As a fourth-generation cattle farmer, Jared Decker knows that cattle suffer from health and productivity issues when they are taken from one environment–which the herd has spent generations adapting to–to a place with a different climate, a different elevation or even different grass. But as a researcher at the University of Missouri, Decker also sees an opportunity to use science…
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Defining the Objective
Division of Animal Sciences bringing cattle breeding plans to Agricultural Research Centers
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. For years, the Thompson Research Center, near Spickard, Mo., has been home to a very defined breeding plan…
Noticing Signs of Stress
Good animal husbandry key to understanding animal needs
Good animal husbandry is having an understanding of what the animal needs on a day-to-day basis. For cattle, that can mean finding ways to reduce stress, such as good forage, easily accessible and clean water, and shade. Noticing signs of stress can be extremely important for cattle owners, as those signs can be the beginning of a much bigger problem,…
Engaging with Cattlemen Across the State
Eric Bailey will speak twice during the Thompson Research Center field day
Eric Bailey has hit the ground running since he joined the University of Missouri last year as an assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences and a state beef Extension specialist. Bailey has been a regular at the Agricultural Research Centers’ field days since he came to MU in June 2017, speaking and engaging with farmers, producers and cattlemen…
Research Center Magazine: Practicing Good Animal Husbandry
Wurdack reducing cattle stress through good forage, clean water and shade
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. Among the 1,200 acres at the Wurdack Research Center is nearly 300 acres of pasture ground. Cattle…
Research Center Magazine: Rebuilding Wildlife Habitat
FSRC using edge feathering to improve wildlife habitat
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. Located in the Green Hills region, in the north central portion of Missouri, the Forage Systems Research…
Research Center Magazine: Improving Heifer Development
Thompson herd strengthened through the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. The Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program has enrolled more than 135,000 heifers on more than 850 farms…
Research Center Magazine: Testing the Herd
Genetic testing helping to strengthen the herd at Foremost Dairy
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. In 2014, Pastel, a Holstein heifer, was born at the Foremost Dairy Research Center. The calf was…
A Change in Pace
Thompson Research Center field day moves to evening format
With a change in field day format, the Thompson Research Center brought the same informative presentations at a different time on Thursday, Sept. 21. In the past, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Thompson Research Center field day has been held in the morning hours with a free lunch. This year’s event was moved to…
Leading the Next Generation
Fifth-generation rancher becomes MU Extension beef nutrition specialist
Fifth-generation rancher Eric Bailey recently joined the University of Missouri Extension as state beef nutrition specialist. He chose Mizzou for “its desire to innovate and be leaders in the next generation of beef producers.” He will work with specialists on beef cattle nutrition. He plans to meet beef farmers and leaders across the state. A native of Santa Rosa, New…