Beef cattle production

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.

How to Use the Hair Shedding Scale

Culling the Commercial Cow Herd: BIF Fact Sheet

The System Concept of Beef Production: BIF Fact Sheet

Beef Production Glossary: BIF Fact Sheet

October 10, 2024

Dent - Phelps County Cattlemens Association Wurdack Tour

October 24, 2024

Reynolds County Fall Producers Program - Heifer Development and Hay Testing

November 7, 2024

Texas County BQA Training

November 8, 2024

Preparing for Winter Feeding Workshop

Record-breaking attendance at eighth MU Extension Feedlot School

September 19, 2024

Show-Me-Select replacement heifer sales set for fall

September 10, 2024

Can high cattle prices pay for mistakes?

April 19, 2024

Things to consider when early weaning fall calves

March 4, 2024

A Steak in Genomics

A blog for stakeholders in beef production, genetics, and genomics -- by Jared Decker, associate professor in the University of Missouri's Division of Animal Sciences and MU Extension state beef genetics specialist

Buying Bulls by the Numbers (PDF)

Do the bulls you buy have numbers on them? These numbers show the EPD (top) and the percentile rank (bottom) for calving ease, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, marbling and ribeye for the Angus bull.