Native Warm Season Grass Pasture Walk
September 13, 2024In-personWest Plains
West Plains, MO- University of Missouri Extension in Howell County is offering an opportunity to tour fields of Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, and Indian grass at the Uminn Farm. Teresa and Doug Uminn will share about their establishment and management of their native warm season grasses.…
Shannon County Producers Program - Replacement heifers and Hay planning
September 24, 2024In-personEminence
Now is the time to think about replacement heifers. Learn the latest on quality heifer development and how it compares with purchasing replacement heifers.
Its also time to test your hay inventory and make a plan to meet you livestock…
Match Made in Heaven Field Day
September 25, 2024In-personJericho Springs
Match Made in Heaven: Livestock + Crops
Missouri Field Day
Wednesday, September 25, 2024, open from 4-7p
At the farm of Dave…
2024 Regional Grazing School - Stockton, MO
October 1, 2024 - October 3, 2024In-personStockton
Efficient forage management and utilization is important to the profitability of a livestock operation. The best way to promote efficient forage management and utilization in a livestock operation is by incorporating management intensive grazing practices.
…HACCP workshop
October 7, 2024 - October 9, 2024In-personColumbia
The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), USDA, and FDA highly recommend implementing an HACCP plan in a food processing plant to ensure food safety from harvest to consumption.
Dr. Lakshmikantha '…
Carter County Producers Program - Replacement heifers and Hay planning
October 8, 2024In-personVan Buren
Now is the time to think about replacement heifers. Learn the latest on quality heifer development and how it compares with purchasing replacement heifers.
Its also time to test your hay inventory and make a plan to meet you livestock…
Dent - Phelps County Cattlemens Association Wurdack Tour
October 10, 2024In-personCook Station
The Dent-Phelps Cattlemen's Association will have an evening farm tour of the the Wurdack Extension and Education Center followed by a picnic at the spring pavilion.
Registration can be done on line or by calling the Dent County Extension…
Applied Food Safety Microbiology
October 17, 2024 - October 18, 2024In-personColumbia
Microbial control programs play a key role in controlling spoilage, toxigenic, and pathogenic microorganisms in a variety of raw and finished food products. Food Drug and Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations,…
Multispecies Grazing Workshop
October 24, 2024In-personHermitage
Multispecies grazing is a sustainable and effective way to optimize pasture use and improve farm profitability. Diversifying your farm operation with multiple species of livestock (cattle, sheep or goats) on the same area has potential to increase your cashflow. However, this operation requires…
Native Warm Season Grass Seed Production Workshop
October 25, 2024In-personCook Station
During this one day workshop, seed production in relation to native grasses will be discussed. The day will start in the classroom covering regulations and testing, harvest methods, financial tracking, drying and cleaning. The last part of the day will be outside demonstrations over harvesting…