Northern Bobwhite Quail In Modern Agriculture Tim Reinbott, Ray Wright, and Robert Pierce II, University of Missouri
Wildlife and Land Management
Let’s Get Agriculture, Conservation and Wildlife on the Same Page
Northern Bobwhite Quail. Why Quail?
Downward Trend In Both Hunters and Harvest
First Thing: Appraise Habitat
What Problems Did We Have? Unmanaged Native Grasses Farming Next to the Fence Line
What Problems Did We Have? Dense Tree LinesInvasive Species-Sericea Lespedeza
Partners Missouri Department of Conservation University of Missouri Outreach and Extension (Wildlife Management) Missouri Soybean Association USDA-NRCS
What Have We Accomplished? Edgefeathering Removed Most of the Trees Planted ft of CP33 Mixes
What Have We Accomplished? Edgefeathering CP33 Mix-Year 2 Forbs and Native Grasses
What Have We Accomplished? Field Borders 30 foot CP-33 MixRoot Plow-36 inches
What Have We Accomplished? Native Warm Season Grass Management Burning Native Grasses in Fall and Spring Disking Native Grasses in Fall And Spring
What Have We Accomplished? Native Warm Season Grass Summer After Fall Burning And Disking Non Managed Native Grasses
Grass Alternatives To Tall Fescue In Waterways Native Grasses Such as Switchgrass And Big Bluestem Native Cool Season Grasses Such as Virginia Wildrye
What Have We Accomplished? Invasive Species Control Without Treatment-Mixture of Indiangrass and Sericea After Burning and Chemical Application
What Did We Accomplish? Two Coveys in 2003 Twenty Five by 2010 Held Steady Through Droughts and Floods
How Are We Using Information? Workshops Tours Field Days
Annual “Integrating Bobwhite Quail Management in Modern Agriculture Field Day”
Field Border Corn There was not difference in corn yield the first year after Root plowing.
Field Border-Soybean
Economics Field Borders for Agronomic, Economic, and Wildlife Benefits Pierce, White, Jones-Farrand, Dailey, and Carpenter With Federal Programs-Net Income was positive for most scenarios especially when commodity prices were low or production costs high
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