Dairy Extension

Publication date: July 1, 2021

Original legislation for the management of dead animals in Missouri was developed in the 1940s. As livestock operations grew larger and more sophisticated means of animal production, transport, slaughtering and processing were developed, the ...

Publication date: June 1, 2021

<style type="text/css" xml="space">table { margin-bottom: 30px;}</style><h5>Joe Horner<br />State Specialist, Agricultural Business and Policy Extension</h5><h5>Ray Massey<br />Professor, Agricultural ...

Publication date: April 1, 2021

Missouri has two fence laws: the general fence law (updated Aug. 28, 2001) and the local option fence law. In addition, Missouri law addresses special situations of property bordering a road, a railroad or a body of water. Landowners need to be aware ...

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2021

Figure 1. It is important for landowners to understand fence and boundary law to avoid conflict with neighbors and legal issues.Fencing duties and boundary locations have been the subject of arguments between neighbors for centuries. This publication ...

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2020

Figure 1. Agricultural producers should consider the current price of corn and inputs for pricing corn silage. Silage is the harvest of whole corn plants at 60 to 70 percent whole plant moisture. Optimal harvest occurs when kernels are at 1/2 milk ...

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2020

This dairy farm business plan is intended to demonstrate one pathway for the next generation of Missouri’s dairy farmers. This path involves next generation confinement housing solutions that can improve cow comfort and cooling while removing ...