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Lafayette County Grazing School

Event date: Aug. 3, 2021 - Aug. 5, 2021

Higginsville, MO

Three-day seminar on management-intensive grazing for economic and environmental sustainability. Topics include: The “Art and Science” of GrazingSoil Basics and Fertility; Plant GrowthFencing and Water SystemsMatching Livestock and Forage ...

MU Extension Forage Livestock Town Hall

Event date: Aug. 5, 2021 - Aug. 26, 2021

These MU Extension Forage and Livestock townhall meetings are done weekly and discussing emerging issues for forage and livestock producers. These weekly townhalls begin at noon each Thursday. Below are the topics, dates and speakers for the month of ...

Native Grass Pasture Walk

Event date: Aug. 9, 2021

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Jasper, MO

Directions to the location:From 1-49/71 Highway in Jasper Mo. take H highway west approximately 8 mile and on the northside of the road will be the cabin/land where the pasture walk will beginDiscussion will involve - Landowner will ...

Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Online - Hosted by Jamie Gundel

Event date: Aug. 10, 2021

Event time: | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The private pesticide applicator license issued by the Missouri Dept of Agriculture is required for producers wanting to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides. Agricultural producers needing to obtain or renew certification of this license ...

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Cereal rye as a cover crop can reduce waterhemp

Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cereal rye as a cover crop may reduce waterhemp populations without yield loss in soybean, according to a three-year study at the University of Missouri.MU Extension weed specialist Mandy Bish and a team of researchers studied how ...

Mother Nature's drenchings damage crops

Published: Friday, July 2, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mother Nature has not been kind to Missouri agriculture in 2021, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold.Spring rains delayed corn and soybean planting well beyond the best date for yield, says Wiebold. ...

Spring rains bring root rots to Missouri field crops

Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Frequent spring rains in Missouri set the stage for seedling and root rotting diseases that can lower yields.Pythium species usually infect the roots of corn, soybean and wheat, especially in the northern half of the state, says ...

Be on lookout for ergot

Published: Friday, June 11, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts.Ergot can cause severe illness and death in ...

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Understanding Casualty Loss of Timber

Publication date: June 1, 2021

One of the most common questions regarding tax treatment of timber has to do with casualty losses -- the damage, destruction or loss of a property resulting from an identifiable event that is sudden, unexpected or unusual. From a timber investment ...

Succession Planning for Woodland Owners

Publication date: June 1, 2021

The U.S. is blessed with a diverse portfolio of natural resources. Not least among them is our vast timberland. About 42 percent of the nation’s forestlands are in private ownership. Mostly, these are family owned forests. The objectives of these ...

Taxation of Crop Insurance and Disaster Payments

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Figure 1. A weather event such as a drought can impact crop production, farm income and taxation situations.Weather variability is one of the largest sources of risk in agricultural production (see Figure 1). Congress has recognized the impact of ...

Industrial Hemp Pesticides in Missouri

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

This guide lists approved pesticides for industrial hemp production in Missouri. Approved pesticides have received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval and are registered for use by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Information ...

Fescue - Clover Hay Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing, grazing and marketing of fescue-clover hay in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Forage Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify the budget based ...

Industrial Hemp for Grain and Fiber Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

This budget presents information useful to farmers considering industrial hemp production for grain and fiber in Missouri. Because this budget contains much anecdotal, as opposed to research-based information, farmers are encouraged to customize the ...

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Cover Crop Budget Tool (XLS)

This tool allows users to estimate the financial costs and benefits of cover crops. A default economic analysis can be changed to reflect the practices and products that an individual farmer would use when planting cover crops.

Missouri Regional Grazing School schedule

Go here to find a 2021 grazing school in your region.

Soil testing information (PDF)

Information on submitting soil samples to the MU Soil Testing Laboratory for testing.

Cash Rental Rates

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

Ponds — Planning, Design, Construction (PDF)

A U.S. Department of Agriculture handbook that outlines the requirements for building a pond.

U.S. grain grades

Collection of U.S. standards for specific grains.

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Resources for Missouri's corn and sorghum farming industries.

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The MU Field Crops Plant Pathology program provides research-based information for disease problems associated with field crop production in Missouri.

Forages

Information and resources aimed at improving the economic and environmental status of Missouri’s forage and grassland agriculture.

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