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Cows grazing sunn hemp at MU Greenley Research Farm in northeastern Missouri. Photo by Harley Naumann.
Crops, Forage Crops

Sunn hemp can boost summer pastures

Frequent droughts in Missouri have livestock producers discussing more adaptable summer pasture options. Read More

Farmland conservation practices can include windbreaks. (File photo courtesy of University of Nebraska)
Crops, Land, Soil Health

How to have conversations about conservation on leased land

Cattle (File photo, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
Livestock, Markets

Can high cattle prices pay for mistakes?



Calves grazing on the Giles Ranch. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Mizzou to have grazing school

Cattle - forage (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Use summer annual forages to build your grazing forage base

  • By Patrick Davis │ University of Missouri Extension
Dairy cows

2024 dairy returns might improve

Hostas, the stars of shady landscapes, earned the National Garden Bureau’s nod as Perennial of the Year for 2024. (Photo by David Trinklein.)

Hosta steps out of the shadows in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
One way to distinguish knotroot foxtail from annual foxtail is to look at the plant roots, which have “knotty” rhizomes. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Bradley.)

Two weeds to watch in pastures, hayfields in 2024

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Teppo Lily (Photo: iStock - itasun)

Felines not a purr-fect match for Easter lilies and similar flowers

(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Free USDA webinar for Missouri sheep, goat producers

Salad plantation in a square garden at springtime, and some tomato plantation and flowers. (Photo: iStock - NCAImages)

Companion planting: Positive partnerships that produce more