Agriculture
Mark Twain National Forest is recruiting people to serve on the Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). The notification for recruitment initially went out in October. The USDA Forest Service is seeking 15 individuals, representing a wide range of Forest connections, to volunteer to serve...
A Backyard Poultry Workshop will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is a free workshop.
Learn the basics of poultry care, predator proofing coops, nutrition, and chick raising.
The workshop will be held at the Howell County Extension, located at 1376 Bill...
University of Missouri Extension has partnered with the Missouri Department of Conservation on a unique program to establish white oak seed orchards on private land. These orchards are intended to provide a steady supply of white oak acorns from trees of known quality and growth characteristics,...
University of Missouri Extension will offer a seven-part webinar series in January and February on how to manage vegetable crops for maximum yield. The series runs 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 6 through Feb. 25, 2025.
"This will be a great webinar for aspiring and beginning farmers...
Missouri farmers may have grown the peanuts that you enjoy in holiday candies like peanut brittle or peanut clusters.
In 2020, the USDA named Missouri a primary peanut-producing state, a designation for states averaging more than 10,000 tons of peanut production annually over three years,...
November is a good time to review winter feeding plans, according to University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Eric Meusch.
"Forage growth has come to an end, so making sure producers have what they need to feed their livestock though the winter is important," Meusch said. "...
"Given most nuts ripen late in the year, they have long been associated with the holiday season," said David Trinklein, horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension. It also is one of the few times when consumers see what nuts looks like in nature. Most often, nuts are purchased...
After years of record-breaking farmland prices in Missouri, is stabilization on the horizon? Data from the latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey hints at slower growth in Show-Me State farmland values.
The annual survey provides valuable insights into farmland values, who is buying...
Big changes are coming for private pesticide applicator training next year.
University of Missouri Extension private pesticide applicator training coordinator Rusty Lee says extension specialists will hold workshops across the state after Jan. 1, 2025, to train those who apply restricted...
Matt and Kayla Franks and family of West Plains were among the families honored during the 67th annual Missouri Farm Family Day, Aug. 12 at the Missouri State Fair.
The Franks family was selected as the Howell County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Howell County...