The following publications cover topics related to Beef Extension. For a complete list of MU Extension publications, visit the main Publications page.
On-Farm Beef Finishing Planning Budget
Revised
Estimate costs and returns for beef cattle finishing in Missouri with planning data to support informed farm management decisions.
Corn Silage Planning Budget
Revised
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and revenues when growing corn silage on Missouri farms.
Theileria orientalis: An Emerging Cattle Disease in Missouri
Revised
Learn about Theileria orientalis (Ikeda genotype), a protozoal organism that primarily effects cattle and is relatively new in the U.S. This guide covers transmission, disease stages, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and control.
Native Warm-Season Grass Planning Budget
Revised
Use this enterprise budget to plan costs and returns for establishing and managing native warm-season grass forages for hay and pasture on Missouri farms.
Alfalfa Hay Planning Budget
Revised
Use this enterprise budget to plan how to produce, finance and market alfalfa sold as small square or large round hay bales in Missouri. It links to the Missouri Forage Budget Generator spreadsheet.
Alfalfa Baleage Planning Budget
Revised
Use this enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when producing alfalfa baleage as a forage crop on Missouri farms.
Beef Backgrounding Planning Budget
Revised
Use this budget to estimate costs and returns for backgrounding steer calves in Missouri, including detailed assumptions and feed requirements.
Beef Finishing Planning Budget
Revised
Use this budget to estimate costs and returns for Missouri yearling beef steers bought in November and sold the following May.
Beef Replacement Heifer Planning Budget
Revised
Use this budget to estimate costs and returns for buying beef heifer calves and selling them as bred replacement heifers in Missouri.
Beef Cow-Calf Planning Budget
Revised
Use this budget to estimate costs and returns for a Missouri beef cow-calf operation (50 cows, purchased replacements) with fall or spring calving.
Effect of Extending CIDR Treatment in 7-Day Estrous Synchronization Programs
New
Understanding the consequences of leaving CIDRs in place for an additional day or two can help producers make informed management decisions.
Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Natural Service Bull Breeding
Revised
Learn about simple synchronization protocols the can be used effectively with natural service bull breeding that capture some benefits of estrus synchronization without the need to adopt an artificial insemination program.
Buying Meat Direct From the Farm
Revised
Learn how to buy meat directly from a farm, what questions to consider, and how to interpret a cut sheet and price sheet.
Sexed Semen for Artificial Insemination: Recommendations and AI Approaches
Revised
Learn about using sexed semen in a planned mating of cattle and how it differs from conventional semen.
Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Artificial Insemination of Beef Cows
Revised
Learn about Select Synch, 7-Day CO-Synch + CIDR, 7 & 7 Synch, 5-Day CO-Synch + CIDR, PG 6-Day CIDR, and Bos indicus PG 5-Day CIDR estrus synchronization protocols for artificial insemination of beef cows.
Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers
Revised
Learn about recommended protocols for artificial insemination of beef heifers using 1-Shot PG, 7-Day CO-Synch + CIDR, 5-Day CO-Synch + CIDR, 14-Day CIDR-PG, and MGA-PG in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Farmland Values for Midwestern States
Revised
Find farmland value price trends in Missouri and other Midwestern states since 1912.
The Random Shuffle of Genes: Putting the E in EPD
Revised
Understanding EPD variability: how genetic shuffling during reproduction leads to differences among full siblings in cattle.
Using Beef Cattle Sire Summaries: A Practical Guide to Selecting Better Bulls
Revised
Learn how to effectively use sire summaries to make informed breeding decisions, enhancing herd genetics and productivity.
Sorghum-Sudangrass: Grazing Management
New
Get practical recommendations for grazing sorghum-sudangrass as a complement to cool-season pastures: rest and rotation, stocking, toxicity prevention and more.
Control of Anaplasmosis in Missouri
Revised
Learn how anaplasmosis affects cattle, how it's spread, and ways to manage and prevent this disease to reduce herd loss and economic damage.
Selection of Replacement Heifers for Commercial Beef Cattle Operations
Revised
To maintain herd numbers, commercial cow-calf operations must buy or develop females to replace culled cows. Learn about different strategies so you can make the most economical decision for your farm or ranch with long-term profitability in mind.
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance
Revised
See how LRP insurance helps farmers manage market price volatility risk. Missouri producers may apply for feeder cattle, fed cattle, lamb and swine policies.
Missouri Grazing Manual
Reviewed $20
Learn how soil, forages and animals interact in grazing systems, and get ideas for improving pasture quality and extending the grazing season for beef or dairy.
Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology of the Cow
Reviewed
The ability of a cow or heifer to successfully mate, conceive, give birth, and raise a healthy calf each year is essential for profitable and sustainable beef production. A good understanding of anatomy and physiology of both the male and female is helpful in successfully managing reproduction.