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Beef cattle

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.

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.

Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program

An educational program for Missouri farmers aimed at improving heifer development through technology and management practices.

How to Use the Hair Shedding Scale

Theileria orientalis: An Emerging Cattle Disease in Missouri

5 Steps to Buying Meat Direct From the Farm

Liver Flukes in Missouri: Distribution, Impact on Cattle, Control and Treatment

January 14, 2025

2025 Three-State Beef Conference

January 23, 2025

Texas County BQA Training

February 11, 2025

Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Conference

February 27, 2025

Barry Co. Soil and Crops Conference

SW Mo. Spring Forage Conference is Feb. 25 in Springfield

January 8, 2025

SW Mo. Beef Cattle Conference set for Feb. 11 in Springfield

January 8, 2025

Final fall 2024 Show-Me-Select sale sets record

December 20, 2024

Strong bull sale in Springfield

December 9, 2024

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.

Eric Bailey

ASST. PROF. & STATE BEEF EXT. SPECIALIST

Heather Conrow

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

Jamie Courter

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN BEEF GENETICS EXTENSION AND RESEARCH

Charles Ellis

FIELD SPECIALIST IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

Zachary Erwin

Field Specialist in Livestock

David Hoffman

FIELD SPECIALIST IN LIVESTOCK

Erin Larimore

Research Specialist Senior

Daniel Mallory

Field Specialist in Livestock

Ryan Milhollin

ASSISTANT EXTENSION PROFESSOR, AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Craig Payne

ASSOC. EXT. PROF., EXT. VET MED

Elizabeth Picking

Field Specialist in Livestock

Stephanie Schindler

Extension Engagement Specialist

Rhonda Shafer

Field Specialist in 4-H Youth Development

Joseph Zulovich

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