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Hay School

Event date: Dec. 12, 2022 - Dec. 19, 2022

Weston, MO

This hay school from MU Extension will provide beef cattle and forage producers with an opportunity to improve hay production and management on their operations. Over the course of two evenings, attendees will receive information and engage in ...

Alfalfa 101: Establishing a Stand, Starting Production, Harvesting, Feeding and Economics

Event date: Jan. 24, 2023 - Jan. 26, 2023

Speakers/Topics •Pat Miller, MU Extension Regional Agronomy Field Specialist, Nevada, Mo. – Alfalfa Stand Establishment, Starting Production, and Harvesting •Patrick Davis, MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist, Stockton, ...

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100-year-old sells farm after 'work, work, work'

Published: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022

CARROLLTON, Mo. – Centenarian Wilda Cox knows hard work. She’s built barns, lugged 110-pound cans of milk, picked and husked corn by hand and bucked hay bales.But Cox endured no harder day than Oct. 31, 2022, when she sold the farm that had been ...

November farm management news and notes from MU Extension

Published: Friday, Nov. 11, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – With harvest wrapping up, it is the time for producers to review their farm’s current net income and look to next year’s projections. This is also a time to explore new ways to increase on-farm revenue and evaluate new or ...

MU Crop Management Conference set for Dec. 14-15

Published: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri’s 2022 Crop Management Conference will be held Dec. 14-15 at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia.Topics include input price strategies, effects of the war in Ukraine on the agricultural and changes in forage ...

Heroes to Hives and other MU Extension programs help veterans

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

POTOSI, Mo. – Beginning farmer and 25-year Army veteran Eric Work’s calendar is full of educational programs offered by University of Missouri Extension.“MU Extension programs are a godsend,” Work says. “I benefit from the amazing, ...

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Goats — Late Kidding Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 12, 2022

The meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, spring kidding flock (March and April) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in July/August. This management system takes advantage of spring forage ...

Goats — Early Kidding Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 12, 2022

p>This meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, winter kidding flock (December and January) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in April. This management system takes advantage of seasonally high ...

Sheep — Late Lambing Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 12, 2022

This ewe flock budget shows economic cost and return estimates for a forage based production system birthing lambs in the spring and raising them on pasture until early winter, targeting holiday markets. Farmers are encouraged to modify this budget ...

Guidance for Industry No. 263: Transition of Remaining Over-the-Counter Antibiotics to Prescription Status

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

In December of 2013, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Guidance for Industry (GFI) #213 was published in the federal register. This led to two significant changes regarding the use of medically important antibiotics (see sidebar) in the feed ...

Hog Finishing Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 10, 2022

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

Feeder Pigs Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 10, 2022

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CEU Train the Trainer for Missouri Certified Swine Sample Collector Training

online $0.00

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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Beef Newsletter — 2021-01 (PDF)

Topics in this issue: Reminder, Stocker Cattle Meeting, SW Center Heifer Project, Think Legumes, Colostrum, Think Indexes, Old Research.

Estrus Synchronization (DOC)

Herd management - Dairy management protocols (Missouri) - Reproduction

Estrus Synchronization (PDF)

Herd management - Dairy management protocols (Missouri) - Reproduction

Missouri Pond Handbook (PDF)

This booklet is your guide to building, enjoying, and prolonging the life of your pond. Use the diagnostic tools, recommendations, and the additional sources whose addresses and telephone numbers are in Appendix A to create the best possible fishing ...

Ponds — Planning, Design, Construction (PDF)

This handbook describes the requirements for building a pond. It is useful to the landowner for general information and serves as a reference for the engineer, technician, and contractor

Paddlewheel Water Mixing in Split-Ponds Used for Catfish Production (PDF)

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