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Getting Problem Cows Pregnant
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An average interval of 70 days from calving to first breeding and a high fertility rate are important to maximize efficiency in dairy herds. The results are more milk and calves at reduced cost.
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Simple Home Repairs: Wood Porch Flooring
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This guide offers step-by-step instructions for repairing damaged wood porch flooring, including tools needed and techniques for replacing boards.
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What Are Our Community’s Housing Needs?
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This publication explores how communities can assess and address housing needs through evaluating local conditions, identifying challenges, and planning improvements.
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Johne’s Disease or Paratuberculosis
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Using a Microwave Oven to Determine Moisture in Forages
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Determine forage moisture content accurately using a microwave oven with this step-by-step guide, ensuring optimal harvest and storage conditions.
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Tall Fescue
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Tall Fescue is one of the more drought-resistant field plants grown in Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more.
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Dehumidifiers
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Dehumidifiers reduce the moisture in the air. They provide comfort for people and reduce or eliminate deterioration of equipment due to rust, rot, mold and mildew.
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Soybean Variety Selection
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No one has yet developed a simple answer to the question of how to choose the best variety of soybean to grow, but it is the intent of this publication to present guidelines for choosing a variety for a given set of conditions.
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Wheat Silage for Dairy Cattle
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Selecting and Working With a Farm Building Contractor
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Two major tasks are involved in the successful completion of a new farm building — choosing the right building and selecting a good contractor to build it.
Most buildings constructed today are "pre-engineered," or package-type, buildings.
Recommendations for Aging Beef
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The main reason for aging beef is to improve the tenderness and the flavor of the meat. Visit our site for recommendations for aging beef.
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Using Food Processing Plant Waste on Fields
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Lime-stabilized biomass from food processing plants can enrich soil with phosphorus and calcium while neutralizing acidity.
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Using the California Mastitis Test
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One of the best ways to detect mastitis is by using the California Mastitis Test. Visit our website today to learn more.
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Operating and Maintaining Underground Outlet Terrace Systems
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This guide provides essential maintenance practices for underground outlet terrace systems, focusing on inspections, sediment management, and outlet upkeep.
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Pruning Forest Trees
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Pruning trees in the yard and in the forest can yield many benefits — if it is done correctly.
In a woodland or plantation, pruning helps maintain a central leader, repairs storm damage, or improves the chances of a clear bole to produce a higher grade of lumber or veneer.
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Brooding and Rearing Ducklings and Goslings
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Goslings and ducklings can be brooded by broody chicken hens and most breeds of ducks and geese. Learn about brooder types, temperature, housing, feeding, watering, pasturing and fencing in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Estimating Peak Rates of Runoff From Small Watersheds
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Learn to estimate peak runoff rates for small Missouri watersheds using a comprehensive formula and watershed-specific factors.
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Missouri Limestone Quality: What Is ENM?
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Effective Neutralizing Material measures agricultural limestone's ability to neutralize soil acidity, factoring in calcium carbonate content and particle size.
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Understanding and Using Sire Summaries: BIF Fact Sheet
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Learn how to effectively use sire summaries to make informed breeding decisions, enhancing herd genetics and productivity.
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Design Criteria for Bottom-Withdrawal (Lake-Cleaning) Spillway
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Designing a bottom-withdrawal spillway enhances water quality by removing sediment-laden inflow, extending reservoir life and reducing fish loss.
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For the Unprepared: Home Heating in an Emergency
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Your home heat is gone. You've just discovered your heating system may be off for several days. It's cold outside; the inside temperature is dropping, and you have a first class emergency on your hands. What can you do?
Radon: An Indoor Health Hazard?
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Indoor air can be polluted in a number of ways. Indoor pollutants include formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, respirable dust, nitrogen dioxide, radon and other gases. This guide focuses on just one of these pollutants — radon.
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Corn Silage
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Corn silage is a popular forage for ruminant animals because it is high in energy and digestibility. Visit our site to learn more about corn silage.
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Culverts and Flood Gates
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Guidance on selecting culvert and flood gate sizes for bottomland drainage up to 640 acres, including flow rate formulas and design considerations.