Missouri

The biennial meeting, July 7-8 in Springfield, Mo., promotes dairy farms where cows, not farmers, harvest forage, says Joe Horner, University of Missouri Extension dairy economist.

The small, experimental pasture-based dairy at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center in Mt. Vernon has accomplished all of the goals it set out in 1999.

After a dicey planting season last year in Missouri, producers plan to return to their normal rotations by planting as many acres of corn and soybeans this year as they did two years ago.

AgDay’s Tyne Morgan takes us to the Show-Me State where the heat has pushed this year’s crop to be ready a month early.

From tapping into a tradition in livestock to exploring a plant research facility opening the door for the future, see how the University of Missouri is keeping its focus on agriculture.

Farmers in west-central Missouri are planting at a rapid pace, with most already finished with corn and now moving to soybeans. The historic planting pace is also catching the attention of USDA-NASS.