Farm & Ranch

Love them or hate them, the beet’s nutritional value is as intense as its striking purple color. Once the Rodney Dangerfield of the garden, beets are finding new respect among nutrition and health advocates. Beets are not just for borscht or pickling any more, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. The granddaddy of

Partners in pasture group along with University of Missouri Extension will be hosting a pasture walk on April 24 at Focal Dairy near Schell City, Mo.  The workshop will begin with the educational portion at 5:30 p. m. and that will involve and educational tour where participants will learn about the day to day activities

If you have never grown potatoes before, then this is the year to try according to Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator with University of Missouri Extension. “Potatoes are easy to grow, they are good producers, and they are delicious,” said McGowan. A successful crop depends on a successful planting. McGowan says planting can begin anytime between

University of Missouri Extension will soon begin a new session of Annie’s Project, a farm management class for women. Farm women and women landowners learn new skills in the six-session evening class, said Mary Sobba, MU Extension agricultural business specialist. Classes in Kirksville, Mexico and Monticello begin March 2. Another class starts in Potosi on

by Rebecca French Smith Not a month ago, a furry little friend in Pennsylvania proclaimed six more weeks of winter. Right. This winter has been a weird one, for sure. Who could blame him for getting it wrong? Of course, he is some 800 miles away from us here in Missouri. Here in Missouri, warm

I want to make you aware of the upcoming MU Extension Beef Cattle Reproduction Workshop that will be held on March 20 in Lamar at the Barton County MU Extension Center at 801 East 12th Street, Lamar. 64759. The workshop will begin at 6:30 p. m. and the presenters will be Patrick Davis, Cedar County

University of Missouri Extension will hold five workshops throughout the state on preventing and responding to disease outbreaks. Teng Lim, MU Extension agricultural engineer, says government groups have collaborated to bring an awareness of diseases that threaten the health of food animals and wildlife. In recent years, emerging threats have included porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

The Cedar County Cattlemen’s Association met Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Land O’ Lakes Youth Fairgrounds in El Dorado Springs. The meeting was called to order by Billy Bruce with 62 members and guests present. The brisket dinner was sponsored by Dusty Moses, manager at Producers MFA-Walker. Tom Bryant gave the state director’s report. He

This is one of the most dangerous times of the year for farmers, says University of Missouri Extension safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Grain Bin Safety Week is Feb. 19-25. Farmers usually check and empty grain bins during late winter and early spring. This routine job is the source of many on-farm accidents and deaths, Funkenbusch

Adding poultry litter or nitrogen to toxic fescue pastures grows more grass, but also boosts toxins in the grass. A three-year study at the University of Missouri shows liming helps grass but doesn’t increase ergovaline. That toxin harms grazing cattle many ways, mostly in lost production. In recent frigid cold, farmers reported cases of fescue