4) The Resource Center Cornell Cooperative Extension PO Box 3884 Ithaca, NY 14852-3884 Phone: 607-255-2080 Fax: 607-255-9946 E-mail: dist_center@cce.cornell.edu Web: http://store.cce.cornell.edu/ |
| (2) Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering The Pennsylvania State University 246 Agricultural Engineering Building University Park, PA 16802-1909 (814) 865-7685 E-mail: agbioeng@psu.edu |
(5) APS Press The American Phytopathological Society 3340 Pilot Knob Road St. Paul, MN 55121-2097 1-800-328-7560 E-mail: aps@scisoc.org |
| (3) Department of Entomology The Pennsylvania State University 501 ASI Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-1895 Web Site: http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/fact_sheets.html |
(6) NRAES Cooperative Extension 152 Riley-Robb Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-5701 607-255-7654 Web Site: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hp/publications.html |
| Number | Title | Source | Cost/copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Safety and Health | |||
| NRAES-10 | Farm Accident Rescue | 6 | $5.00 |
| NRAES-18 | Extinguishing Silo Fires | 6 | $4.00 |
| UB030 | Children and Safety on the Farm (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| EC417 | Senior Farmers and Safety: How Changing Health Affects Risks of Fatal Injury (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| E-13 | Making Large Round Bales the Safe Way (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-15 | Guarding Against Corn Harvesting Accidents (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-16 | Silo Gases: The Hidden Danger (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-22 | Silo Filling Safety (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-26 | Farm Respiratory Hazards (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-27 | Farm Pond Safety (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-28 | Manure Storage Hazards (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-33 | Power Take-Off (PTO) Safety (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-34 | Tractor Overturn Hazards (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-35 | Personal Protection From Pesticides (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-36 | Farm Respiratory Protection (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-38 | Heat Illness and Farm Work (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-39 | Head, Eye, and Foot Protection for Farm Workers (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| E-40 | Extra Rider Hazards on Farm Equipment (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| Agronomy Fact Sheets | |||
| UC035 | Agronomy Facts 1: Soybean Production in Pennsylvania (HTML) | 1 | -- |
| UC038 | Agronomy Facts 3: Soil Acidity and Aglime (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC039 | Agronomy Facts 4: Johnsongrass and Shattercane Control: An Integrated Approach (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC041 | Agronomy Facts 5: Quackgrass Control: An Integrated Approach (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC042 | Agronomy Facts 6: Comparing Fertilizer Materials (HTML) | 1 | -- |
| UC044 | Agronomy Facts 7: Cutting Management of Alfalfa, Red Clover, and Birdsfoot Trefoil in Pennsylvania (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC045 | Agronomy Facts 9: Large Round Bale Silage (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC046 | Agronomy Facts 10: Management of Triazine-Resistant Pigweed and Lambsquarters (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC048 | Agronomy Facts 11: Inoculation of Forage and Grain Legumes (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC049 | Agronomy Facts 12: Nitrogen Fertilization of Corn (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC055 | Agronomy Facts 13: Managing Phosphorus for Crop Production | 1 | -- |
| UC060 | Agronomy Facts 14: Managing Potassium for Crop Production (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC066 | Agronomy Facts 16: Nutrient Management (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC067 | Agronomy Facts 17: Nitrogen Soil Tests for Corn in Pennsylvania (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC079 | Agronomy Facts 18: Corn Silage Production and Management (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC080 | Agronomy Facts 19: Ryegrass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC087 | Agronomy Facts 20: Birdsfoot Trefoil (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC083 | Agronomy Facts 21: Red Clover (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC084 | Agronomy Facts 22: White Clover (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC085 | Agronomy Facts 23: Summer-Annual Grasses for Supplemental or Emergency Forage (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC086 | Agronomy Facts 24: Timothy (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC088 | Agronomy Facts 25: Orchardgrass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC089 | Agronomy Facts 26: Reed Canarygrass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC090 | Agronomy Facts 27: Smooth Bromegrass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC091 | Agronomy Facts 28: Tall Fescue (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC092 | Agronomy Facts 29: Warm-Season Grasses (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC095 | Agronomy Facts 30: Forage Quality in Perspective (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC096 | Agronomy Facts 31A: Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops: Pre-establishment (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC097 | Agronomy Facts 31B: Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops: Establishment (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC098 | Agronomy Facts 31C: Soil Fertility Management for Forage Crops: Maintenance (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC099 | Agronomy Facts 32: Pasture and Hay for Horses (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC100 | Agronomy Facts 33: Use of Brassica Crops to Extend the Grazing Season (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC101 | Agronomy Facts 34: Considerations for Selecting Corn Hybrids in Pennsylvania (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC102 | Agronomy Facts 35: Some Facts About Soil Basics (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC105 | Agronomy Facts 36: Persistence of Herbicides in Soil (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC106 | Agronomy Facts 37: Adjuvants for Enhancing Herbicide Performance (PDF | 1 | -- |
| UC107 | Agronomy Facts 38A: Nutrient Management for PA: Introduction to the Concepts (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC108 | Agronomy Facts 38B: Nutrient Management for PA: Plant Nutrient Stocks and Flows (HTML) | 1 | -- |
| UC109 | Agronomy Facts 38C: Nutrient Management for PA: Nutrient Management Decision-Making (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC118 | Agronomy Facts 38D: Nutrient Management for PA: Exploring Performance Criteria (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC110 | Agronomy Facts 39: Prairie Grass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC111 | Agronomy Facts 40: Nutrient Management Legislation in PA: Summary of Regulations (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC112 | Agronomy Facts 41: Strategies for Extending the Grazing Season (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC113 | Agronomy Facts 42: Grazing Alfalfa in Pennsylvania (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC114 | Agronomy Facts 43: Four Steps to Rotational Grazing (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC115 | Agronomy Facts 44: Forage Quality Testing: Why, How, and Where? (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC116 | Agronomy Facts 45: Forage Chicory (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC117 | Agronomy Facts 46: Multiflora Rose Management in Grass Pastures: An Integrated Approach (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC120 | Agronomy Facts 47: Controlling Yellow Nutsage in Agronomic Crops: An Integrated Approach (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC121 | Agronomy Facts 48: Forage Sorghum (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC122 | Agronomy Facts 49: Successful Forage Crop Establishment (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC129 | Agronomy Facts 50: Kentucky Bluegrass (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC132 | Agronomy Facts 51: Starter Fertilizer (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC134 | Agronomy Facts 52: Potential of Narrow Row Corn Production in Pennsylvania (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC147 | Agronomy Facts 53: The Early-Season Chlorophyll Meter Test for Corn (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC149 | Agronomy Facts 54: Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Act: Who Will Be Affected? (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC151 | Agronomy Facts 55: Estimating Manure Application Rates (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC152 | Agronomy Facts 56: Considerations for Double-Cropping Corn Following Hay in PA (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC154 | Agronomy Facts 57: Crop Rotation Planning for Dairy Farms (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC157 | Agronomy Facts 58: Management of Eastern Black Nightshade in Agronomic Crops (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC155 | Agronomy Facts 59: Managing Burcucumber in Agronomic Crops (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC156 | Agronomy Facts 60: Nutrient Management Plannning - Overview (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC171 | Agronomy Facts 61: Wirestem Muhly Management in Agronomic Crops (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC172 | Agronomy Facts 62: Weed Management in Pasture Systems (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC178 | Agronomy Facts 63: Diagnosing Soil Compaction using a Penetrometer (Soil compaction tester) (HTML) | 1 | -- |
| UC187 | Agronomy Facts 64: Weed Management in Organic Cropping Systems (HTML) | 1 | -- |
| UC193 | Agronomy Facts 65: Guidelines for Weed Management in Roundup Ready Alfalfa (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| Building and Farmstead Planning | |||
| MWPS-26 | Farm Shop Plans Book | 6 | $10.00 |
| MWPS-37 | Designing Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment | 6 | $15.00 |
| H-20 | Weights of Building Materials, Agricultural Commodities, and Floor Loads for Buildings (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| H-68 | Pesticide Storage Building (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| H-70 | Silo Capacities (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| H-75 | Bulk Storage (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| H-76 | Horizontal Silos (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| Crop Management | |||
| NRAES-05 | Silage and Hay Preservation | 6 | $8.00 |
| NRAES-36 | Pasture in the Northeast Region of the United States | 6 | $30.00 |
| NRAES-67 | Silage Production: from Seed to Animal Proceedings | 6 | $30.00 |
| MWPS-13 | Grain Drying, Handling and Storage Handbook | 6 | $7.00 |
| MWPS-22 | Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying Handbook | 6 | $6.00 |
| MWPS-45 | Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-till, Ridge-till, Mulch-till | 6 | $15.00 |
| UC082 | Latest Planting Dates for Corn Hybrids | 1 | -- |
| UC124 | Conservation Tillage Series 1: Crop Rotations and Conservation Tillage (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC125 | Conservation Tillage Series 2: Weed Management for Conservation Tillage Systems (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC126 | Conservation Tillage Series 3: Soil Compaction and Conservation Tillage (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC127 | Conservation Tillage Series 4: Nutrient Management in Conservation Tillage Systems (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC128 | Conservation Tillage Series 5: Cover Crops for Conservation Tillage Systems (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC130 | Conservation Tillage Series 6: Economics of Conservation Tillage (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC150 | Erosion Control and Conservation Plantings on Noncropland (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC153 | Making Crop Rotations a Priority | 1 | -- |
| I-102 | Indoor Hay Storage: Dry Matter Loss and Quality Changes (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| I-104 | Sampling Forages for Testing (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| I-105 | Determining Moisture Content of Forage | 2 | -- |
| I-107 | Forage Losses = Economic Losses, So Minimize Them (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| I-109 | Round Bale Silage | 2 | -- |
| I-111 | Bacterial Inoculants for Silage (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| I-112 | Round Hay Bale Silage (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| SG14 | Managing Stored Grain on the Farm | 3 | -- |
| 124RFC | Cornell Field Crop Recommendations | 4 | call |
| 102IPM305 | Growing Alfalfa the IPM Way | 4 | $10.00 |
| Farm Management | |||
| AGRS-10 | The Penn State Farm Management Handbook | 1 | $12.00 |
| UA286 | Agricultural Alternatives: Financing Small-Scale and Part-Time Farms (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| Insect Pests | |||
| AGRS-70 | European Corn Borer, Ecology and Management | 1 | $7.00 |
| AGRS-71 BT | Corn and European Corn Borer | 1 | $4.00 |
| FC2 | Armyworm as a Pest of Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC3 | Billbugs as Pests of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC4 | The Black Cutworm: An Unpredictable Pest (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC5 | Corn Leaf Aphid on Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC6 | The European Corn Borer: A Nagging Pest of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC7 | Fall Armyworm as a Pest of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC9 | The Garden Symphylan as a Pest of Field Crops (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC11 | Hessian Fly on Wheat | 3 | -- |
| FC13 | Insect Pests of Soybeans in Pennsylvania (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC15 | Major Insect Pests of Red Clover in Pennsylvania (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC17 | A Pest Management Program for Alfalfa in Pennsylvania | 3 | -- |
| FC19 | Seedcorn Maggot as a Pest of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC20 | Slugs as Pests of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC21 | Sod Webworms as Occasional Pests of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC22 | The Stalk Borer: A Major Pest in Reduced Tillage Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| FC24 | Wireworms as Pests of Field Corn (HTML) | 3 | -- |
| SG1 | Angoumois Grain Moth (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG2 | Cigarette Beetle (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG3 | Confused Flour Beetle and Red Flour Beetle (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG4 | Dark and Yellow Mealworms (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG5 | Drugstore Beetle (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG6 | Flour and Grain Mites (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG7 | Foreign Grain Beetles (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG8 | Hairy Fungus Beetle (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG9 | Indian Meal Moth (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG10 | Insect Prevention in Farm-Stored Grain | 3 | -- |
| SG11 | Mediterranean Flour Moth (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG12 | Sawtoothed and Merchant Grain Beetles (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| SG13 | Weevils on Stored Grain (PDF) | 3 | -- |
| Machinery Systems, Tractors, and Equipment | |||
| NRAES-11 | High-Tensile Wire Fencing | 6 | $4.00 |
| NRAES-25 | Used Farm Equipment: Assessing Quality, Safety, Economics | 6 | $6.00 |
| NRAES-45 | Farm Machinery Days for Small and Part-Time Farmers | 6 | $10.00 |
| NRAES-57 | Fertilizer and Manure Application Equipment | 6 | $6.00 |
| L11825VH | How to Calibrate a Manure Spreader (video) | 1 | $35.00 |
| L12212VH | Calibrating Herbicide Sprayers (video) | 1 | $35.00 |
| MD317 | Pesticide Sprayers for Small Farms | 6 | $3.00 |
| Pesticides | |||
| NRAES-34 | Pesticides and Groundwater | 6 | $5.00 |
| NRAES-78 | On-Farm Agrichemical Handling Facilities | 6 | $6.00 |
| UC175 | Introduction to Weeds and Herbicides | 1 | -- |
| UO193 | Agrichemical Facts 5: How to Handle Chemical Spills (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UO198 | Agrichemical Facts 7: Toxicity and Potential Health Effects of Pesticides (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UO199 | Agrichemical Facts 8: The Fate of Pesticides in the Environment (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UO201 | Agrichemical Facts 9: Options for In-Field Pesticide Sprayer Rinsing and Clean Water Utilization (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UO204 | Agrichemical Facts 12: EPA Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| Plant Pathology | |||
| UL205 | Gray Leaf Spot (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UL206 | Barley Yellow Dwarf (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UL208 | Fusarium Head Blight (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UL209 | White Mold (Sclerotinia Stem Rot) (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UL211 | Soybean Cyst Nematode (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| 41086 | Compendium of Alfalfa Diseases, 2nd edition | 5 | $49.00 |
| 41809 | Compendium of Barley Diseases, 2nd edition | 5 | $49.00 |
| 40691 | Compendium of Sorghum Diseases | 5 | $49.00 |
| 40764 | Compendium of Wheat Diseases, 2nd edition | 5 | $49.00 |
| 42252 | Diseases of Field Crops (CD-ROM) | 5 | $79.00 |
| 41116 | Wheat Health Management | 5 | $55.00 |
| 41515 | Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities in Crop Plants | 5 | $69.00 |
| Soil and Water Resources | |||
| NRAES-34 | Pesticides and Groundwater | 6 | $5.00 |
| NRAES-36 | Pasture in the Northeast Region of the United States | 6 | $30.00 |
| AGRS-67 | Establishing Vegetative Buffer Strips Along Streams to Improve Water Quality | 1 | $5.00 |
| EC345 | Safeguarding Wells and Springs from Bacterial Contamination (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| EC397 | Stream Bank Fencing (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| F-192 | Pennsylvania Directory of Irrigation Dealers/Manufacturers (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| F-196 | Irrigation: Where to Start (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| F-199 | Consumptive Water Use Restrictions in the Delaware River Basin (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| F-200 | Agricultural Consumptive Water Use Restrictions in the Susquehanna River Basin (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| F-251 | Silt Tillage (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| Variety Test Reports | |||
| UC029 | Pennsylvania Commercial Hybrid Corn Test Report: Short Season, Zone 1 (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC031 | Pennsylvania Commercial Hybrid Corn Test Report: Early Medium Season, Zone 2 (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC032 | Pennsylvania Commercial Hybrid Corn Test Report: Late Medium Season, Zone 3 (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC030 | Pennsylvania Commercial Hybrid Corn Test Report: Late Season, Zone 4 (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC054 | Pennsylvania Winter Wheat and Barley Performance Tests (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC057 | Pennsylvania Soybean Performance Test (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC058 | Pennsylvania Spring Oat and Barley Performance Tests (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC068 | Forage Trials Report (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| UC093 | Pennsylvania Grain Sorghum Performance Test Results (PDF) | 1 | -- |
| Waste Management | |||
| NRAES-43 | Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream | 6 | $8.00 |
| NRAES-54 | On-Farm Composting Handbook | 6 | $20.00 |
| C-3 | On-Farm Composting (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| C-10 | The Recycling Process and Terms (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| C-16 | Managing Used Plastic Mulch Film: Degradable Versus Nondegradable (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| C-18 | Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| C-21 | Recycling Used Oil (PDF) | 2 | -- |
| C-28 | Farm Dumps: Problems and Solutions (PDF) | 2 | -- |