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Agricultural machinery and equipment are a major cost of doing business for farmers. Learn how to get the most from your investments.

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Farm Machinery Rescue

Hours: 12 | Prerequisites: Yes | Students: 15–30 | Host requirements: Yes | CEU: Yes This course starts with a quick review of Vehicle Rescue: Technician, specifically the types of extrication equipment. The remaining part of the course will define ...

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MU Extension biosecurity trailer demonstrates Danish entry system

Published: Thursday, May 11, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A biosecurity trailer developed by University of Missouri Extension shows how poultry, swine and all livestock producers can implement a Danish entry system, a cost-effective way to reduce the transmission of pathogens when ...

Technology inches farming toward autonomy

Published: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Armchair farming may not be here yet, but it’s getting closer.“Autonomy in agriculture isn’t as far away as you think,” says Kent Shannon, University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineering specialist.Agriculture is ...

Farming: The most dangerous job in the U.S.

Published: Monday, Sept. 19, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Each year, more people die while farming than while serving as police officers, firefighters or other emergency responders.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a rate of 23 work-related deaths per 100,000 workers in the ...

Missouri farmers seeking rollover protection devices for tractors

Published: Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Since 2016, more than 70 Missouri farmers asked for help to install tractor rollover protection (ROP) devices from a national program that provides rebates, but the waiting list is long, and only one Missouri farmer has received ...

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Biodiesel Blends for Fueling Diesel Engines

Publication date: Nov. 7, 2022

Reviewed by David BruneDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringWilliam Casady and Leon SchumacherAgricultural Engineering ExtensionCommercially produced biodiesel is a safe and reliable alternative fuel that can be used in diesel engines with little or ...

Safe Tractor Operation

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2021

David E. BakerAssociate Professor Emeritus, Division of Food Systems and BioengineeringRyan MilhollinState Specialist, Agricultural Business and Policy ExtensionWork-related injuries caused 416 farmer and farm worker deaths in 2017, resulting in a ...

Composting Dead Swine

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2018

Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes section 269.020.5, "Composting of dead animals shall be done in a dead animal composter designed and constructed in an efficient design as recommended by the University of Missouri extension service." In response ...

Measuring Manure Spreader Uniformity

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2018

Charles D. FulhageDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringUsing manure to supply nutrients in a crop fertility program requires that manure be applied at the proper rate in terms of pounds of nutrients per acre. In addition, the manure must be applied ...

Calibrating Manure Spreaders

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2018

Charles D. FulhageDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringLand application is the primary means of using livestock wastes in Missouri. Properly spreading manure on cropland is an environmentally acceptable means of managing wastes and, at the same ...

Break-even Hauling Distance: Tractor-Pulled Manure Spreaders

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2018

John LoryDepartment of Agronomy and Commercial Agriculture ProgramRay MasseyDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Commercial Agriculture ProgramMatt HerringDepartment of Agronomy and Commercial Agriculture ProgramBefore disposing of manure on ...

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Safety on the Farm: Can You Live Without Out It? (PDF)

Power Take-Off (PTO) Entanglement Demonstration (Video)

Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineer with University of Missouri Extension, demonstrates the danger of entanglement with farm equipment.

Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) for Ozarks Agriculture (PDF)

Unmanned Aircraft Systems - FAA.gov

Whether you're a new drone pilot or have years of experience, rules and safety tips exist to help you fly safely in the national airspace. To get started, be sure to select which type of drone user you are and find out what rules and regulations ...

Know Before You Fly

Know Before You Fly is an education campaign founded by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to educate prospective ...

The Economic Impact of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the United States — AUVSI

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