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Bull management for breeding success
Bull management for breeding success
What's a bull worth? What is that future calf crop worth? Davis advises cattle producers to implement effective management practices for bulls as they transition out of the breeding pasture and prepare for future breeding seasons to safeguard their investment.
Apply to be Century Farm
Apply to be Century Farm
Guidelines The following guidelines are used for the selection and recognition of Missouri Century Farms.
Missouri 4-H
Become a 4-H Volunteer
Become a 4-H Volunteer
Get involved through volunteering 4-H grows true leaders. Our youth pursue their passions, solve problems and tackle everyday challenges. And YOU are the key to their success! Being a 4-H volunteer is satisfying and can positively influence youth ages 5-18. We need adult volunteers to mentor 4-H youth, lead local clubs, and become project leaders.
Hatching chicks in the classroom with Missouri 4-H
Hatching chicks in the classroom with Missouri 4-H
Each spring across Missouri, classrooms come alive with the sounds of chirping chicks as students gather around incubators to watch life unfold. Through the Missouri 4-H “Show Me Embryology” project, thousands of young learners are discovering the science behind those tiny cracks in an eggshell.
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Support youth development across Missouri through 4-H programs, scholarships, and community partnerships with the Missouri 4-H Foundation.
Missouri 4-H
Missouri 4-H
Agriculture and environment
Preparing Missouri's next generation of farmers
Preparing Missouri's next generation of farmers
Column by University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialists Wesley Tucker, Denice Ferguson and Mary Sobba, and Robert Jones, director of Integrated Marketing Communications for MU Extension.
Keeping Missouri calves home
Keeping Missouri calves home
Each year, thousands of Missouri calves leave the state shortly after weaning. Leaving with them is the opportunity to add value, strengthen local economies and grow producer profits. University of Missouri Extension is working to change that through its expanded Feedlot School program.
MU Soil and Plant Testing Lab moves to cheaper, quicker testing
MU Soil and Plant Testing Lab moves to cheaper, quicker testing
The MU Extension Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory is transitioning to a new soil nutrient extraction method, called Mehlich-3, which has become the industry standard for soil testing. Adopting the Mehlich-3 method enhances laboratory efficiency and enables the laboratory to provide a more complete nutrient analysis in a single test while keeping overall testing costs lower.
Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program
Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program
An educational program for Missouri farmers aimed at improving heifer development by using the latest research on health, nutrition, genetics and reproductive science.
Missouri farmer adjusts to life with alpha-gal syndrome | MU Extension
Missouri farmer adjusts to life with alpha-gal syndrome | MU Extension
Life changed dramatically for Ted DeVault of Mexico, Mo., in 2023, when he was diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a serious allergic condition triggered by the lone star tick, which is common in Missouri.
Pest Monitoring Network
Pest Monitoring Network
Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Agriculture and environment
Agriculture and environment
Supporting Missouri’s farms, gardens, water, soil and livestock with research-based guidance, tools, and training for healthy, resilient agriculture and natural resources.
Gardening
Youth gardening offers creative learning opportunities
Youth gardening offers creative learning opportunities
Growing plants teaches kids more than just gardening skills, says MU Extension horticulture specialist Donna Aufdenberg.
Gardening tips from Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners
Gardening tips from Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners
MU Extension Master Gardeners are volunteers whose mission is to help others learn to grow. They are a group of highly trained volunteers that provide, resea...
Starting Plants Indoors From Seeds
Starting Plants Indoors From Seeds
Revised by David Trinklein Horticulture Extension State Specialist Division of Plant Sciences and Technology Many flowers and vegetables may be started from seeds indoors. Vigorous plants started indoors flower sooner and produce an earlier harvest than plants started outdoors. Seeds of certain species, however, are best sown directly outdoors when weather conditions permit and are actually delayed by transplanting.
Care of Flowering Potted Plants
Care of Flowering Potted Plants
Horticulture & Gardening
Horticulture & Gardening
Explore practical tips and programs for gardening, plant care, landscaping, and growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
Business and community
Strategic Doing for Thriving Communities
Strategic Doing for Thriving Communities
Nonprofit Technical Assistance
Nonprofit Technical Assistance
Leadership and Community Development programs
Leadership and Community Development programs
Small Business Development Centers
Small Business Development Centers
Exceed — Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development
Exceed — Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development
Business and community
Business and community
Health and Human Sciences
Understanding Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Understanding Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Can-Do Recipes: Salmon
Can-Do Recipes: Salmon
Senior health
Senior health
How to Freeze Vegetables
How to Freeze Vegetables
Missouri Food Finder
Missouri Food Finder
Show Me Simple and Healthy Recipes
Show Me Simple and Healthy Recipes
Health and human sciences
Health and human sciences
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