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Yard and Garden Publications
- Basics
- Biochar in Colorado (9/12)
- Choosing a Soil Amendment (2/13)
- Container Gardens (5/06)
- Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens (11/05)
- Durable Plants for the Garden $$
- Gardening for Newcomers (3/13)
- Greenhouse Energy Conservation $$
- Growing Plants From Seed (10/09)
- Homeowner's Guide to Alternative Pesticide Management for the Lawn & Garden (2/12)
- Homeowner's Guide to Fertilizing Your Lawn and Garden (2/12)
- Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Use Around the Home & Garden (2/12)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Operating and Maintaining (5/06)
- How to Submit Samples to a CSU Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic (4/11)
- House Plant Tips $$
- Landscaping for Energy Conservation (3/09)
- Spanish Version
- Mountain Gardening Basics (4/08)
- Mulches for Home Grounds (1/07)
- Rocky Mtn. Landscape Design $$
- Watering a Home Landscape During Drought (4/13)
- Watering in Fall and Winter (3/13)
- Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping (10/07)
- Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard (8/11)
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- Diseases
- Ascochyta Leaf Blight of Turf (6/12)
- Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots (3/09)
- Bacterial Wetwood (2/09)
- Cytospora Canker (3/09)
- Environmental Disorders of Woody Plants (4/08)
- Fire Blight (10/09)
- Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWV/INSV) (8/11)
- Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees (3/09)
- Honeylocust Diseases (2/09)
- Leaf Scorch (8/09)
- Mistletoes in Colorado Conifer (4/09)
- Necrotic Ring Spot in Turfgrass (12/08)
- Nonchemical Disease Control (5/13)
- Onion - Xanthomas Leaf Blight (5/11)
- Pinyon Pine Diseases and Insects (9/09)
- Powdery Mildews (5/13)
- Recognizing Tomato Problems (5/13)
- Strawberry Diseases (8/11)
- Sycamore Anthracnose (10/11)
- Turgrass Dollar Spot Garden Diseases (4/08)
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- Flowers
- Best Perennials for the Rocky Mountains and High Plains $$
- Edible Flowers (11/09)
- Fall-Planted Bulbs and Corms (10/09)
- Growing Lavender in Colorado (10/09)
- Herbaceous Perennials (12/08)
- Mountain Flowers (4/08)
- Native Herbaceous Perennials for Colorado Landscapes (3/04)
- Perennial Gardening (12/09)
- Poinsettias (11/09)
- Rock Garden Plants (7/11)
- Roses - Selecting and Planting (5/06)
- Spring-Planted Bulbs, Corms and Roots (10/09)
- Wildflowers in Colorado (2/04)
- Xeriscaping: Perennials and Annual Flowers (2/10)
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- Fruits and Vegetables
- Apples and Pears in the Backyard (3/07)
- Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons (6/10)
- Currants, Gooseberries and Jostaberries (10/09)
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees (7/09)
- Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden (2/09)
- Grape Varieties for Cold Areas of Colorado
- Growing Peaches $$
- Growing Small Fruit $$
- Peppers and Eggplant (4/07)
- Pollination of Tree Fruits (10/09)
- Preparation of Small Spray Quantities of Pesticides (1/09)
- Raspberries for the Home Garden (8/11)
- Seeds: How to Save (3/08)
- Seeds: Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds (2/08)
- Stone Fruits in the Backyard (3/07)
- Strawberries for the Home Garden (10/09)
- Training and Pruning Fruit Trees (9/09)
- Vegetable Gardening - Nitrogen Recommendations (12/11)
- Vegetables - Storing Home-grown (3/08)
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- GardenNotes
- Colorado Master Gardener Publications
- Curriculum
- Colorado Master Gardener Program
- Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Trees
- Diagnosing Insects and Diseases of Trees
- Diagnostics and Plant Health Care (IPM)
- Herbaceous Plants (Flowers)
- How Plants Grow (Botany)
- Identifying Insects
- Identifying Trees and Shrubs
- Irrigation Management
- Lawn Care - Turfgrass Management
- Native Plants
- Plant Pathology / Diseases
- Pruning
- Soils Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
- Tree Selection and Planting
- Vegetables
- Climate Summary (Frost Dates)
- Water Wise Landscape Design
- Weed Management
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- Trees and Shrubs
- Aspen: Guide to Common Problems in Colorado $$
- Deciduous Shrubs (4/07)
- Deciduous Trees: Large (12/11)
- Deciduous Trees: Small (12/11)
- Evaluating Tree Fruit Bud & Fruit Damage from Cold (8/10)
- Evergreen Shrubs (7/12)
- Evergreen Trees (4/05)
- Flowering Crabapple Trees (2/08)
- Front Range Tree Recommendation List (3/11)
- Hedges (9/11)
- Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees (7/08)
- Mountain Areas Trees and Shrubs (9/11)
- Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes (7/08)
- Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes (7/08)
- Pollination of Tree Fruits (10/09)
- Protecting Trees During Construction (6/08)
- Training and Pruning Fruit Trees (9/09)
- Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs (7/09)
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- Yard
- Buffalograss Lawns (2/12)
- Composting Yard Waste (4/04)
- Ground Cover Plants (1/09)
- Ground Covers and Rock Garden Plants for Mountain Communities (2/08)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Backflow Prevention Devices (1/09)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Operating and Maintaining (5/06)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Preparing Your Sprinkler System for Winter (1/09)
- Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation System Problems (4/09)
- Lawns: Control of Annual Grassy Weeds (7/12)
- Lawns: Dollar Spot Garden Diseases (4/08)
- Lawns: Eliminating Grass Clipping Collection (4/04)
- Lawns: Home Lawn Renovation (1/04)
- Lawns: Lawn Care (3/12)
- Lawns: Salt-affect Soils (3/07)
- Lawns: Watering Established Lawns (10/08)
- Ornamental Grasses (10/11)
- Sustainable Landscaping (10/11)
- Watering a Home Landscape During Drought (4/13)
- Watering in Fall and Winter (3/13)
- Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants (1/09)
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Insect Publications
- Exotic (Non-established in Colorado)
- Asian Longhorned Beetle
- Emerald Ash Borer
- European Woodwasp
- Gypsy Moth
- Light Brown Apple Moth
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- Field & Forage
- Alfalfa Weevil (5/11)
- Aphids in Alfalfa (5/11)
- Aphids in Small Grains (8/10)
- Armyworms (8/10)
- Black Grass Bugs (4/07)
- Blister Beetles in Forage Crops (8/10)
- Caterpillars on Field Crops: I (2/08)
- Caterpillars on Field Crops: II (2/08)
- Caterpillars on Field Crops: III (3/08)
- Caterpillars in Small Grains (8/10)
- False Chinch Bugs (7/07)
- Grasshoppers in Field Crops (8/10)
- Guide for Producing Dryland Camelina in Eastern Colorado (7/11)
- Insect Damage to Farm-Stored Grain (8/10)
- Managing Corn Pests with Bt Corn (8/10)
- Mites in Wheat (8/10)
- Spider Mites in Corn (8/10)
- Stalk Borers in Colorado Field Corn (2/08)
- Sunflower Stem Weevil Management (8/10)
- Western Bean Cutworm: Characteristics and Management in Corn and Dry Beans (2/08)
- Western Corn Rootworm (8/10)
- Wheat Stem Sawfly: A New Pest of Colorado Wheat (6/11)
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- Fruit, Flower & Vegetable Garden
- Attracting Butterflies to the Garden (10/08)
- European Earwigs (1/07)
- European Paper Wasp (4/08)
- False Chinch Bugs (7/07)
- Flea Beetles (11/06)
- Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests (4/09)
- Garden Insects of North America $$
- Grasshopper Control in Gardens & Small Acreages (2/08)
- Greenhouse Whitefly (1/07)
- Hornworms and Hummingbird Moths (2/07)
- Japanese Beetle (6/07)
- Lady Beetles (11/06)
- Leafcutter Bees (11/06)
- Houseplants: Managing Houseplant Pests (11/06)
- Mantids of Colorado (2/07)
- Peach Tree Borer (12/08)
- Pests of the West $$
- Potato or Tomato Psyllids (2/07)
- Slugs (3/08)
- Snailcase Bagworm (2/07)
- Spider Mites (11/06)
- Springtails (7/07)
- Squash Bug: Management in Home Gardens (4/08)
- Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm (11/06)
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- General Insect Control
- Bacillus thuringiensis (12/08)
- Insect Control: Horticultural Oils (2/05)
- Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents (3/08)
- Insect Control: Insect Parasitic Nematodes (3/08)
- Bt Corn: Health and the Environment (8/10)
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- General Interest Subjects/Miscellaneous
- Attracting Butterflies to the Garden (10/08)
- Bagging Big Bugs $$
- Beekeeping in the Intermountain Region $$
- Beneficial Insects and Other Arthropods (2/09)
- Cicadas (1/04)
- Lady Beetles (11/06)
- Mantids of Colorado (2/07)
- Sunspiders (Windscorpions) (1/04)
- Weird Worms: Horsehair Worm and the Grasshopper Nematode (4/08)
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- Household
- Ants in the Home (1/09)
- Bat Bugs, Bed Bugs and Relatives (3/11)
- Boxelder Bugs (2/08)
- Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado: Recognition and Spiders of Similar Appearance (2/08)
- Carpenter Ants (8/10)
- Carpet Beetles (1/08)
- Cockroaches (6/12)
- Conifer Seed Bugs (11/06)
- Elm Leaf Beetles (11/06)
- European Earwigs (1/07)
- Firewood and House Log Insects (2/09)
- Flies in the Home (2/09)
- Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests (4/09)
- Household Insects of the Rocky Mountain States $$
- Houseplants: Managing Houseplant Pests (11/06)
- Indian Meal Moth (3/08)
- Insect Pests of Home-Stored Foods (12/08)
- Miller Moths (11/06)
- Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs (11/06)
- Moths in the Home (3/08)
- Root Weevils (11/06)
- Spiders in the Home (12/08)
- Springtails (7/07)
- Sunspiders (Windscorpions) (1/04)
- Termites (2/08)
- Turfgrass mites (2/07)
- Western Widow Spider (8/07)
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- Stinging & Biting
- Fleas and Plague (2/07)
- Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado: Recognition and Spiders of Similar Appearance (2/08)
- Biting Flies (1/07)
- European Paper Wasp (4/08)
- Flies - Controlling without Pesticides $$
- Ticks and tick-borne Diseases in Colorado (11/06)
- Wasps and Bees (2/07)
- Western Widow Spider (8/07)
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- Trees & Shrubs
- Aphids on Shade Trees (2/09)
- Boxelder Bugs (2/08)
- Brownheaded Ash Sawfly (11/06)
- Cicadas (1/04)
- Conifer Seed Bugs (11/06)
- Cooley Spruce Galls (3/08)
- Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths (2/09)
- Elm Leaf Beetles (11/06)
- Gypsy Moth (2/09)
- Insect and Mite Galls (11/06)
- Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust (11/06)
- Insects and Diseases on Woody Plants in the Central Rockies $$
- Insect Management Recommendations for Turf and Ornamentals $$
- Ips Beetles (11/06)
- Leafcutter Bees (11/06)
- Leafmining Insects (1/09)
- Mountain Pine Beetle (9/11)
- Oystershell Scale (12/08)
- Peach Tree Borer (12/08)
- Pear Slugs (1/04)
- Pigeon Tremex Horntail and the Giant Ichneumon Wasp (8/07)
- Pine Tip Moths (12/08)
- Ponderosa Pine Budworm (2/09)
- Ponderosa Pine Needle Miners (2/09)
- Poplar Twiggall Fly (11/06)
- Root Weevils (11/06)
- Scale Insects Affecting Conifers (11/06)
- Shade Tree Borers (11/06)
- Snailcase Bagworm (2/07)
- Tent-Making Caterpillars (11/06)
- Western Spruce Budworms (2/09)
- White Pine Weevil (1/08)
- Zimmerman Pine Moth (3/08)
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- Turfgrass
- Billbugs and White Grubs (1/09)
- Insect Management Recommendations for Turf and Ornamentals $$
- Leafhoppers on Lawns (1/08)
- Insect Parasitic Nematodes (3/08)
- Turfgrass Insects in Colorado and Northern New Mexico $$
- Turfgrass mites (2/07)
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Crops Publications
- Diseases
- Beans: Bacterial Diseases (5/11)
- Beans: Root Rots of Dry Beans (5/11)
- Beans: Rust of Dry Beans (5/11)
- Beans: White Mold of Dry Beans (5/11)
- Coryneum Blight (9/09)
- Fusarium Wilt & Yellows of Sugar Beet & Dry Bean (1/07)
- Importance of Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Colorado Crops (5/11)
- Onions: Botrytis, Downy Mildew and Purple Blotch (5/11)
- Onions: Soil-Borne Diseases (5/11)
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- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Onions: Production and IPM in Colorado $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Agricultural Insect Control $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Commercial/Residential $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Forest Pest Control $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: General Study Guide $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Industrial Right-of-Way $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Interior Plantscape $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training: Ornamental Pest Control $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Rangeland Pest Control $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Outdoor Vertebrate Pest Guide $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training Guide: Public Health Pest Control $$
- Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training: Turf Pest Control $$
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- Irrigation
- Colorado Agricultural Meteorological Network (CoAgMet) and Crop ET Reports (10/09)
- Crop Water Use and Growth Stages (2/09)
- Domestic Water Quality Criteria (3/10)
- Effects of Weather on Irrigation Requirements (3/09)
- Glossary of Water Terminology (5/12)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Backflow Prevention Devices (1/09)
- Home Sprinkler Systems: Preparing Your Sprinkler System for Winter (1/09)
- Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation System Problems (4/09)
- Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices $$
- Irrigation Pumping Plant Efficiency (9/11)
- Irrigation Scheduling (2/05)
- Irrigation Scheduling: The Water-Balance Approach (1/11)
- Irrigation Water Quality Criteria (5/11)
- Limited Irrigation Management:Principles and Practices (1/09)
- Seasonal Water Needs and Opportunities for Limited Irrigation for Colorado Crops (9/09)
- Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) (3/09)
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- Production
- ABCs of Small Acreage Ownership $$
- Alfalfa Management Guide $$
- Bio-Pharming (4/08)
- Bt Corn: Health and the Environment (8/10)
- Best Management Practices for Colorado Agriculture: An Overview $$
- Community Supported Agriculture $$
- Crop Pests - Best Management Practices $$
- Dry Bean Production & Pest Management $$
- Dryland Cropping Systems (11/08)
- Forage Moisture Determination $$
- Grain Drying, Handling, Storage Handbook $$
- Growing Peaches $$
- Growing Small Fruit $$
- Guide for Producing Dryland Camelina in Eastern Colorado (7/11)
- Managing Corn Pests with Bt Corn (4/08)
- Manure Utilization - Best Management Practices $$
- Mustards in Mustards: Guide to the Identification $$
- Pasture: Your Most Valuable Resource $$
- Pesticide and Fertilizer Storage and Handling - Best Management Practices $$
- Pesticide Use and Water Quality in Agriculture - Best Management Practices
- Plant Analysis (3/10)
- Plant Variety Protection Act (1/06)
- Seed: Certified and Registered Production (4/06)
- Seeds: Yield Improvement with High Quality Seed (5/08)
- Sugarbeet Production Guide $$
- Wheat Production and Pest Management Guide $$
- Zinc and Iron Deficiencies (12/11)
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- Soil
- Analytical Laboratory Selection (10/10)
- Biochar in Colorado (9/12)
- Biosolids Recycling (1/07)
- Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems (5/12)
- Controlling Soil Erosion From Wind (8/09)
- Fertilizer Cost Calculations (1/07)
- Fertilizing Cool Season Grasses and Grass/legume Mixtures (9/11)
- Fertilizing Corn (10/09)
- Fertilizing Dry Beans (4/09)
- Fertilizing Mountain Meadows (4/09)
- Fertilizing Potatoes (5/09)
- Fertilizing Spring-Seeded Small Grains (5/09)
- Fertilizing Sugar Beets (4/09)
- Fertilizing Winter Wheat (5/09)
- Field EC Mapping: A New Tool to Make Better Decisions (5/11)
- Grain Protein Content and N Needs (1/08)
- Legume Seed Inoculants (5/06)
- Nitrates in Drinking Water (10/08)
- Nitrogen and Irrigation Management (5/11)
- Nitrogen Sources and Transformations (1/06)
- Organic Materials as Nitrogen Fertilizers (1/06)
- Phosphorus Fertilization - Best Management Practices
- Phosphorus Fertilizers for Organic Farming Systems (10/09)
- Seed: Certified and Registered Production (4/06)
- Soil Management: Saline (5/07)
- Soil Management: Sodic (5/12)
- Soil Sampling (3/10)
- Soil Solarization, an alternative to soil fumigants (2/11)
- Soil Testing (3/10)
- Soil Test Explanation (3/10)
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Farm Management Publications
- Economics
- Agricultural Energy Audits (6/12)
- Break-even Method of Analysis (3/12)
- Economics of Hay Storage Structures (1/12)
- Farm and Ranch Accounting Book forms $$
- Farmers’ Markets and Direct Marketing for Colorado Producers (6/09)
- Financial Emergency Preparedness (6/11)
- Living on an Irregular Income (5/12)
- Spanish Version
- Long-Term Loan Repayment Methods (3/12)
- Partial Budget Form (10/08)
- Understanding Economic Depreciation for Farms and Ranches (12/12)
- Where Does the Money Go? Food Marketing Margins Explained (5/12)
- Equipment
- Alcohol for Motor Fuels (12/04)
- Estimating Farm Fuel Requirements (9/98)
- Large Tractor Operation: Fallacies and Facts (1/05)
- Post Frame Building Handbook- Materials, Design, Construction $$
- Selecting Energy-Efficient Tractors (1/05)
- Sprayer Calibration Fundamentals (1/05)
- Safety
- Agricultural Pesticide Protective Equipment (1/04)
- Agricultural Respiratory Protective Equipment (3/07)
- Farm Accident Rescue $$
- Hydraulic Systems Safety (1/05)
- Tractor Safety (1/05)
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Livestock Publications
- Health
- Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) (5/10)
- Gastrointestinal Parasites in Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions (5/10)
- H1N1 Influenza and Pigs (5/10)
- Horses' Health: Rabies in Horses: Should Horses be Vaccinated in Colorado? (10/08)
- Horses' Health: Sugar Content in Feed and Forage Affects Horses' Health (10/08)
- Lamb Feedlot Nutrition (2/06)
- Nitrate Poisoning (6/11)
- Pinkeye Problems in Cows (5/10)
- Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis) in Ewes and Does (8/10)
- Prussic Acid Poisoning (6/11)
- Q Fever (5/10)
- Trichomoniasis Prevention: The Cost Per Cow to Prevent (3/09)
- Urea and NPN for Cattle and Sheep (6/11)
- Urinary Calculi in Wether Lambs/Kids (8/10)
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- Judging
- Market Lamb Handling (7/05)
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- Management
- Alternative Feeds for Cattle During Drought (10/09)
- Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Wastes in Colorado (5/11)
- Beef Housing and Equipment Handbook $$
- Best Management Practices for Reducing Ammonia Emissions (11/10)
- Best Management Practices for Reducing Ammonia Emissions: Lagoon Covers (12/12)
- Best Management Practices for Reducing Ammonia Emissions: Manure Application (12/12)
- Caring for Livestock After Disaster (12/10)
- Caring for Livestock Before Disaster (12/10)
- Cattlemen's Library
- Colorado Forage Guide (12/12)
- Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment $$
- Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Wastes in Colorado (1/12)
- Estimating Cattle Performance With Net Energy (3/06)
- Feed Composition for Cattle and Sheep (6/10)
- Formulating Rations With the Pearson Square (6/12)
- Glossary of Wool and Fiber Terms (8/10)
- Grease Wool Grades and Lengths (5/11)
- High Grain Rations for Cattle (4/06)
- Horses: Caring for Horses in the Western U.S. $$
- Horses' Health: Rabies in Horses: Should Horses be Vaccinated in Colorado? (10/08)
- Lamb Feedlot Nutrition (2/06)
- Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook $$
- Pasture: Your Most Valuable Resource $$
- Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis) in Ewes and Does (8/10)
- Solar Livestock Housing Handbook $$
- Stretching Your Horse's Hay Supply During Drought (12/10)
- Sugar Content in Feed and Forage Affects Horses' Health (10/08)
- Swine Housing and Equipment Handbook $$
- Trichomoniasis Prevention: The Cost Per Cow to Prevent (3/09)
- Urea and NPN for Cattle and Sheep (6/11)
- Urinary Calculi in Wether Lambs/Kids (8/10)
- Ventilating Naturally for Livestock Housing $$
- Wildfire Preparedness for Horse Owners (8/08)
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Natural Resources Publications
- Range
- Aquatic and Riparian Weeds of the West $$
- Bank Balance: Managing Riparian Areas $$
- Biology and Management of the Toadflaxes (10/09)
- Canada Thistle (11/08)
- Colorado Forage Guide (12/12)
- Conservation Easement Guidelines: What every landowner should know (3/08)
- Diffuse and Spotted Knapweed (12/08)
- Foxtail Barley (1/12)
- Gambel Oak Management (6/12)
- Grass Growth and Response to Grazing (3/13)
- Kochia and Russian Thistle: Identification and Management (12/12)
- Leafy Spurge (11/08)
- Managing Small Acreage Pastures During and After Drought (9/09)
- Spanish Version
- Musk Thistle (10/08)
- Range, Pasture and Natural Area Weed Management (12/08)
- Russian Knapweed (10/08)
- Weed Management for Small Rural Acreages (12/08)
- Weeds of Colorado $$
- Weeds of the West $$
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- Water
- Bacteria in Water Wells (4/09)
- Emergency Water Supplies and Treatment (6/11)
- Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting (5/12)
- Irrigation Ditches and their Operation (2/11)
- Private Wells for Home Use (1/06)
- Septic Systems Records $$
- Solar-powered Groundwater Pumping Systems (8/12)
- Water Well Records Folders $$
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- Wildfire & Forestry
- Biochar in Colorado (9/12)
- Cheatgrass and Wildfire (5/12)
- Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones (10/12)
- Fire-Resistant Landscaping (1/12)
- FireWise Plant Materials (1/12)
- Forest Home Fire Safety (1/12)
- Foresters Field Handbook $$
- Forest Products Utilization Guide$$
- Gambel Oak Management (6/12)
- Kochia and Russian Thistle: Identification and Management (12/12)
- Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire (1/12)
- Wildfire Preparedness for Horse Owners (8/08)
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- Wildlife
- Advanced Hunter Education /Shooting Sports $$
- Big Game Field Care (6/10)
- Deer Damage Prevention (4/08)
- Farming and Pheasants in Colorado (9/09)
- Game Carcass - Cutting (6/10)
- Gophers - Management (5/06)
- Ground Squirrel (Wyoming) Management (5/06)
- Learning Objectives for Shooting Sports $$
- Managing Prairie Dogs (12/12)
- Managing Voles in Colorado (6/09)
- Private Land Recreation (10/03)
- Snakes (5/06)
- Wildlife and Recreation Workbook $$
- Wildlife as a Farm and Ranch Business (6/10)
- Woodpecker Damage Prevention (5/06)
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Nutrition, Health & Food Safety Publications
- Foodborne Illness
- Bacterial Food-Borne Illness (7/12)
- Botulism (5/12)
- E. Coli Prevention from Garden to Plate (7/12)
- Listeriosis (10/11)
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- Food Preparation
- Flavored Vinegars and Oils (5/12)
- Food Preparation to Promote Health (9/08)
- Ingredient Substitutions (1/13)
- Kitchen: Cleaning & Sanitizing (5/10)
- Meals for 1 or 2 (8/08)
- Salad Greens: Health Benefits and Safe Handling (6/12)
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- Food Preservation
- Canning Fruits (3/08)
- Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products (5/12)
- Canning Vegetables (11/06)
- Cost of Preserving and Storing Food (8/08)
- Drying Fruits (6/12)
- Drying Vegetables (11/12)
- Food Preservation Without Sugar or Salt (10/12)
- Freezing Fruits (3/08)
- Freezing Vegetables (1/13)
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- A Complete Guide to High Altitude Baking $$
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- Using a Power Monitor to Control Your Electricity Costs (5/11)
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Water Publications
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Energy Publications
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- An Introduction to Rural Energy Options (4/11)
- Easy and Inexpensive Home Energy Ideas (8/09)
- Electric Vehicles in Colorado (5/12)
- Energy Checklist for Homeowners (12/08)
- Energy Checklist for Renters (12/08)
- Energy Conservation in the Home (6/09)
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- Harvesting Energy from the Sun: Solar Photovoltaics (10/09)
- Home Energy Assessment: DIY (3/12)
- Introduction to Domestic Solar Hot Water Systems (5/11)
- Landscaping for Energy Conservation (3/09)
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- Saving Energy in My Home: Coloring & Activity Book (5/12)
- Selecting Energy-efficient Tractors (1/05)
- Solar Lease Financial Calculator (5/12)
- Solar Leasing for Colorado Homes (8/12)
- The Sun-tempered Superinsulated House (12/08)
- Using a Power Monitor to Control Your Electricity Costs (5/11)
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- The Whole-House Approach to Energy Efficiency (5/12)
- Wind Energy for Colorado Home Owners, Farmers and Small Businesses (10/09)
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Updated Monday, May 13, 2013
