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Cattle grazing at the Thompson Research Center near Spickard, Missouri. The center is owned and operated by Mizzou's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Photo by Kyle Spradley (Courtesy of the University of Missouri)
Agronomics, Alfalfa, Beef, Canola, Corn, Cotton, Cow Calf, Dairy, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Farmland, Forage Crops, Grain Sorghum, Land, Ranchland, Seedstock, Soybeans, Stocker, Sunflowers, Swine, Wheat

The path to profitability begins with better management

Tighter margins make production costs, proactive marketing and financial planning increasingly important for farm profitability in 2027. Read More

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert talks to attendees of the Thompson Research Center Field Day, which took place Sept. 24, 2025, in Spickard. (Photo by Logan Jackson, Courtesy of CAFNR.)
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Mizzou’s agriculture programs address industry challenges through research and outreach

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

Gene-edited chickens may offer resistance to avian influenza 

Japanese beetle on a leaf. (iStock-#1449888069 │ Wirestock)

Scout soybean, corn crops for Japanese beetles

I-29 Moo University

Beef on dairy webinar set for June 16

Grape field growing for wine. Vineyard hills. Summer scenery with wineyard rows. (Adobe Stock-#408394615 │ Zedspider)

Viticulture field day highlights latest grape research

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University.)

Mizzou’s FAPRI notes separate path for grain and beef producers

Green ripening soybean field. (Adobe Stock-#180602837 │ oticki)

Plant soybean early for best yields

Beck’s acquires SOYLEIC

Kansas State University Cattlemen's Day

Genetic selection can help producers advance their operation

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service