Soil and water

Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension

The MU Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension Program provides educational resources and research-based information to help you plan and manage for recreational fishing or commercial aquaculture.

Nutrient Management

Promoting ways crop nutrients can be managed to optimize economic and environmental outcomes.

Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

The Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory analyzes soil, plant, water, manure, compost and greenhouse media. The laboratory provides quality testing and unbiased, research-based recommendations to clients for economically viable and environmentally safe nutrient management practices.

Getting Started With Soil Health Testing in Missouri

Grazing Cover Crops

Delta Soils of Southeast Missouri

Water Analysis — Special Test Packages

February 27, 2025

Barry Co. Soil and Crops Conference

February 27, 2025

2025 Taney County Livestock and Forage Conference

February 28, 2025

Soil and Grazing Management - Oregon County

March 3, 2025

Understanding Your Soil Needs

Frost seeding legumes improves pastures several ways

January 23, 2025

Enrollment opens for climate-smart farming payments

October 31, 2024

August farm management news and notes from MU Extension

August 5, 2022

MU Extension resources for farmers amid deepening drought

July 22, 2022

A Healthy Soil: The Basis of Gardening (PDF)

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.