Free Hay Quality Management workshops coming to central Missouri

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension will offer Hay Quality Management workshops this fall in Cole, Miller, Gasconade and Osage counties. Local livestock and hay producers are invited to attend these free programs intended to help farmers improve hay quality to reduce feed costs and enhance livestock performance.

“These workshops are designed to give producers hands-on, research-based knowledge they can apply right away,” said Rudra Baral, MU Extension agronomy specialist. Workshop topics include:

• Why hay quality matters.
• Practical approaches to improving hay quality.
• Nitrate poisoning concerns.
• Hay testing and interpretating results.
• Matching hay quality to livestock classes.

Dates and locations

• Cole County – Friday, Oct. 24, 5:30–6:30 p.m. MU Extension Center in Cole County, 2436 Tanner Bridge Road, Jefferson City. Contact: MU Extension in Cole County, 573-634-2824.
• Miller County – Monday, Oct. 27, 5:30–6:30 p.m. MU Extension Center in Miller County. 134 Second St., Tuscumbia. Contact: MU Extension in Miller County, 573-369-2394.
• Gasconade County – Wednesday, Oct. 29, 5:30–6:30 p.m. MU Extension Center in Gasconade County. 1106 W. Highway 28, Owensville. Contact: MU Extension in Gasconade County, 573-266-2701.
• Osage County – Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Osage County Library, 22 Library Lane, Linn. Contact: MU Extension in Osage County, 573-897-2497, ext. 351, or Osage County Library, 573-897-295.

Workshops are free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. Details and registration.