Agriculture
An abundance of flies in cow herds is being reported to University of Missouri Extension specialists this summer, increasing the likelihood of cattle health issues, including pinkeye.
MU Extension livestock field specialist Elizabeth Picking estimates face flies are the biggest contributor...
Rain is always a wild card when deciding the right time to mow hay.
"Pop-up showers and storms are a risk this time of the year," says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Hunter Lovewell. This unpredictability makes it important to keep an eye on weather forecasts and understand how...
The Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced July 31, 2024, as the cut-off date to apply for the next opportunity for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding.
IRA assistance is available to agriculture producers including...
The cicada symphony may be coming to an end, but the effects of the performers are becoming apparent. Calls and emails are beginning to come into University of Missouri Extension offices from homeowners reporting the ends of many tree branches are turning brown and dropping off.
"In the...
Agriculture workers are 20 times more likely than other workers to die from heat.
Heat deaths are 100 percent preventable with water, rest and shade, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch.
Workers in farming, fishing and forestry are at...
Right after daffodils, tulips and hyacinths have spent their last flowers, many homeowners mow the plants down. That's a bad idea if you want them to keep flowering year after year.
Spring-flowering bulbs need to photosynthesize and produce food in order for the bulbs to enlarge and set the...
True armyworm moths have been reported in the area. The adult moths will lay eggs that hatch within a few days. Larvae begin feeding immediately and can cause significant damage quickly. Farmers should begin scouting pastures, wheat, and corn fields to avoid damage.
Dusk or dawn is the best...
A recent investigation of illegal tree harvesting on the Mark Twain National Forest that led to the indictment of a southern Missouri man used an uncommon form of evidence—DNA from an illegally harvested log. This case marks the first time that tree DNA was used to investigate a federal timber...
University of Missouri Extension in Howell County is offering a Spring Pasture Walk on Tuesday, April 23 at 3:00 p.m. at Picking Ranch, located on State Route AD.
Dr. Sarah Kenyon, MU Extension Agronomy Specialist will be discussing pasture weed and forage identification and control....
After three years of research, University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialists are learning how to successfully grow lavender in Missouri.
The popularity of lavender's fresh scent has endured since ancient times. Cleopatra reportedly used it to seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony...