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Managing Stress During Tough Times – 10.255

Print this fact sheet by R.J. Fetsch* (5/12) Quick Facts… by R.J. Fetsch* Resilient people re-frame and adjust their thinking and reactions away from a sense of lack and toward as sense of options. There is always more than one option to solve any problem. Stress and depression cause farmers and rural residents to have […]

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Making Decisions and Coping Well with Drought – 10.256

Print this fact sheet by R.J. Fetsch* (5/12) Quick Facts… There are at least three ways families can make decisions in their family meetings—autocratically, democratically, and by consensus. Reaching consensus is useful with major family decisions. However, it may be too time consuming to use with smaller decisions where an autocratic or democratic decision-making strategy […]

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Coping with Natural Disasters – 10.257

Print this fact sheet by R.J. Fetsch, E. Koppel, and C.A. Fruhauf* (9/13) Quick Facts… It is not uncommon to experience stress following a natural disaster; these feelings may come and go but may continue over an extended period of time. Natural disasters are unpredictable and not your fault. There is always more than one […]

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10 Tips for Successful Family Meetings – 10.249

Print this fact sheet by R.J. Fetsch and B. Jacobson* Revised by C.J. Kemp, A. Quinn, & C.A. Fruhauf** (12/13) Quick Facts… Most families argue and some families have arguments where pushing, slapping, hitting, etc. are involved. No matter what, all families can learn different strategies to discuss difficult issues. People are more likely to […]

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Bio-pharming – 0.307

Print this fact sheet by P. Byrne1 (4/08) Quick Facts… Bio-pharming is the production of pharmaceutical proteins in genetically engineered plants. Pharmaceuticals can be made in plants at a significantly reduced cost compared to current production methods. Major concerns with bio-pharming are that food or feed crops may become contaminated with pharmaceutical products, and that the products may have […]

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Limited Irrigation Management:Principles and Practices – 4.720

Print this fact sheet by J. Schneekloth, T. Bauder, N. Hansen1 (1/09) Quick Facts…. Limited irrigation occurs when water supplies are restricted and full evapotranspiration (ET) demands cannot be met. Changes in agronomic and irrigation management practices can improve net returns. Crop rotation can extend the irrigation season and allow for longer operation of irrigation […]

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Extension Update – September 3, 2015

Extension Updates To assure that all of you are kept up to date on a regular basis, the three regional directors and the state Extension Administration Office provides bi-weekly Extension Updates. This forum is for all Extension announcements, so if you have something to distribute, please forward it to Lori Bates with FOR EXTENSION UPDATE […]

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Irrigation Water Quality Criteria – 0.506

Print this fact sheet by T.A. Bauder, R.M. Waskom, P.L. Sutherland and J. G. Davis* (10/14) Quick Facts… Knowledge of irrigation water quality is critical to understanding management for long-term productivity. Irrigation water quality is evaluated based upon total salt content, sodium and specific ion toxicities. In many areas of Colorado, irrigation water quality can […]

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Personnel Notes – September 2015

Print Personnel Notes September 2015 Sympathy to . . . Norm Dalsted (Pueblo County). Norm’s brother, Kevin Dalsted, died on July 14 as a result of injuries sustained from a farming accident while he was working alongside his brothers in Colorado. Cards and condolences may be sent to Norm and Joy Dalsted at 247 Dunsmere […]

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Irrigation Scheduling: The Water Balance Approach – 4.707

Print this fact sheet by A. A. Andales, J. L. Chavez, T. A. Bauder* (1/15) Quick Facts… The water balance approach to irrigation scheduling keeps track of the soil water deficit by accounting for all water additions and subtractions from the soil root zone. Crop water consumption or evapotranspiration accounts for the biggest subtraction of […]

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