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NRCS + MU Grasslands Project

Side-by-side image of weedy grass and flourishing grass.

Overcoming adversity

Warm season grasses surpassed all expectations for Missouri forage producers during Drought 2018. MU Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service partnered to help a Novelty farmer succeed.

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Agonomists work with a farmer to plan a cropland conversion.

A new partnership

Converting cropland to pastureland is no simple task. MU Extension and the National Resources Conservation Service have partnered to help farmers get the most out of the effort.

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Ammoniating hay demonstration.

Improving forages

Livestock producers can stretch short supplies of hay this year by using a simple ammonia treatment on bales.

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Improving grassland sustainability in Missouri

The NRCS + MU Grasslands Project was formed in 2017 as a collaboration between two organizations: the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and University of Missouri Extension (MU).

This cooperative project combines experts from both organizations to provide technical advice and education on grazing plans, soil health, native warm season grasses and National Resource Inventory (NRI). The goal of the NRCS + MU Grasslands Project is to improve grassland sustainability in Missouri while strengthening, increasing and encouraging the voluntary approach and participation of private landowners in NRCS programs.

Work on this agreement (PDF) supports Farm Bill conservation programs such as the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

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Nitrate, prussic acids a concern during a drought

One of the most common concerns among cattle producers right now nitrate or prussic acid toxicity in sudangrass, millet or Johnsongrass.

Warm-season grass leaps in first year

There’s an old saying about warm-season grass: “First year it sleeps. Second year it creeps. Third year it leaps.” University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Zac Erwin says warm-season grass seeding in Novelty, Mo., went straight to ...

Is there a place for winter annuals?

Winter annuals such as cereal rye, triticale, barley and wheat can be used to supplement fall and winter grazing and hay supplies according to Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

Three farming forums coming up

Mid-Missouri farmers can avoid the doldrums of January by attending one or all three upcoming seminars offered by University of Missouri Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Hay tests can be a useful tool for producers

Gene Schmitz, a University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, has seen a lot of variety in hay samples this year. He says hay testing can be a good idea for producers.

"We're Still in a Drought" Ozark Farmers Struggle to Feed Cattle

The University of Missouri extension council organized meetings to give farmers ways to survive the drought with programs focused on how to supplement low-quality hay, alternative food options and assessing prices.

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