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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?

University of Missouri Extension agricultural systems technology specialist Rusty Lee calls it “tabletop silage,” putting milo residue on the menu for livestock. Read More

Rusty Lee, MU Extension field specialist in agricultural systems technology, used AI and drone technology last season to diagnose irregular corn stands caused by a malfunctioning toolbar on a producer’s anhydrous ammonia applicator. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Corn, Crops, Tools and Tech

Drones can help diagnose ailing crops

Tractor spraying soy field in sunset. (Adobe Stock-#355841291 │ Dusan Kostic)
Farm Safety, Health & Wellness, Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Pesticide poisoning symptoms can mimic flu



Grazing milo can eliminate the need for equipment use in feeding cattle. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Webinar offered on direct grazing with milo

Grazing milo can eliminate the need for equipment use in feeding cattle. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Direct grazing of standing milo with cows examined in webinar

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Graze milo to save on winter feed expenses, says MU Extension agronomist

Katahdin sheep grazing Indiangrass, big bluestem, little bluestem mix during D3 drought in Truxton, Missouri. (Photo by Rusty Lee.)

Native warm-season grasses help feed livestock through drought

Ag Tidbits offers quick and timely tips

  • By Gatlin Bunton, University of Missouri Extension

Move livestock to the feed to lower costs, save nutrients

81-year-old Missouri farmer tries subsurface drip irrigation

Groups offer help converting cropland to pasture