Good ration affects cow profits; MU field day to tell of nutrition
by Duane Dailey COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri beef producers have it good when it comes to feed resources, says Eric Bailey, University of Missouri Extension nutritionist. On Sept. 21 at the MU Thompson Farm, Spickard, he’ll share his good news. Bailey, new to Missouri, can tell what cow owners face in New Mexico, Texas and Kansas. “I’ve seen lots of prairie hay with no nutrient value at all,” Bailey says. “Missourians make top-notch hay,” he says. Also, Show-Me producers have access to many distillers byproducts and alternative feeds. Other speakers at the Thompson Farm event will talk genetic advances. They know the part nutrition plays in expression of genetic potential. Research on fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) will be updated. The annual event at the MU research farm west of Spickard will be held in the evening, a change. Sign-in starts at 3:30 p.m. with farm tours to follow. Talks begin at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7:15. Last talk, on price premiums for selling qualit