Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is seeking beginning dairy farmers
The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is seeking beginning dairy farmers interested in on-the-job training on well-managed grazing-based dairies in Missouri. DGA Education...
Hot Hay Alert: Fire Prevention Starts at Baling
From the University of Missouri Extension MT. VERNON, Mo. — Almost every year someone loses a barn from fire caused by damp hay...
Arkansas cotton acreage reaches record low, grain sorghum acres triple in 2015; some report...
LITTLE ROCK — In the wake of several major weather events throughout the spring, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced...
Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1
COLUMBIA — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced that starting July 1, 2015, dairy farmers can enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
Proper Hay Storage Tips Avoid to Excessive Heat and Moisture and Maintain Hay Quality
FORSYTH, Mo. – When the rain ends or slows and the sun comes out, it becomes time to put up hay according to...
Horse Owners Should Take Precautions Against West Nile Virus
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is encouraging horse owners to take precautions and vaccinate their animals to protect against...
Wet Conditions Impacting Corn, Wheat and Soybean Yields
The University of Missouri-Extension LAMAR, Mo. -- Wet conditions this spring have made it difficult for crop farmers to plant according to Jill Scheidt,...
Stay alert for anthrax in livestock this summer
Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease is most common in cattle and sheep, but can be...
Arkansas River Valley Flooding meeting set for June 8 at Conway Co. Fairgrounds
From U of A System Division of AgricultureCONWAY, Ark. – Extension personnel with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are hosting a...
True Armyworms Migrate with Assistance of Strong Winds; MU Extension Specialist Advises Landowners to...
From University of Missouri Extension HOUSTON, Mo. — True armyworms are unpredictable, and their distribution has no set pattern from year to year....
