Programs

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Beef Extension

The beef industry is viable and strong in Missouri — ranking among the nation's leaders in beef cattle production. Beef Extension offers resources for Missouri’s beef industry on nutrition, reproduction, health, forages, environmental management, business management and more.

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Mizzou Repro — Reproductive Management of Beef Cattle

The Mizzou Repro mission is to improve the profitability and sustainability of beef cattle farms and ranches in the state of Missouri and across the United States. Reproductive performance is one of the critical drivers of profitability and sustainability of cow herds.

Events

Cows in a pasture grazing

December 16, 2024

Winter Beef Cattle Feeding Workshop
Cattle on Pasture

January 14, 2025

2025 Three-State Beef Conference
Cows in a pasture grazing

January 23, 2025

Texas County BQA Training
Cattle on Pasture

March 21, 2025

Regenerative Agriculture Direct Marketing Workshop

Resources

Ag Lease 101

Multistate farm lease information designed to help landowners and land operators discuss and resolve issues, provided by the North Central Farm Management Extension Committee.

AgSite Assessment Tool

Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.

Ammoniation of Low-Quality Roughages (XLSX)

This spreadsheet evaluates costs and benefits of ammoniating low-quality roughages.

Backgrounding Profitmeter (XLS)

These tools help determine current profitability of backgrounding, given a set of production parameters. Users can model a current baseline versus planned and change the key drivers of average daily gain and stocking rate for each profitmeter.

Meet the experts

Eric Bailey, ASST. PROF. & STATE BEEF EXT. SPECIALIST
Eric Bailey

ASST. PROF. & STATE BEEF EXT. SPECIALIST

Heather Conrow, FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK
Heather Conrow

State 4-H Animal Science Educator; Field Specialist in Livestock

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Jamie Courter

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN BEEF GENETICS EXTENSION AND RESEARCH

Charles Ellis, FIELD SPECIALIST IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Charles Ellis

FIELD SPECIALIST IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Zachary Erwin, FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK
Zachary Erwin

Field Specialist in Livestock

David Hoffman, FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK
David Hoffman

FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK

Erin Larimore
Erin Larimore

Research Specialist Senior

Daniel Mallory, FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK
Daniel Mallory

Field Specialist in Livestock

Ryan Milhollin, ASST. EXT. PROF., AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Ryan Milhollin

ASSISTANT EXTENSION PROFESSOR, AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Craig Payne, ASSOC. EXT. PROF., EXT. VET MED
Craig Payne

ASSOC. EXT. PROF., EXT. VET MED

Elizabeth Picking
Elizabeth Picking

Field Specialist in Livestock

Stephanie Schindler
Stephanie Schindler

Extension Engagement Specialist

Rhonda Shafer
Rhonda Shafer

Field Specialist in 4-H Youth Development

Joseph Zulovich, ASST. EXT. PROF. & COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER, LIVESTOCK HOUSING SYSTEMS
Joseph Zulovich

Asst. Extension Professor & Commercial Agricultural Engineer, Livestock Housing Systems