Prepaid sample mailers and forage augers for loan are available from the Webster County Extension Center to do your forage sampling. A minimum of 10 subsamples of forage, mixed together, are needed to provide an accurate composite sample for testing. Provide a one-quart sample of water in a clean jar. The most accurate results are obtained by keeping the sample cool and in the dark and getting it to the State Public Health Laboratory in Springfield, Missouri within six hours of taking the sample. Manure Testing Manure analysis is available through Livestock Nutrition Laboratory Services at the University of Missouri.
Turnaround time is one week.
Samples should be mailed early in the week. Instructions for obtaining a proper sample are available from the Webster County Extension Center. Fescue Fungus Testing Fescue fungus analysis is available through Livestock Nutrition Laboratory Services at the University of Missouri. Samples should be mailed early in the week. Test tube sets for collecting fescue leaf samples are available from the Webster County Extension Center.