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Plan to kill toxic perilla mint this spring or summer

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Eldon Cole said he received a report recently of cows in southwestern Missouri being killed by perilla mint, a toxic plant. Cole urges producers to plan to destroy the ...

Plan now for antibiotic changes on the horizon

Published: Friday, Nov. 5, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – While 2023 might seem a long way off, it’s not too early for livestock producers think about how recent Food and Drug Administration guidance might affect their operations, says University of Missouri Extension veterinarian Craig ...

Cattle losing adaptations to environmental stressors, MU researchers find

Published: Friday, July 23, 2021

As a fourth-generation cattle farmer, Jared Decker knows that cattle suffer from health and productivity issues when they are taken from one environment--which the herd has spent generations adapting to--to a place with a different climate, a ...

June Dairy Month proclamation

Published: Monday, June 21, 2021

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – Surrounded by dairy farmers and industry leaders, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on June 8 proclaimed June as Dairy Month.The proclamation recognizes the hard work and contributions of our dairy farmers statewide, said Reagan Bluel, ...

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Dairy (Confinement) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

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

Dairy (Grazing) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

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

Dairy Heifer Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

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 ...

Native Forage: A Guide to Getting the Most From Your Grazing Operation

Publication date: May 1, 2021

Learn the benefits of using native forages in your grazing operation. Adding a diversity of native warm-season grasses as a component to a grazing system that already features cool-season grasses creates a forage system that allows livestock ...

Missouri 3,500-Cow Dairy Business Plan

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

This 3,500-cow dairy farm business plan demonstrates one path forward for the next generation of Missouri’s dairy farmers. This path involves producing milk in Missouri with a 3,500-cow single site dairy, a capital and labor efficient scale. This ...

Missouri 400-Cow Dairy and 690-Cow Dairy Business Plans

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

This dairy farm business plan is intended to demonstrate one pathway for the next generation of Missouri’s dairy farmers. This path involves next generation confinement housing solutions that can improve cow comfort and cooling while removing ...

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