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Consider feeding pigs to higher weights when feed costs and hog prices go up

Published: Monday, May 17, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – When feed prices go up, swine producers usually see profits go down. That’s not the case in 2021.This gives producers an opportunity to look at feeding to heavier weights despite higher feed costs, says University of Missouri ...

Sweating like a pig?

Published: Friday, July 17, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As temperatures inch upward, it’s not uncommon to hear rural folks say they are “sweating like a pig.”But pigs can’t sweat, says University of Missouri Extension swine nutritionist Marcia Shannon. Pigs would probably think ...

Watch for poison hemlock

Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Poison hemlock, a poisonous plant that can cause death in livestock, is especially toxic in spring, says Gatlin Bunton, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy.It can also cause birth defects in the offspring ...

MU Extension develops guidelines for emergency mortality management in swine herds

Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineers and economists recently released emergency mortality management recommendations to help producers forced to depopulate swine herds because of COVID-19 impacts."It is ...

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Inbreeding: Its Meaning, Uses and Effects on Farm Animals

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Feeder Pigs Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

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 ...

Farrow to Finish Swine Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

Hog Finishing Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

Considerations of Pull-Plug Sedimentation Basin for Dairy Manure Management

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

Calculating the Value of Manure as a Fertilizer Source

Publication date: April 1, 2020

Manure has value on a field only if it offsets the need to purchase other nutrients or soil amendments. The worksheet on page 2 allows users to calculate the fertilizer value of the manure for a specific field. Assemble the information specified in ...

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Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

Provides information about MU soil test services that generate research-based nutrient management recommendations.

Pork Quality Assurance Plus program

An education and certification program designed to help pig farmers and their employees use best practices to promote food safety.

Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (PDF)

A publication designed to help operators and landowners develop equitable cash-rent arrangements and make sound decisions based on an equitable evaluation of resources, published by the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.

Ag Lease 101

Multistate farm lease information designed to help landowners and land operators discuss and resolve issues, provided by the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.

AgSite Assessment Tool

Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.

African swine fever — CFSPH

The Center for Food Safety and Public Health (CFSPH) has aggregated information about African swine fever (ASF), including pictures, factsheets, the US plan for foreign animal disease (FAD) response, and steps farms can take to minimize their risk ...

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