When temperatures rise, chill with these resources from MU Extension.
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Whether you’re showing livestock at a county fair, picnicking at the park or working outdoors, University of Missouri Extension has research-based resources to help you stay safe when summer temperatures sizzle.
Keeping your cool
News releases
- Save lives: Beat the heat
- Hot tips for keeping cool
- Heatstroke can kill quickly in hot cars
- Avoid heat-related illness
- Beat the heat with horseradish
Publications
Agriculture
News releases
- Ag works at high risk of heat illnesses
- Water, shade help prevent heat stress in cattle
- Five ways to help cows beat the summer heat
- Managing heat stress in sheep and goats
Publications
- Improving Summer Heat Tolerance in Beef Cattle Through Hair Coat Removal
- Hair Shedding Scores: A tool to select heat tolerant cattle
- High Heat and Dry Conditions Can Put Fish Ponds at Risk
- Hot Weather Livestock Stress
- How to Reduce Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle
Lawn and garden
News releases
- Don’t overwater stressed plants
- Protect yourself from heat stress in the garden
- Plants respond to heat differently than humans
Food safety
News releases