Dairy Extension

Milk quality resources

Improve milk management and profitability

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Grazing wedge

The grazing wedge is a tool for managing forage in grazing systems.

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Dairy (confinement) planning budget

The production practices used to develop these cost estimates are common for confinement dairies in Missouri.

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Dairy Extension

Missouri’s dairy production and processing industry continues to evolve within a growing but rapidly consolidating US dairy industry. This site links Missouri dairy producers to key dairy production and business information at MU and other institutions.

- Herd management
  Find dairy breeding, genetics and reproduction resources
- Milk prices
  Milk price resources and tools
- Pasture-Based Dairy
  Program to help you get the most out of your field
- MU Dairy Center
  Dairy Center resources and contacts

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June Dairy Month proclamation

Published: Monday, June 21, 2021

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – Surrounded by dairy farmers and industry leaders, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on June 8 proclaimed June as Dairy Month.The proclamation recognizes the hard work and contributions of our dairy farmers statewide, said Reagan Bluel, ...

Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors recognizes 5 dairy leaders

Published: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors has announced its latest award winners. Due to COVID-19, honorees will be recognized in 2022, according to Gloria Johnson, executive secretary for the Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors.Joe Horner, Dairy ...

Use sacrifice pastures now to spare best cattle grazing pastures for later

Published: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

STOCKTON, Mo. – If not managed properly, muddy pastures can affect grazing the rest of the year, says University of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist Patrick Davis.“Cattle producers need to evaluate their pastures,” Davis says. ...

New research targets late-calving dairy cows

Published: Friday, April 2, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Intensive targeted synchronization improves the fertility of late-calving dairy cows in seasonal pasture-based systems, according to a paper in the Journal of Dairy Science Communications.University of Missouri dairy specialist ...

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Cash Rental Rates in Missouri

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that 9.7 million acres of Missouri cropland and pastureland were rented to farmers who did not own the land. To help both landowners and farmers, the University of Missouri has periodically ...

Dairy Heifer Planning Budget