On My Own: What's it Worth? Ag Leasing, Farmland Values, Rental Rates, and Custom Work Rates - Lunch & Learn Online

April 17, 2025 - May 15, 2025Virtual

If you’ve wanted to learn more about agricultural lease arrangements and how to ascertain estimated land, lease and custom work values, join MU Extension for an engaging and interactive Lunch and Learn opportunity! The Farm Management: On My Own program will help participants understand basic…

Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Boone County

May 12, 2025In-personColumbia

The MU Extension’s Private Pesticide Applicator Training teaches farmers and other pesticide users how to handle and apply pesticides safely and effectively. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Agriculture require this training to demonstrate an understanding of…

Women in Dairy - May Meeting

May 14, 2025In-personMiller

Women in Dairy May Meeting is at Brown's Berry Farm, in Miller.  

We'll learn from David Brown about the establishment of the operation, grading of fruit and opportunities/challenges in strawberry production.   

Bull Breeding Soundness Exams

May 15, 2025In-personPoplar Bluff

Bulls will be given a pre-breeding check up including fertility, physical and reproductive condition. 

Also, bulls will be vaccinated with and for: 

PCQI (Human Food) training

May 20, 2025 - May 22, 2025In-personColumbia

Date: May 20, 21, and 22  

Timing: May 20-21: 8am to 5pm, and May 22: 8am to 12pm 

As per the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), all registered food manufacturing…

MU Extension Farm Field Day - Ironton

May 20, 2025In-personIronton

MU Extension, in partnership with Iron County Soil and Water District, will be hosting a Farm Field Day on May 20 in Ironton Missouri at Mairs Cattle Farm. 

The farm field day is free, but RSVP is requested. Presentations will take…

Lafayette County Grazing School

May 21, 2025 - May 23, 2025In-personHigginsville

Lafayette Grazing School is hosted by the University of Missouri Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to educate livestock farmers and ranchers on how to increase profitability with no negative environmental impact on the land. The focus is to enhance soil, water, and…

Lafayette County Grazing School

May 21, 2025 - May 23, 2025In-personHigginsville

Lafayette Grazing School is hosted by the University of Missouri Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to educate livestock farmers and ranchers on how to increase profitability with no negative environmental impact on the land. The focus is to enhance soil, water, and…

Cedar County Multispecies Grazing Class

May 22, 2025In-personStockton

Join us for an interactive multispecies grazing class focused on integrating sheep or goats with cattle to improve forage utilization, pasture productivity, and parasite control. Producers will learn practical co-grazing strategies and hear an expert talk on protecting cattle operations during…

Native Grass Pasture Walk - Davisville

May 30, 2025In-personDavisville

Native Grass is ideally suited to the Ozark terrain and provides wonderful forage during the summer months. See how this a working cattle operation utilizes native grass to produce more forage during the summer months to lengthen the grazing season and reduce costs. Attendees will see…