Crops : publication
This report summarizes all rice cultivar (variety/hybrid) trials conducted in Missouri during the 2023 crop season. These trials featured 30 rice cultivars that were tested in 22 unique environments across both flood-irrigated and furrow-irrigated rice production systems, on research stations and…
Alfalfa is the most productive legume for Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more about Alfalfa.
Explore alternative crops like amaranth, buckwheat, pearl millet, and sunflower for double-cropping in Missouri to enhance profits and reduce pest cycles.
Optimize crop yields and profitability with strategic management practices, including seed selection, planting techniques, and cost-effective weed control.
Learn how to manage nitrogen fertilizer in crops to boost yields, reduce losses, and enhance environmental outcomes through best practices.
Use this worksheet to estimate the value of manure nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) and gauge how much manure to apply to corn, wheat, soybeans.
It is preferable to know the nutrient content of your compost material. Based on the compost analysis you can decrease the amount of fertilizer needed. Complete and submit this form along with your compost samples for analysis.
Voles in no-till fields can reduce corn and soybean stands by up to 100%. Learn to identify damage and manage vole populations before planting.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing corn in Missouri under dryland conditions.
Find out what options you have when wet spring weather causes poor crop germination. Whether you replant depends on seed variety, weather and insurance.
Learn four types of crop insurance that can manage corn, soybean and other row crop risk. Read about units you can insure and the premium cost for a policy.
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Learn the number of days Missouri farms have available per week—due to weather and soil conditions—for tillage, planting, chemical application and harvest activities.
This testing is intended to analyze nutrients and metals in the soil in your growing environment. Complete and submit this form along with your samples.
Learn how to make and maintain field borders to reduce soil erosion, protect soil and water quality and provide wildlife and pollinator habitat.
Before choosing a forage irrigation system to mitigate drought risk, explore expected forage response to irrigation, equipment options and the economics.
Testing greenhouse media provides an assessment of the material to adequately provide plant nutrients and provide a good rooting environment. Complete and submit this form along with your samples.
Editor's noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.William ReidNut Crops SpecialistKansas State UniversityMark CoggeshallTree Improvement SpecialistCenter for Agroforestry
Gene Stevens
Extension Professor, Agronomy
Johanna Nelson
Research/Lab Technician, Plant Sciences
Jim Heiser
Senior Research Associate, Plant Sciences
This testing is intended to analyze the nutrient composition of your soil. Complete and submit this form along with your samples.
Learn how to attract and conserve beneficial insects in gardens and crops to control pests naturally, boosting plant health and biodiversity.
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Explore how shallow grain bins enhance drying efficiency and reduce energy costs, offering a cost-effective solution for grain storage.
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Manure testing is necessary to make optimum use of manure, which is a valuable source of nutrients for crops and improves soil productivity, while protecting water resources. Complete and submit this form along with your manure samples.
Where in Missouri you live can make a big difference on when to expect your first or last frost. See this guide for probabilities based on past years.
Positive identification of pests, including weeds, is the first step in a sound integrated pest management program. This publication can aid in identifying weeds by their seed characteristics.
Craig Roberts
Department of Agronomy
Rob Kallenbach
Department of Agronomy
Adding warm-season grass areas to a grazing system that already features cool-season grass creates a forage system that allows livestock owners to keep their herds feeding on high-quality forage for more of the year.
Orchardgrass is a cool-season perennial grass well-suited for Missouri, offering early spring growth, shade tolerance, and compatibility with legumes.
Learn guidelines to ensure the safe and environmentally friendly storage of pesticides.
When submitting a sample to the lab, this sample information form should be filled out accurately for the lab to properly interpret the plant analysis. Send the original form with the plant samples.
This quick reference guide offers insecticide recommendations for managing common soybean pests in Missouri, as of November 2016.
Red clover is the most widely grown of all the true clovers. Visit our website today to learn more about red clovers.
Storage and handling of large volumes of grain on Missouri farms is common. Increased storage capacities, larger and faster handling capacities and automation contribute to many potentially hazardous situations during the harvest and storage season. This guide sheet identifies many of them and…
Learn how to establish, manage and maintain beehives to foster healthy bees and produce surplus honey to use or sell. Flowering periods for Missouri honey plants are included in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Learn how to identify and prevent seedcorn maggot infestations in crops like corn and soybeans, which can damage seeds and reduce yields.
This testing focuses specifically on measuring nitrogen levels in soil samples for a variety of uses and functions. Complete and submit this form along with your samples.
To have your soil analyzed, complete and submit this form along with your field crop samples.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing corn on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing cotton on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when double-cropping grain sorghum on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing peanuts on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing rice on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing soybeans on southeast Missouri farms.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing wheat on southeast Missouri farms.
For farm tax planning purposes, learn about when to account for crop insurance and disaster payments, according to federal and Missouri tax law.
Learn how to diagnose field crop problems using a step-by-step approach. This guide includes a printable checklist to help identify the causes of crop issues.
This guide helps producers assess irrigation feasibility by evaluating water sources, legal considerations, and estimating storage needs.
Weeds can significantly reduce corn and soybean yields. View photos of 141 weed species at different stages of development and learn to identify them in this publication. Also see photos and descriptions of symptoms for herbicide-injured plants.
Use this crop enterprise budget as a guide to estimate your production costs and returns when growing winter wheat on Missouri farms.