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Updated August 2007
Nut Trees
- Brauer, D., A. Ares, W. Reid, A. Thomas and J.P. Slusher.
2006. Nut-yield variations and yield-DBH relationships in open-canopy black
walnuts in southern USA. Agroforestry Systems 67:63-72.
- Hunt, K.L., M.A. Gold and M.R. Warmund. 2005. Chinese chestnut
cultivar performance in Missouri. IIIrd International Chestnut Congress, Chaves,
Portugal, Oct. 20-23, 2004. Abstract. Acta. Hort. 693: 145-148.
- Reid, W. 2006. A fresh look at native tree spacing. Pecan
South 38(12):4-6.
- Reid, W., M.V. Coggeshall and K.L. Hunt. 2005. Black walnut
cultivars for nut production. Walnut Council Bulletin 32(3):1,3,5,12,15.
- Reid, W. 2005. Be prepared for success. Pecan South 38(9):9-10.
- Reid, W. 2005. Blame it on the weather. Pecan South 38(4):4,
10.
- Reid, W. 2005. Focusing on natives. Pecan South 37(12):4-8.
- Thomas, A.L. and W.R. Reid. 2006. Hardiness of Black Walnut
and Pecan Cultivars in Response to an Early Hard Freeze. Journal of the American
Pomological Society 60:90-94.
- Van Sambeek, J.W.; Garrett, H.E. 2005. Ground cover management
in walnut and other hardwood plantings. In: Michler, C.H., Pijut, P.M., Van
Sambeek, J.W. and four others. Black walnut in a new century (Proc., Sixth
Walnut Council Symposium). Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 85-100.
- Warmund, M.R. and M.V. Coggeshall. 2006. Determination of
black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) harvest date with durometer measurements.
Acta Hort. (in press).
- Warmund, M.R., K.L. Hunt, and M.A. Gold. 2005. Removal of
secondary burs increases average nut weight from primary burs of ‘Armstrong’,
‘Orrin’ and ‘Willamette’ Chinese chestnuts. Acta Hort.
693: 149-151.
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Alley Cropping
- Kirk, S.D., C.J. Starbuck and J.W. Van Sambeek. 2005. Missouri
gravel bed and a pot-in-pot system superior to white polyethylene and foam
for overwintering Syringa pubescens subsp. patula liners. Combined Proceedings
International Plant Propagators’ Society 54: 516-521.
- McGraw, R.L., W.T. Stamps, and M. Linit. 2005. Yield and
maturation of alfalfa in a black walnut alley-cropping practice. Proceedings
of the 9th North American Agroforestry Conference, Rochester, MN. (CD-ROM)
5pp.
- Mungai, N.W., P.P. Motavalli, R.J. Kremer, K.A. Nelson.
2005. Spatial variation of soil enzyme activities and microbial functional
diversity in temperate alley cropping systems. Biology & Fertility of
Soils. 42(2):129-136.
- Mungai, N.W. and P.P. Motavalli. 2006. Litter quality effects
on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate alley cropping systems. Applied
Soil Ecology 31: 32-42.
- Mungai, N.W., P.P. Motavalli, R.J. Kremer, and K.A. Nelson.
2005. Spatial variation of soil enzyme activities and microbial functional
diversity in temperate alley cropping systems. Biol. Fertil. Soils 42: 129-136.
- Stamps, W.T., T.L. Woods, R.L. McGraw, and M.J. Linit. 2005.
Arthropod communities in temperate agroforestry: Theory and reality. Proceedings
of the 9th North American Agroforestry Conference, Rochester, MN. (CD-ROM)
6pp.
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Forest Farming
- Abad, Z.G., J. Phillips, and A.L. Thomas. 2005. Black root
and crown rot of black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) is associated to Phytophthora
and Pythium species. Phytopathology 95:S1.
- Byers, Patrick and Andrew L. Thomas. 2005. Elderberry Research
and Production in Missouri. Proceedings of the 25th Missouri Small Fruit and
Vegetable Conference. Southwest Missouri State University. Springfield, MO.
25:91-97.
- Farrington, S.J. 2006. An. Ecological study of American
ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) in the Missouri Ozark Highlands: Effects
of herbivory and harvest, ecological characterization and wild simulated cultivation.
University of Missouri - Columbia. M.S. Thesis. 175 pp.
- Mihail, J.D., Bruhn, J.N., and Bonello, P. 2007. Spatial
and temporal patterns of morel fruiting. Mycological Research 111:339-346.
- Pruett, G.E., Bruhn, J.N., and Mihail, J.D. 2007. Colonization
of oak roots by truffle fungus is influenced by lime and inoculation technique.
Online. Agroforestry Systems: DOI 10.1007/s10457-007-9069-2. 10 p.
- Thomas, A.L., R.J. Crawford, G.E. Rottinghaus, J.K. Tracy,
W.L. Applequist, B.E. Schweitzer, L.J. Havermann, S.F. Woodbury, J.S. Miller,
M.R. Ellersieck and D.E. Gray. 2007. Occurrence of 23-epi-26-deoxyactein and
cimiracemoside a in various black cohosh tissues throughout the growing season.
Hortscience. 42(3):535-539.
- Thomas, A.L., R.J. Crawford, Jr., L.J. Havermann, W.L. Applequist,
B.E. Schweitzer, S. Woodbury, and J.S. Miller. 2006. Effect of Planting Depth,
Planting Season, and Fungicide Treatment on Establishment of Black Cohosh
in a Poorly-drained Soil. HortScience 41(2):374-376.
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Riparian Forest Buffers and Water Quality
- Anderson, S.H., R.P. Udawatta, T. Seobi, and H.E. Garrett.
2005. Soil water content and infiltration in agroforestry buffer strips. pp.
1-17. In K.N. Brooks and P.F. Ffolliott (ed.) Moving agroforestry into the
mainstream. The 9th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings, June
12-15, 2005, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dept. of Forest Resources, University of
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. [non-paginated CD-ROM].
- Bailey, N., P.P. Motavalli, R.P. Udawatta, and K. Nelson.
2005. Effects of landscape position and temperate alley cropping practices
on soil carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide flux in an agricultural watershed.
pp. 1-14. In K.N. Brooks and P.F. Ffolliott (ed.) Moving agroforestry into
the mainstream. The 9th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings,
June 12-15, 2005, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dept. of Forest Resources, University
of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. [non-paginated CD-ROM].
- Bentrup, G. 2005. Visualizing agroforestry alternatives
or pixel this! In: Brooks, K.N. and Ffolliot, P.R. (eds) Moving Agroforestry
into the Mainstream. Proc. 9th N. Am. Agroforest. Conf., Rochester,
MN. 12-15 June 2005 [CD-ROM]. Dept. of Forest Resources, Univ. Minnesota,
St. Paul, MN.
- Bentrup, G. M. Schoeneberger, M.G. Dosskey, G. Wells, T.
Kellerman. 2005. Tool time: melding watershed and site goals on private lands.
In: Brooks, K.N. and Ffolliot, P.R. (eds) Moving Agroforestry into the Mainstream.
Proc. 9th N. Am. Agroforest. Conf., Rochester, MN. 12-15 June 2005 [CD-ROM].
Dept. of Forest Resources, Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
- Bentrup, G. 2005. Getting the most out of riparian buffers.
BufferNotes. February.
- Bentrup, G. 2005. Visualizing buffer alternatives. BufferNotes.
April.
- Dosskey, M., M. Helmers, and D. Eisenhauer. 2006. An approach
for using soil surveys to guide the placement of water quality buffers. Journal
of Soil and Water Conservation 61:344-354.
- Francis, C.A., M.L. Schneider, P. Skelton, M. Schoeneberger,
and G. Bentrup. 2005. Methods for designing future food systems in peri-urban
areas. Proc. Visualizing Food and Farm Meetings, Agriculture, Food and Human
Values Society, Portland, Oregon. June 11. p. 48-49.
- Herring, J., R.C. Schultz and T.M. Isenhart. 2006. Watershed-scale
inventory of existing riparian buffers in northeast Missouri using GIS. Journal
of American Water Resources Association 42:145-155.
- Kabrick, J.M., D.C. Dey, J.W. Van Sambeek, M. Wallendorf,
and M.A. Gold. 2005. Soil properties and growth of swamp white oak and pin
oak on bedded soils in the lower Missouri River floodplain. Forest Ecology
and Management 204:315-327.
- Lerch, R.N., Lin, C.H., Leigh, N.D. 2007. Reaction pathways
of the diketonitrile degradate of isoxaflutole with hypochlorite in water.
[Article] Journal of Agriculture & Food Chemistry. 55(5):1893-1899.
- Lin, C.H., Lerch, R.N., Garrett, H.E., Li, Y.X., George,
M.F. 2007. Improved HPLC-MS/MS method for determination of isoxaflutole (balance)
and its metabolites in soils and forage plants. [Article] Journal of Agricultural
& Food Chemistry. 55(10):3805-3815.
- Lin, C.H., Lerch, R.N., Garrett, H.E., and George, M.F.
2007. Ability of forage grasses exposed to atrazine and isoxaflutole (Balance™)
to reduce nutrient levels in soils and shallow groundwater. Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 38:1119-1136.
- Lin, C.H., Lerch, R.N., Garrett H.E. and George, M.F. 2005.
Incorporating forage grasses in riparian buffers for bioremediation of atrazine,
isoxaflutole and nitrate. Agroforestry Systems. 63(1):91-99
- Lin, C.H., R.N. Lerch, R.J. Kremer, H.E. Garrett, R.P. Udawatta,
and M.F. George. 2005. Soil microbiological activities in vegetative buffer
strips and their association with herbicide degradation. pp. 1-10. In K.N.
Brooks and P.F. Ffolliott (ed.) Moving agroforestry into the mainstream. The
9th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings, June 12-15, 2005,
St. Paul, Minnesota. Dept. of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St.
Paul, MN. [non-paginated CD-ROM].
- Mungai, N.W., P.P. Motavalli and R.J. Kremer. 2006. Soil
organic carbon and nitrogen fractions in temperate alley cropping systems.
Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 37:977-992.
- Mungai, N.W., P.P. Motavalli, R.J. Kremer, and K.A. Nelson.
2005. Spatial variation of soil enzyme activities and microbial functional
diversity in temperate alley cropping systems. Biol. Fertil. Soils 42:129-136.
- Schoeneberger, M.M., G. Bentrup, C.F. Francis, and R. Straight.
2006. Creating viable living linkages between farms and communities. P. 225-246
in C. Francis, R. Poincelot, and G. Bird (eds.) Developing and Extending Sustainable
Agriculture. Haworth Press, Binghamton, N.Y. 367 p.
- Seobi, T., S.H. Anderson, R.P. Udawatta, and C.J. Gantzer.
2005. Influences of grass and agroforestry buffer strips on soil hydraulic
properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 69: 893-901.
- Tomer, M.D., M.G. Dosskey, M.R. Burkart, D.E. James, M.J.
Helmers, and D.E. Eisenhauer. 2005. Placement of riparian forest buffers to
improve water quality. In: Brooks, K.N. and Ffolliot, P.R. (eds) Moving Agroforestry
into the Mainstream. Proc. 9th N. Am. Agroforest. Conf., Rochester,
MN. 12-15 June 2005 [CD-ROM]. Dept. of Forest Resources, Univ. Minnesota,
St. Paul, MN.
- Udawatta, R.P., G.S. Henderson, J.R. Jones, and R.D. Hammer.
2006. Runoff and sediment from row-crop, row-crop with grass strips, pasture,
and forested watersheds. J. Water Sciences. 19:137-149.
- Udawatta, R.P., P.O. Nygren, and H.E. Garrett. 2005 Growth
of three oak species during establishment in an agroforestry practice for
watershed protection. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35: 602-609.
- Udawatta, R.P., P.P. Motavalli, H.E. Garrett, and J.J. Krstansky.
2006. Soil nitrogen losses in runoff from three adjacent agricultural watersheds
with claypan soils. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. (in press)
- Udawatta, R.P., S.H. Anderson, C.J. Gantzer, and H.E. Garrett.
2006. Agroforestry and grass buffer influence on macropore characteristics:
a computed tomography analysis. Soil Sci. Soc. of Am. J. (in press)
- Udawatta, R.P., S.H. Anderson, and H.E. Garrett. 2005. Tree,
grass, and crop root length densities and soil water content within an agroforestry
buffer system. 16 p. In: Brooks and Ffolliott (ed.) 9th North American Agroforestry
Conference Proceedings. (non-paginated CD-ROM).
- Zaimes, G.N., R.C. Schultz and T.M. Isenhart. 2006. Riparian
land-uses and precipitation influences on stream bank erosion in central Iowa.
Journal of American Water Resources Association 42:83-97.
- Zaimes, G.N., R.C. Schultz, T.M. Isenhart, S.K. Mickelson,
J.L. Kovar, J.R. Russell, and W.P. Powers. 2005. Stream bank erosion under
different land-use practices in Northeast Iowa. 10 p. In: Brooks and Ffolliott
(ed.) 9th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings. (non-paginated
CD-ROM).
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Silvopasture and Forages
- Ares, A., W.C. Reid and D. Brauer. 2006. Production and
economics of native pecan silvopastures in central United States. Agroforestry
Systems: 66:205-215.
- Ares, A., D.K. Brauer and D.M. Burner. 2005. Growth of southern
pines at different stand configurations in silvopastoral practices. 8 p. In:
Brooks and Ffolliott (ed.) 9th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings.
(non-paginated CD-ROM). [http://cinram.umn.edu/afta2005/pdf/Ares.PDF].
- Ares, A. and K. Brauer. 2005. Aboveground biomass partitioningt
in loblolly pine silvopastoral stands: spatial configuration and pruning effects.
Forest Ecology and Management 219:176-184.
- Cherney, J.H. and R.L. Kallenbach. 2005. Forage systems
for the temperate humid zone. In R.F Barnes, C.J. Nelson, K.J. Moore and M.
Collins (ed.) Forages Vol II: The science of grassland agriculture, 6th ed.
Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
- Godsey, L.D., W.D. Walter, J.P. Dwyer, and H.E. Garrett.
2006. A preliminary economic analysis of silvopasture in Missouri’s
Ozark Forests. In: Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of the 15th
Central Hardwoods Forest Conference, Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS- . Ashville, N.C.:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
p. 418-424.
- Kallenbach, R.L., M.S. Kerley, and G.J. Bishop-Hurley. 2006.
Forage accumulation, quality and livestock production from an annual ryegrass
and cereal rye mixture in a pine-walnut silvopasture. Agroforestry Systems
66:43-53.
- Smith, L.B., and R.L. Kallenbach. 2006. Overseeding annual
ryegrass and cereal rye into soybean as part of a multifunctional cropping
system: I. Grain crop yields, winter annual weed cover, and residue after
planting. Online. Forage and Grazinglands doi:10.1094/FG-2006-0907-01-RS.
- Walter, W.D., Dey, D.C., Dwyer, J.P. 2006. Epicormic response
when converting hardwood forests to a silvopasture. In: Proc., 15th Hardwoods
Forest Conf., 2006 February 27-March 1; Knoxville, TN. p. 425-431.
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Tree-Crop Interactions
- Coggeshall, M.V., J.W. Van Sambeek and S.E. Schlarbaum.
2006. Genotypic variation in flood tolerance of three southern bottomland
oaks. In: Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central
Hardwood Forest Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station (in press).
- Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Motsinger, Jonathan R.
2006. Evaluating the flood tolerance of bottomland hardwood seedlings. In:
Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central Hardwood
Forest Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station (in press).
- Mungai, N.W., P.P. Motavalli and R.J. Kremer. 2006. Soil
Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Fractions in Temperate Alley Cropping Systems.
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 37: 977–992.
- Mungai NW and P.P. Motavalli. 2006. Litter quality effects
on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate alley cropping systems.
Applied Soil Ecology. 31(1-2):32-42.
- Van Sambeek, J.W., R.L. McGraw, J.M. Kabrick, M.V. Coggeshall,
I.M. Unger and D.C. Dey. 2006. Developing a natural field facility for evaluating
flood tolerance of hardwood seedlings and ground covers. In: Buckley, D.S.
and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central Hardwood Forest Conference.
Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Southern Research Station (in press).
- Stamps, W.T., R.L. McGraw, L. Godsey, T.L. Woods and M.J.
Linit. 2007. The ecology and economics of insect pest management and biodiversity
in nut tree alley cropping systems in the Midwestern U.S. In: Oliver, A. and
S. Campeau, eds. Proceedings of the 10th North American Agroforestry Conference.
Quebec City, Quebec, June 10-13, 2007. p. 157-163.
- Stamps, W.T., T.L. Woods, R.L. McGraw, and M.J. Linit. 2005.
Arthropod communities in temperate agroforestry: Theory and reality. Proceedings
of the 9th North American Agroforestry Conference, Rochester, MN. (CD-ROM)
6pp.
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Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Agroforestry
- Burhans, D.E., and F.R. Thompson III. 2006. Songbird abundance
and parasitism differs between urban and rural shrublands. Ecological Applications
16:394-405.
- Burhans, D.E.; Root, B.G.; Dey, D.C. Nesting success of
songbirds using experimental plantings in a large reforesting agricultural
floodplain. Submitted to Condor.
- Dey, D.C., J.M. Kabrick and M.A. Gold. 2006. The Role of
Large Container Seedlings in Afforesting Oaks in Bottomlands. p. 59-65 IN:
Connor, K.F., ed. Proceedings 13h Biennial Southern Silviculture Research
Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep SRS-92, Asheville, NC:U.S. Dept. of Ag., Forest
Service, Southern Research Station, 640 p.
- Furey, M., D. Burhans. 2006. Territory selection by upland
red-winged blackbirds in experimental restoration plots. The Wilson Journal
of Ornithology 118(3):391-398.
- Heitmeyer, M. E., R. J. Cooper, J. G. Dickson and B. D.
Leopold. 2005. Ecological relationships of warm-blooded vertebrates in bottomland
hardwood ecosystems. Pages 281-306 In L. H. Fredrickson, S. A. King and R.
M. Kaminski, eds. Ecology and management of bottomland hardwood ecosystems:
the state of our understanding. University of Missouri -Columbia, Gaylord
Memorial Laboratory Special Publication No. 10. Puxico, MO.
- Heitmeyer, M. E. 2006. The importance of winter floods to
mallards in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management
70(1):101-110.
- Vradenburg, J. 2005. Distribution and abundance of anurans
in southeast Missouri. M.S. thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia.
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Flood Tolerance and Bottomland Restoration:
- Brauer, D., A. Ares, W. Reid, A. Thomas and J.P.
Slusher. 2006. Nut-yield variations and yield-DBH relationships in
open-canopy black walnuts in southern USA. Agroforestry Systems 67:63-72.
- Coggeshall, M.V.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Garrett, H.E. 2006. Rootstock effects on growth and early acorn production of grafted swamp white oaks. In: Heuser, C. editor. 56th International Plant Propagators Society Eastern Region. 4-7 October 2006; Grand Rapids, MI. Combined Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society 56: 418-422.
- Coggeshall, M.V.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Schlarbaum, S.E. 2004. Flood tolerance evaluation of bottomland oaks in a multi-channel field laboratory. In: Weigel, D.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Michler, C., eds, Ninth Workshop on Seedling Physiology and Growth Problems in Oak Plantings (Abstracts). 2004 October 18-20; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-262. St. Paul, MN: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, North Central Research Station:1.
- Coggeshall, M.V.; Van Sambeek, J.W; Schlarbaum, S.E. 2006. Genotypic variation in flood tolerance of three southern bottomland oaks. In: Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station (in press).
- Dey, D.C.; Kabrick, J.M.; Gold, M.A. 2005. Evaluation of RPMTM oak seedlings in afforesting floodplain crop fields along the Missouri River. In: 9th workshop on seedling physiology and problems in oak plantings. 18-20 October 2004. West Lafayette, IN. USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station. General Technical Report NC-262: 3.
- Kabrick, J.M.., D.C. Dey and J.R. Motsinger. 2006. Evaluating the flood tolerance of bottomland hardwood seedlings. In: Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. (in press).
- Kabrick, J.M.; Dey, D.C.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Wallendorf, M.; Gold, M.A. 2005. Soil properties and growth of swamp white oak and pin oak on bedded soils in the lower Missouri River floodplain. Forest Ecology and Management 204: 315-327.
- Van Sambeek, J.W.; McGraw, R.L.; Kabrick, J.M.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Unger, I.M.; Dey, D.C. 2006. Developing a field facility for evaluating flood tolerance of hardwood seedlings and ground covers. In: Buckley, D.S. and others, editor. Proceedings of Fifteenth Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-___. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
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Socio-economics, policy, marketing
- Arbuckle, J. Gordon Jr., Corinne Valdivia, Andrew Raedeke,
John Green, and J. Sanford Rikoon. 2005. "The Non-Operator Landowner
and Agroforestry: An Analysis of Factors Associated with Interest in Agroforestry
Practices." in Moving agroforestry into the mainstream. The 9th North
American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings, edited by K.N. Brooks and P.F.
Folliott. St. Paul, MN: Dept. of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota.
- Ares, A., W.C. Reid and D. Brauer. 2006. Production and
economics of native pecan silvopastures in central United States. Agroforestry
Systems: 66: 205-215.
- Flower, Todd, Corinne Valdivia and Hilary Dorr. 2005. “Habitus
and Interest in Agroforestry Practices in Missouri.” Selected Paper.
American Agricultural Economics Association Meetings. Providence, Rhode Island,
July 24-27. Published Electronically at AgEcon Search http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pdf_view.pl?paperid=16298&ftype=.pdf
- Gold, M.A., L.D. Godsey and M.M. Cernusca. 2005. Applying
the five forces model to competitive market analysis of Eastern red cedar.
Forest Products Journal 55(12): 58-65.
- Gold, M.A., M.M. Cernusca and L.D. Godsey. 2005. Update
on Consumers’ Preferences for Chestnuts. HortTechnology 15(4):904-906.
- Gold, M.A., M.M Cernusca and L.D. Godsey. 2005. Chestnut
Market Analysis Producer’s Perspective. UMCA Publication 34 p. http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/chestnutmarketreport.pdf
- Gold, M.A., M.M. Cernusca and L.D. Godsey. 2006. Competitive
Market Analysis: Chestnut Producers. HortTechnology 16(2): 360-369.
- Valdivia, Corinne and Christine Poulos. 2005. "Factors
Affecting Farm Operators’ Interest in Incorporating Riparian Buffers
and Forest Farming Practices in Northeast and Southeast Missouri". Moving
Agroforestry into the Mainstream, The Ninth North American Agroforestry Conference.
Proceedings, edited by K.N. Brooks and P.F. Folliott. St. Paul, MN: Dept.
of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota.
- Valdivia, C., H. Dorr, J. Arbuckle, J. Love, S. Rikoon and
M. Gold. 2006. Profiles of Missouri Rural Livelihoods in Four Research Regions:
Social, Economic, Institutional, and Ecological Characteristics. Agricultural
Economics Working Paper 2006-2. Department of Agricultural Economics, University
of Missouri Columbia. MO.
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Technology Transfer
- Dwyer, J.D, L.D. Godsey, H.E. Stelzer, 2005. Managing your
timber sale tax. University of Missouri Extension publication # G5056.
- Godsey, L.D. 2005. Tax Considerations for the Establishment
of Agroforestry Practices. UMCA Agroforestry in Action Guide AF1004-2005 12
p. (updated) www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/agrotaxcons.pdf
- Godsey, L.D. 2005. Funding Incentives for Agroforestry in
Missouri. (updated) UMCA Agroforestry in Action Guide AF 1005-2005 24 p. www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/fundincent.pdf
- Hunt, K., M. Gold, W. Reid and M. Warmund. 2005. Growing
Chinese Chestnut in Missouri (revised). UMCA Agroforestry in Action Guide
AF1007-2005. 12 p. www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/chestnut.pdf
- McCoy, R. 2005. Establishing and Managing Riparian Forest
Buffers. UMCA Agroforestry in Action Guide AF 1009-2005. 20 p. www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/ripbuf.pdf
- McCoy, R. and J. Bruhn. 2005. Growing Shiitake Mushrooms
in an Agroforestry Practice. UMCA Agroforestry in Action Guide AF 10010-2005
12 p. www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/mushguide.pdf
- The following publications are available from http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/pubs/index.asp
or http://muextension.missouri.edu
- Green
Horizons Newsletter -- Green Horizons is a free, quarterly newsletter
produced by the Center for Agroforestry in conjunction with the University
of Missouri Extension Forestry division and several sponsors representing
Missouri's forestry and natural resources industries. Articles feature
a variety of topics related to forestry and agroforestry, including forest
health and management; community and urban forestry; value-added products
produced through agroforestry; upcoming forestry and natural resources
events; tree health and care; and new market opportunities.
- The
Chestnut Growers Newsletter -- The Chestnut Growers of America is
the western hemisphere's premier organization for chestnut producers,
consumers, retailers and distributors. A diverse membership spanning internationally,
as well as both coasts and the Midwest, helps contribute to articles on
chestnut production, harvesting, marketing and expansion of the industry.
The Center for Agroforestry produces the The Chestnut Grower newsletter
quarterly as a tool for increasing consumer awareness and demand, as well
as landowner production, of this versatile, sweet nut that holds great
potential as a successful cash-crop for Missouri agricultural producers.
- Agroforestry
Practices DVD: The Center for Agroforestry recently completed a DVD
integrating the four previously produced videos on the agroforestry practices
of alley cropping, windbreaks, riparian forest buffers and silvopasture
with the fifth practice, forest farming. The new section shows examples
of successful forest farming practices, including shiitake mushroom production,
pine straw, woodland wildflowers, medicinal plants, high value wood blanks
and tips for marketing forest farming products. Each DVD includes all
five agroforestry practices and can be purchased for $10. To order, print
and mail the DVD
order form.
- Training
Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices - 2006 Edition This second
edition of the Agroforestry Training Manual is designed for natural resources
professionals and landowners and includes worksheets and exercises for
use as an educational tool. The manual features descriptions of establishing
and managing the five agroforestry practices, plus success stories of
Midwestern landowners utilizing agroforestry on agricultural and forested
lands. Additional sections include a Planning for Agroforestry workbook;
wildlife habitat and agroforestry; marketing principles and economic considerations.
Appendix sections include tree, shrub, grass and forage information for
agroforestry plantings and timber sales suggestions.
- Agroforestry in Action Publications Created
or Updated 2005-2007:
- Market Analysis Publications: 2005-2006
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