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Dairy Animals

Feeding, health, manure management and dairy production practices for dairy animals.

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Spring Pasture Meeting

Event date: June 2, 2021

Event time: | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Princeton, MO

Topics:Weed and Brush Control--Andy Luke, Agronomy SpecialistCommon Plants Toxic to Grazing Livestock--Jenna Monnig, Livestock SpecialistMust register to attend.Cost: FreeContact: Jenna Monnig, [email protected], 660-748-3315

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Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors recognizes 5 dairy leaders

Published: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors has announced its latest award winners. Due to COVID-19, honorees will be recognized in 2022, according to Gloria Johnson, executive secretary for the Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors.Joe Horner, Dairy ...

Use sacrifice pastures now to spare best cattle grazing pastures for later

Published: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

STOCKTON, Mo. – If not managed properly, muddy pastures can affect grazing the rest of the year, says University of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist Patrick Davis.“Cattle producers need to evaluate their pastures,” Davis says. ...

New research targets late-calving dairy cows

Published: Friday, April 2, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Intensive targeted synchronization improves the fertility of late-calving dairy cows in seasonal pasture-based systems, according to a paper in the Journal of Dairy Science Communications.University of Missouri dairy specialist ...

Frost seeding improves yield, quality

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Forage yield and quality improve when legumes are frost-seeded at the right time, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts.Frost seeding, a method of broadcasting seeds over snow- or frost-covered ...

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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 ...

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 Robotic Dairy Business Plans

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

These business plans demonstrate one path forward for the next generation of Missouri’s dairy farmers. This path forward involves labor-saving robotic milking systems and next generation confinement housing solutions to improve cow comfort and ...

Dairy Heifer Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

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 ...

Dairy (Grazing) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

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 (Confinement) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

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 ...

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ID Weeds app (App Store)

ID Weeds allows you to search for weeds by their common or Latin name, view a list of weeds, or identify weeds based on characteristics. It presents weed details and photos. By the MU Division of Plant Sciences, this is the iPhone and iPad version.

Foremost Dairy Research Center

MU College of Agriculture's dairy research center supports more than 425 cattle, including Holstein and Guernsey breeds. Its work improves the health of dairy herds and the quality of their milk.

Evaluation Tools (Wisconsin)

Milk Prices and Marketing - Evaluation and Procedures - UW Milk Quality

Best Management Practices for Dairy Grazing (Iowa State)

Adobe Connect presentation by Iowa State University

Colostrum (PDF)

Herd management - Dairy management protocols (Missouri) - Calves

Colostrum (DOC)

Herd management - Dairy management protocols (Missouri) - Calves

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