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Cattle (File photo, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
Livestock, Markets

Can high cattle prices pay for mistakes?

High prices are a welcome change for cattle producers, but it’s important to remember that higher prices mean mistakes cost more than when prices are low. Read More

Calves grazing on the Giles Ranch. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Regional Roundup

Mizzou to have grazing school

Cattle - forage (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
Hay Range Pasture, Livestock

Use summer annual forages to build your grazing forage base



Dairy cows

2024 dairy returns might improve

Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)

Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
One way to distinguish knotroot foxtail from annual foxtail is to look at the plant roots, which have “knotty” rhizomes. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Bradley.)

Two weeds to watch in pastures, hayfields in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Teppo Lily (Photo: iStock - itasun)

Felines not a purr-fect match for Easter lilies and similar flowers

(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Free USDA webinar for Missouri sheep, goat producers

Salad plantation in a square garden at springtime, and some tomato plantation and flowers. (Photo: iStock - NCAImages)

Companion planting: Positive partnerships that produce more

Tornado damage in a town in Missouri (Photo: iStock - picturejohn)

Prepare emergency supplies for spring storm season

(Photo courtesy K-State Research and Extension.)

MU Extension offers freezer beef school to cattle farmers