Cattle producers see more profit when they add legumes to fescue pastures and manage grazing systems properly, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist. Fescue remains the hardy mainstay of southwestern Missouri pastures. Adding legumes gives fescue fields more nutritional punch and profit, Davis says. Proper management is key to making grasses and […]
BTC Bank welcomes Chris Hoffman, Business Development Officer, to the BTC Family. Chris has joined the Trenton team at their temporary location and will move to their new building at the same location, 1000 Oklahoma Avenue, upon completion. Chris has been a part of the Trenton community his entire life. Born and raised in Trenton, […]
Thompson Farm, Spickard, makes a home for beef reproduction research from the University of Missouri. That doesn’t protect it from harsh weather of hot droughts and frigid calving season faced by all beef farms recently. Weather cut beef herd size and boosted costs for labor and feed, farm manager Jon Schreffler told a meeting of […]
Leaders at the University of Missouri fired school police officer Marcus Collins after obtaining a photo of him in blackface. Mizzou spokesman Christian Basi says it all happened within a few hours. Basi confirms the photo was taken BEFORE Collins worked for MU and Collins confirmed that he was dressed as Flava-Flav, a […]
The Livingston County Commission plans to discuss a culvert and road issue in Sampsel Township next week. The Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe Tuesday, March 19th starting at 9:30 with an agenda that includes George Quinn, John Quinn, and Chris Ruoff at 10 o’clock regarding the road issue and meeting with the […]
More than 200 head of cattle have died of nitrate poisoning in Missouri in roughly the past month. University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey says the problem has become worse because of the extended winter. University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey says weather extremes have contributed to toxic levels […]
Veterans seeking information and assistance regarding VA disability claims, benefits, and military discharges are invited to attend free events hosted by legal experts from the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic. The events are offered as part of the Clinic’s Tigers for Troops initiative in partnership with the University of Missouri Extension. One […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting next week along with the Chillicothe Municipal Airport Advisory Board. The workshop and meetings will be held at the Chillicothe City Hall with the workshop to discuss the 2019-2020 budget will be held Monday evening, March 11th at 5:30. The city council will […]
March is Women’s History Month and the Livingston County Library will be celebrating with a presentation by Dr. Jane Greer entitled, “Women’s Work, Women’s Words: Understanding Rural Literacies and Labors through Farm Women’s Memoirs.” Dr. Greer is a member of the inaugural class of the University of Missouri System’s Presidential Engagement Fellows. She is Professor of […]
Weed problems may explode this year thanks to the drought of 2018 and residual problems associated with overgrazing in parched pastures, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Valerie Tate. Last year’s extreme weather conditions created a forage shortage. As a result, many pastures were overgrazed. When pastures are overgrazed, there is little green leaf material […]
The Grundy County Extension Council set goals for 2019 at its meeting Monday. The goals include better marking and visibility for Extension and better communication between councils. The council approved council members, Josh Marshall, and Sarah Lowrey, to be on the audit committee after they volunteered. Member Kelly Wilson was approved as the Regional Council […]
Two years of abnormal weather changed plant growth, which changes livestock digestion and in the end, cows die. The words “it’s very complex” kept popping up in a University of Missouri emergency teleconference of state and regional MU Extension specialists. This winter farmers find groups of cows dead, often falling on newly unrolled baled hay. […]
