Agricultural articles
By Gene Schmitz, livestock specialist
Note: Most recent articles are listed first.
2014 articles
Steer Feedout Program (PDF) - April 11, 2014
Updated Pasture Renovation (PDF) - April 5, 2014
Breeding Season Heifer Management (PDF) - March 14, 2014
Calving Tips (PDF) - February 21, 2014
Show-Me-Select Enrollment (PDF) - February 4, 2014
Mid-Missouri Grazing Conference (PDF) - January 10, 2014
2013 articles
Livestock Welfare Issues (PDF) - December 13, 2013
Cover Crops As Cattle Feed (PDF) - November 15, 2013
Fall Activities for the Beef Herd (PDF) - October 18, 2013
Nutrient Restriction (PDF) - September 20, 2013
Fall Beef Roundup (PDF) - September 09, 2013
Steer Feedout (PDF) - August 23, 2013
Goat Production Meeting (PDF) - August 12, 2013
7 Heifer Development Principles (PDF) - July 29, 2013
Musk Thistle Control (PDF) - June 26, 2013
Corn Silage Production for Beef Cattle Producers, Part 2 (PDF) -- May 31, 2013
Saving $130 per Cow (PDF) -- May 3, 2013
Country Music Legend Featured at Grazing Conference (PDF) — February 11, 2013
Corn Silage Production for Beef Cattle Producers (PDF) — February 5, 2013
Membership for Show-Me-Select Heifer Program Due (PDF) — February 1, 2013
Alternative Forages (PDF) — January 18, 2013
2012 articles
Corn Silage in Beef Cattle Diets (PDF) — December 14, 2012
What is Cold to a Cow? (PDF) — November 16, 2012
Aflatoxin in Corn (PDF) — October 19, 2012
Getting Cattle to Grass (PDF) — September 21, 2012
Nitrates in Feedstuffs Update (PDF) — August 24, 2012
Taxation Tidbits of Weather-Related Sales of Livestock (PDF) by Parman Green — July 30, 2012
Wheat Straw Ammoniation (PDF) — June 20, 2012
Drought Mitigation Plans (PDF) — May 30, 2012
Forage Maturity Impacts Hay Quality (PDF) — May 2, 2012
Pasture Renovation Considerations (PDF) — April 6, 2012
Beef Cow Nutrition after Calving (PDF) — March 9, 2012
Pasture Fertilization (PDF) — Feb. 17, 2012
Membership for Show-Me-Select Heifer Program Due (PDF) — Feb. 1, 2012