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This prepares pesticide applicators for a Category 1B, Agricultural Animal Pest Control, certification test given by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
When fall nears and daylight becomes shorter, sheep and goats are ready for breeding. This guide highlights management practices to ensure profitability during the breeding season.
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.
Explore strategies for integrating livestock grazing with cover crops to enhance soil health and profitability for Missouri farmers.
This guide outlines the importance of forages and grazing management for controlling internal parasites in sheep and goats.
LGM insurance helps producers manage risk by guaranteeing a minimum gross margin. Learn how it works, and see cattle, swine and dairy examples in this guide.
See how LRP insurance helps farmers manage market price volatility risk. Missouri producers may apply for feeder cattle, fed cattle, lamb and swine policies.
During drought, sheep and goats may have difficulty meeting their nutritional needs, which can lead to weight loss as body reserves are depleted; and most of the animals are predisposed to diseases and some die. It is therefore important to prepare animals for strategies that will help them cope…
Warm-season grasses provide high-quality forage during the hot summer months. This guide offers key tips for Missouri livestock producers on managing warm-season grasses effectively.
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.
Protect your grazing or hay farming operation from drought risk. Get tips and examples for understanding how PRF insurance works and choosing a policy.
This guide discusses steps you can take to reduce phosphorus loss from your farm.
Learn about Theileria orientalis (Ikeda genotype), a protozoal organism that primarily effects cattle and is relatively new in the U.S. This guide covers transmission, disease stages, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and control.
An overview of a vaccine program for a cow-calf operation, covering the viruses and bacteria of concern, the difference between killed and modified live viral vaccines, and an example of a vaccine schedule.