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Missouri Custom Rates survey

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Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program

An educational program for Missouri cattle farmers to improve heifer development through technology and management practices

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Agricultural Business and Policy Extension

Enroll in the Agricultural Lenders School 2020
June 1–5
Columbia, Mo.

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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Agricultural Lenders School 2020

Event date: June 1, 2020 - June 5, 2020

Event time: | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Columbia, MO

The University of Missouri Agricultural Lenders School was developed to provide in-depth training in agricultural finance for lenders seeking to make good loan decisions in today's marketplace. Early career lenders (zero to five years experience) or ...

Graves-Chapple Research Center Field Day

Event date: Aug. 25, 2020

Event time: | 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

Fairfax, MO

The 32nd Annual field day provides information to area producters. Cost : Free Contact : Jim Crawford, CrawfordJ@missouri.edu, 660-744-6231 Partners : Missouri Corn Growers Missouri Soybean Association Farm Credit Services And Local Agribusinesses

Computers on the Farm 2020

Event date: Jan. 17, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2020

Event time: | 5:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Osage Beach, MO

If you are a farmer who wants to make more effective use of your computer on your farm, this conference is designed for you! Computers on the Farm is an annual event for all people interested in computer applications on the farm. Topics are planned ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dicamba injury and insurance

Published: Monday, Sept. 16, 2019

Dicamba can cause injury to off-target plants, leading to third-party injury claims that involve business liability insurance plans. Third-party injury is when the actions of one person affect another person. The introduction of Xtend soybeans and ...

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Value Chains for the Missouri Industrial Hemp Industry

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This report is a guide for entrepreneurs to understand the value chains and business opportunities in offering fiber, grain and cannabinoids. It presents the value chain of growing industrial hemp for cannabidiol (CBD), grain or fiber, and discusses ...

Missouri Industrial Hemp Production

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This report is a producer’s guide to regulation, agronomics, and economics and risks in producing industrial hemp in Missouri. It begins with an overview of the hemp industry in Missouri. Then it delves into laws and regulations; agronomic ...

Market Opportunities for Industrial Hemp

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This report is a guide to understanding markets and demand for various industrial hemp plant products. Industrial hemp produces several components — broadly, stalks, seeds, roots, leaves and flowers — that processors may direct toward a variety ...

Comparative Analysis of the Industrial Hemp Industry

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2019

This report is a guide to the evolution of the U.S. industrial hemp industry in the global economy. It begins with an overview of the hemp industry in the U.S., Canada and the rest of the world. Then it provides snapshots of industrial hemp ...

Industrial Hemp for CBD Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2019

This budget presents information useful to farmers considering industrial hemp production for cannabidiol (CBD) in Missouri. Because this budget contains much anecdotal, as opposed to research-based information, farmers are encouraged to customize ...

Industrial Hemp for Grain and Fiber Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2019

This budget presents information useful to farmers considering industrial hemp production for grain and fiber in Missouri. Because this budget contains much anecdotal, as opposed to research-based information, farmers are encouraged to customize the ...

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CAFNR - College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Through research and scholarly endeavors, CAFNR strives to discover and disseminate new knowledge, scientific information and innovations through formal and nonformal educational programs.

Missouri Alternatives Center

Accurate and research based information on alternatives in agriculture.

AgSite Assessment Tool

Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.

Graphs of byproduct prices

Details with graphs the prices of corn, soy, wheat and other byproducts.

Missouri cash grain bids

Cash bids for Missouri grain, paid to producers.

Missouri farmland values opinion survey

Annual results to a survey designed to determine what people think is happening to Missouri farmland values.

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