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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The annual Computers on the Farm conference returns to the Lake of the Ozarks Jan. 17-18, 2020, to help producers learn digital tools for their farms. While it’s arranged by University of Missouri Extension, much teaching comes... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension offers free industrial hemp production workshops in December and January. MU Extension agronomist Greg Luce and agricultural economist Joe Horner will talk on growing industrial hemp and crop... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The sale barn filled with more watchers than bidders for Show-Me-Select heifers at SEMO Livestock Sales, Fruitland, Dec. 7. Prices averaged $1,651 on 64 head. It was fourth of six fall sales. “We were short on buyers,” said... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – To reduce fescue foot, a long-used plan to feed winter hay after grazing down fall pastures should be changed. A University of Missouri Extension forage specialist says it’s backwards. Feed hay first; then graze stockpiled winter... Read more ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Snow days and winter holidays give parents and child care workers openings to teach kids about the wonders of nature. “Winter break is a great time to teach children about insects and gardening,” says University of Missouri... Read more ...
BETHANY, Missouri – Multiple agencies from a four-county region are working to launch a new program that will train youth on how to prepare for a disaster event. The Missouri Youth Preparedness Initiative, or MyPI, is a national award winning... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Scientific studies have declared the poinsettia harmless, but the plant is still dogged by its reputation as a grave menace to children and pets. “It’s a myth that poinsettias are toxic,” said University of Missouri Extension... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Average price for bred heifers was $1,767 in the third Show-Me-Select fall sale. It was the biggest of six sales so far. Ten consignors offered 231 head at Kingsville (Mo.) Livestock Auction, Nov. 30. AI-bred heifers averaged... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. - While poinsettias are the most popular blooming holiday plant, if you are looking for a plant that can bloom for many years to come, try a holiday cactus, said a University of Missouri horticulturist. “Given proper care, the... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new sale for Show-Me-Select heifers can start in northwestern Missouri. But first, area cow-calf farmers must join to produce and sell the quality beef replacements. Jenna Monnig, University of Missouri Extension livestock... Read more ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Crop Management Conference offers 33 sessions and 19 speakers Dec. 17-18 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia. Organizer Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist, says... Read more ...
CASSVILLE, Mo. – Richard Asbill wants cattle and wildlife to benefit from warm-season grasses on his southwestern Missouri farm. Asbill, the superintendent of the Cassville R-IV School District and a former agriculture teacher, is one of the first... Read more ...
