June 10, 2024
It seems many people in the farming and ranching communities are still having a hard time coming to terms with the concept of climate change and what role human beings might play in this process...


May 28, 2024
In the Midwest, over the last two decades, both June and September have shown a trend toward warmer average monthly temperatures...


April 29, 2024
Dealing with an honest broker who is well-versed in the market can have many advantages that can save a farmer or customer time, resources, and money...


April 23, 2024
In my last column, I had discussed how to train your grazier’s eye to conduct ongoing pasture inventories...


April 9, 2024
Will it head early? Will it head late?These two questions follow grass varieties around like a lost puppy. They get asked by grass breeders during development; they get asked by marketing departments...


April 2, 2024
Another flip of the calendar means the first cutting of alfalfa is fast approaching for many farmers...


March 26, 2024
Fall dormancy of alfalfa is an important trait to consider when selecting a variety, but how relevant is it to farm-scale production?...


March 26, 2024
Do fresh, newly planted pastures provide better nutritional quality for grazing livestock than older pastures?...


March 26, 2024
Drought is on farmers’ minds across Missouri and other states. Monthly precipitation has been below average 17 of the last 22 months in Columbia, Mo...


March 12, 2024
During my years as an extension agent, I would occasionally be called out to a farm for the purpose of evaluating a failed or thin new alfalfa seeding field...