Agriculture

University of Missouri Extension is offering an in-person Better Process Control School for processors of acidified foods Dec. 19-20. The first 25 people to sign up will be enrolled for free. The two-day training will be held in Eckles Hall on the MU campus in Columbia. The course is primarily...
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Missouri gardeners will find new guidelines in the updated USDA plant hardiness zone map. The map helps growers zero in on which vegetables and flowers will do best in different parts of the state, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Tamra Reall. Perennial flowers and bushes...
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Cranberries have long been considered the crown jewel of Thanksgiving dinners, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. "This comes at somewhat of a surprise, since cranberries likely were not served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621," Trinklein says. Although the...
Buyers paid more for Missouri farmland in 2023, according to the annual Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey from University of Missouri Extension. More than 300 responses were collected from Missouri lenders, farmers, rural appraisers and others familiar with Missouri land values in October...
University of Missouri Extension is one of 14 partners to organize the new Heartland Regional Food Business Center serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. The Heartland Regional Food Business Center will help farm and food entrepreneurs build the businesses...
Many people from Missouri and beyond are getting ready for their favorite way to enjoy fall—hunting on their national forest lands. The Mark Twain National Forest (Forest) provides a million and a half acres for these activities. Hunting regulations for Missouri are set by the Missouri Department...
Are you looking to rapidly improve the genetic progress of your herd? Cattle producers interested in learning how to artificial inseminate have a hands-on opportunity coming up in Southwest Missouri. A team of livestock and dairy specialists with the University of Missouri – Extension will...
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University of Missouri Extension specialists urge producers to closely watch cattle grazing pastures with Johnson grass and other sorghum species. Cattle producers in several drought-stressed parts of Missouri have recently reported cattle deaths from suspected prussic acid or hydrocyanic acid...
The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced last week it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer. To help indemnify ranchers to reflect a trend...
University of Missouri Extension will hold a free monthly webinar series for sheep and goat producers starting Sept. 26, 2023. The series will be hosted by David Brown, MU Extension small ruminant specialist, alongside other experts in small ruminant production. The webinar is designed to...

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