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2nd Annual Howell County Equine Conference

Event date: Nov. 15, 2022

Event time: | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

West Plains, MO

This conference aims to bring horse owners together to learn science-backed information to improve horse health and farm management while getting to meet and socialize with other horse owners.This year, Dr. Katlin Hornig of Gainesville Veterinary ...

Wurdack Extension and Education Center Producer Field Day

Event date: Oct. 7, 2022

Event time: | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cook Station, MO

The Wurdack Extension and Education Center invites you to attend this year's Producer Field Day. Presentations this year will focus on winter feeding and will be given during a tour of the farm. Speakers will cover topics including alternative winter ...

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MU videos share cattle management practices in drought

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drought continues to plague growers and livestock producers in parts of Missouri, especially in the southwest corner of the state, raising concerns about feed availability.“It’s a perfect storm of high fertilizer prices, reduced ...

Ounce of prevention in fall is best medicine for garden success in spring

Published: Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ben Franklin’s adage of “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” could be gardeners’ theme song for November.Gardeners should close the curtain on this season and begin looking forward to the next, said University ...

Make sure bulls are ready for fall breeding season

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022

STOCKTON, Mo. – Make sure bulls are physically and reproductively sound before the fall breeding season, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Patrick Davis.“Performing a bull breeding soundness exam (BSE) prior to the ...

Missouri 4-H places first at All-American Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Missouri 4-H’s dairy judging team finished first overall at the 2022 All-American Dairy Show Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held Sept. 19 in Harrisburg, Pa.The team of Payton Nix, Lila Wantland and Whitney ...

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Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) Insurance

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

In livestock production, gross margin is the difference between revenue from livestock or milk sales and feed costs. It is an indicator of profitability.Livestock gross margin (LGM) insurance offers livestock producers a way to manage gross margin ...

Yearling Beef Steer Feeding Planning Budget

Publication date: Sept. 21, 2022

This budget presents information useful to Missouri beef farmers. The production practices used to develop these cost estimates are common for beef farms in Missouri. Farmers are encouraged to customize this budget to fit their operation. This is one ...

Dairy Heifer Planning Budget

Publication date: Sept. 16, 2022

This budget presents information useful to Missouri farmers raising dairy heifers. The production practices used to develop the cost estimates are common in Missouri. Farmers are encouraged to customize this budget to fit their operation with the aid ...

Beef Heifer Planning Budget

Publication date: Sept. 16, 2022

Northern Missouri Beef Cow-Calf Planning Budget

Publication date: Sept. 16, 2022

This budget presents information useful to northern Missouri beef farmers. The production practices used to develop these cost estimates are common for beef farms in Missouri. Farmers are encouraged to modify this budget to fit their operation. This ...

Beef Backgrounding Planning Budget

Publication date: Sept. 16, 2022

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CEU Train the Trainer for Missouri Certified Swine Sample Collector Training

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In this course, you will learn about Foreign Animal Diseases affecting swine, biosecurity basics, the Secure Pork Supply Plan, and the Certified Swine Sample Collector program. This course is self-paced and entirely online. It should take ...

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Missouri Beef Budget Tool (XLSX)

Farmers can develop custom enterprise budget by using the Missouri Beef Enterprise spreadsheet. This tool allows users to make an enterprise budget for a cow-calf (spring or fall calving), heifer or backgrounding (drylot or pasture) operation.

Beef Cow Winter Feed Costs Calculator (XLSX)

Estimate your winter feed costs for beef cows using this planning tool developed by Brent Carpenter and Gene Schmitz with MU Extension.

Beef Newsletter — 2019-07 (PDF)

Production and management tips for beef producers.

Late Lambing Sheep Budget Tool (XLSX)

A budgeting tool to estimate economic costs and returns of a 50 ewe, spring lambing flock (March/ April) with lambs marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in July/August.

Buying Bulls by the Numbers (PDF)

Do the bulls you buy have numbers on them? These numbers show the EPD (top) and the percentile rank (bottom) for calving ease, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, marbling and ribeye for the Angus bull.

Cash Rental Rates

Maps for USDA-NASS cash rental rates across Missouri counties for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland and pasture land.

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Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension

Resources to help you plan and manage for recreational fishing or commercial aquaculture.

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Comprehensive resources for the Missouri beef industry

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The best source of practical dairy information targeted for Missouri's dairy producers.

Forage-Livestock Group

The Forage-Livestock Group is a world-class group of scientists dedicated to the largest agricultural endeavor in Missouri: forage-livestock systems.

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Seeks to address financial and personal wellness of veterans through professional beekeeping training.

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