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Crop Management Conference

Farmers and crop specialists are invited to attend this annual conference Dec. 17–18 to receive industry updates from leading agriculture researchers.

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Agricultural Business and Policy Extension

Enroll in the MU Crop Management Conference
Dec. 17–18, 2019
Columbia, Mo.

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The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

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MU Crop Management Conference — Registration

Event date: Dec. 17, 2019 - Dec. 18, 2019

Event time: | 6:30 am - 4:00 pm

Columbia, MO

Farmers and crop specialists are invited to attend a special annual conference for industry updates from leading agriculture researchers at the University of Missouri and other institutions across the United States. Continuing Education CCA credits ...

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Missouri land values up 4% on average

Published: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s recent land value survey shows that average land prices for non-irrigated cropland across the state increased about 4% or $204 per acre from last year. The study shows averages of $5,421 per ...

Farmers urged to enroll early for popular MU Crop Management Conference, Dec. 17-18

Published: Monday, Nov. 4, 2019

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers ending an erratic crop year have help ahead. To get it, they should enroll for the MU Crop Management Conference in Columbia. Organizer Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri plant scientist, says the annual event fills ...

Professional liability insurance

Published: Monday, Sept. 16, 2019

Perhaps the best-known type of professional liability insurance is malpractice insurance carried by medical professionals. Professional liability insurance carried by other professionals, such as accountants and architects, is frequently called ...

Third-party injury and federal crop insurance

Published: Monday, Sept. 16, 2019

Multi-peril crop insurance is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agencies. For row crop producers, the most common multi-peril crop policies purchased are revenue protection and yield protection. Both of these insurance ...

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