Division News

Cover crops protect and improve soil
One of the most important crops is the one not to harvest, but to protect and improve the soil. - Nov 19, 2009

Precision agriculture online course set for Jan. 12-March 4
University of Missouri Extension is offering an eight-week online course on managing farm machinery using precision agriculture, Jan. 12 through March 4. - Nov 19, 2009

MU forestry students selling Christmas trees
Members of the University of Missouri Forestry Club will be selling Scotch pine and balsam fir Christmas trees during the first two weekends of December. - Nov 17, 2009

MU to premiere new wheat variety
Farmers will soon have a new variety of wheat that promises high yields and excellent qualities in milling. - Nov 17, 2009

Business owners, farmers need estate plans
Small-business owners and farmers spend many hours running their business. They invest their life savings and may take out loans to make the business successful. - Nov 17, 2009

Coping with moldy corn
Farmers can cope with mold-ridden corn in fields and bins in a few ways. - Nov 17, 2009

Friday the 13th marks record losses for pork farmers, says MU swine economist
As of noon on Friday the 13th of November, pork producers have lost more money than they lost in the pork price disaster of 1998-99, said Ron Plain, University of Missouri Extension livestock economist. - Nov 13, 2009

Being lazier in your cow-calf operation might pay off in the long run
Weaning fall calves early the next spring might leave you doing more work and earning less money, according to a University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. - Nov 13, 2009

Show-Me Seafood MU, Lincoln University partner to promote aquaculture in Missouri
Ray Wright wasn't sure what he would find when he drained a quarter-acre pond at the University of Missouri Bradford Research and Extension Center near Columbia. - Nov 12, 2009

MU opens experimental winery
The University of Missouri has established an experimental winery to test grape varieties and growing practices in Missouri. - Nov 11, 2009

Farmers set agenda at Missouri Livestock Symposium, Dec. 4-5
The annual Missouri Livestock Symposium, Dec. 4-5 at Kirksville Middle School, will demonstrate ways area farmers working together make learning easy. - Nov 11, 2009

Farmers should test corn for high mold levels
Not testing this year's corn crop could be risky for hog farmers. This fall's wet weather has spurred mold growth, which can lead to toxin buildup in feed, said University of Missouri Extension specialists. - Nov 10, 2009

10 healthy fall fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are easier to come by in the summer than in the fall and winter. But to stay healthy and ward off diseases, it's important to include fruits and vegetables in your diet year-round, notes a University of Missouri Extension specialist. - Nov 10, 2009

12-state e-conference Dec. 1 to promote agriculture's role in energy production
Universities from 12 Midwestern states will host a virtual conference Dec. 1 aimed at promoting agriculture's role in energy production. - Nov 10, 2009

Hurried harvest calls for increased electrical safety
Farmers in a hurry to complete the most-delayed corn harvest in 30 years are fighting wet fields and added stress, making them vulnerable to injuries, said University of Missouri Extension farm safety specialist. - Nov 09, 2009