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University of Missouri researchers are tracking the invasive longhorned tick, which causes weight loss, lost pregnancies and even death in cattle.

Producers can prepare for drought by adding warm-season forages to pastures that grow during the warm, dry conditions of midsummer known as the “summer slump."

Beef producers should approach 2023 with cautious optimism – matched with resolutions of good management and investment in infrastructure, says a University of Missouri business specialist.

Reports of fescue foot in Missouri has extension specialists urging producers to check herds for warning signs of the disease in January when it most often occurs.

Researchers at University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center are inviting beef producers to take part in a program to identify beef cows that use feed efficiently.

Mature hay is hay. It may be brome hay, prairie hay or any other type of hay. But in the end, it’s just hay until it’s been tested.

Drought increases the chance of nitrate poisoning and prussic acid poisoning. High concentrations in plants and water can harm or even kill animals.

In Monroe County, Mo., the Pembertons see several benefits of rotational grazing, such as pasture rest, regrowth and soil conservation. They perform biannual soil testing and add lime to their pastures as needed.

Cattle come to water two to five times daily and they will drink one to four minutes each time at a rate of 2 gallons per minute. Here's more reasons to have easy water access for cows.

Cattle grazing on lush green pastures tell the tale of why southwestern Missouri producers are warming up to warm-season grasses.