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Photo courtesy of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management.
Beef, Cow Calf, Feeder, Livestock, Missouri, research, Seedstock, Stocker

Mizzou leads the charge to protect state’s $4 billion cattle industry from tick threats

Mizzou researchers study American dog ticks to help protect Missouri cattle from bovine anaplasmosis and reduce livestock losses. Read More

Japanese beetle on a leaf. (iStock-#1449888069 │ Wirestock)
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Pests, Regional Roundup

Scout soybean, corn crops for Japanese beetles

Milo producers and MU employees William Lee, left, and his father, Rusty, right, are researching the use of scrapped milo byproducts as a high-energy winter feed when supplemented by protein and other nutrients. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Crops, Forage Crops

Does ‘tabletop silage’ have potential?

Missouri 4H Century Family Award

Missouri 4-H Foundation honors multigenerational families with Century Award

Cattle being treated by a veterinarian. (iStock │ #1032411090 - davidf)

Spring herd checks can improve reproductive efficiency and calf performance

MU Extension researchers are using NASA data to map land surface temperatures. This will help transportation planners in the St. Louis area identify areas where green infrastructure could reduce extreme heat. (MU Extension)

NASA data used to ID highway hot spots

Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program

Nov. 21 Show-Me-Select sale offers 275 high-quality spring-calving heifers

A combine harvesting soybeans. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Data-driven insights for harvest timing

Feeding a herd of cows on a farm. (iStock │ #1037370202 - sasapanchenko)

Enroll steers in Missouri Steer Feedout by Oct. 15

Panoramic farmland with white barn. (Courtesy photo.)

MU Extension offers sessions on farm leases

2025 Missouri Ag lenders seminars (University of Missouri Extension)

Ag lenders seminars offer practical insights for the year ahead