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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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Add Summer Annual to Grazing Rotation for More Profit

"Whether cattle producers keep calves for 60 days after weaning prior to sale or graze the calves as stockers prior to feedlot entry cheap gain is key to operation profitability," says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension regional ...

Consider Native Warm Season Grasses as a Compliment to Tall Fescue

Native warm season grasses conjure up good thoughts for some and reminders of bad experiences for others according to Tim Schnakenberg, field specialist in agronomy with University of Missouri Extension. “The truth is, these forages were all across ...

Prevent pasture damage now

Extreme mud in winter-feeding areas and early pasture growth entices cattle farmers to turn cattle on to pasture earlier than they should, says Zac Erwin, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in livestock. Unusually warm temperatures in ...

Frost-seed Legumes in February to Improve Cattle and Pastures

Add legumes to grazing pastures to improve cow performance, soil health and forage production, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist in Cedar County.

"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.

2018 drought differs from 2012 in varied impact, says MU economist

For Missouri farms affected this year, it’s bad. But overall it’s not like 2012, a drought that changed the farm economy.

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