Agriculture
“Hay harvest management will influence supplementation needs for cattle next hay feeding season,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist. Davis urges cattle and hay producers to harvest and bale hay properly to get the best quality possible because this will lead to...
A University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist offers safety suggestions for volunteers delivering food to those in need during the COVID-19 era.
“Many people at high risk of being severely affected by COVID-19 due to age or underlying health conditions depend on the generosity of...
Beginning Fall 2020, North Central Missouri College will be offering a new certificate option for students who are interested in pursuing a career in agribusiness. NCMC’s newest one-year Agriculture Operations Technology Certificate is endorsed by MFA Inc. and allows students the opportunity for an...
COLUMBIA – As work at meat processing plants slows during COVID-19, hog producers may want to feed pigs cheaper diets and hold them longer.
University of Missouri Extension swine nutritionist Marcia Shannon says producers can feed more fiber and less fat to slow growth.
“This is a good time to move...
We hope everyone has been practicing the rules set by our government during this coronavirus/ COVID-19 pandemic. By not gathering in groups larger than 10 and the 6-foot distancing. Please use the internet to get some ideas on what projects you are enrolled in so you can work on them separately....
It’s one of the world’s most impressive songbird migrants, and might travel the equivalent of 4 or 5 times around the circumference of the earth in it’s lifetime. Bobolinks travel back and forth from Argentina in southern South America each year, for total round trip of about 12,500 miles.
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One new topic that has been making the news in the outdoors of late is the newest invasive species to come to North America. The Asian giant hornet, otherwise known as Vespa mandarinia, is indeed a giant bug—some reach lengths of nearly two inches. For reference, your average honeybee is a bit over...
