Agricultural business

News

• Friday the 13th marks record losses for pork farmers, says MU swine economist
  Friday, November 13, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – As of noon on Friday the 13th of November, pork producers have lost more money than they lost in the pork price disaster of 1998-99, said Ron Plain, University of Missouri Extension livestock economist.
• Farm Bureau honors MU Extension’s Devlin
  Thursday, November 12, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Karisha Devlin of Edina received the Outstanding Agriculturalist Award from the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation.
  
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• Grow Your Farm program is growing
  Monday, October 26, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – A three-year, $730,000 USDA grant will enable the University of Missouri, Lincoln University and the Jefferson Agricultural Institute to expand a training program for beginning farmers.

Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• Ag Tax Tidbits
• AgEBB: Farm Management
• AgEBB: Farm Marketing
• AgEBB: Hay Market Listing
• Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Extension
• Beef Focus Team
• Commercial Agriculture Program: Step-by-step guide to permitting an animal feeding operation
• Computers on the Farm
• Dairy Focus Team
• Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Missouri AgrAbility Project
• Missouri Agricultural Law Center
• Missouri Beef Resource Guide
• Missouri Dairy Business Update
• Missouri Dairymen's Resource Guide
• Missouri Farm Accounting Resources
• Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program
• Missouri Swine Resource Guide
• Pasture Based Dairies in Missouri
• Value Added Agriculture

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Animal Manure Management Resources
• eXtension Entrepreneurs and Their Communities Resources
• eXtension Financial Crisis and Farms Resources
• eXtension Financial Crisis Resources
• eXtension Organic Agriculture Resources

Publications

• EQ378, Selecting a Site for Livestock and Poultry Operations
• G302, 2006 Custom Rates for Farm Services in Missouri
• G361, Securing Manure Spreading Rights Through Easements
• G403, Farm Land Values for Missouri Counties
• G423, Flexible Cash Rental Arrangement
• G424, Missouri Crop-Share Leasing Patterns
• G426, Farm Lease Agreement
• G427, 2008 Cash Rental Rates in Missouri
• G428, Customary Farm Rental Arrangements
• G429, Leasing Farm Equipment
• G451, Liability of Farm Employers
• G453, Farmers Liability for Their Animals
• G508, Delayed Payment of Federal Estate Taxes
• G511, Legal Aspects of Farm Partnerships
• G520, Verbal Farm Rental Agreements Under Missouri Law
• G530, Rental Agreements for Irrigated Land
• G601, Agricultural Commodity Futures Contract Specifications
• G602, Introduction to Hedging Agricultural Commodities with Futures
• G603, Introduction to Hedging Agricultural Commodities with Options
• G604, Commodity Futures Terminology
• G605, Interpreting Commodity Futures and Options Price Quotes
• G642, Establishing the Transfer Price: Balancing Businesses
• G643, Hedging Ethanol in the NYMEX Unleaded Gas Futures
• G648, Break-even Pricing, Revenue and Units
• G649, Selecting an Appropriate Pricing Strategy
• G700, Hiring and Managing Farm Labor
• G740, Maintaining Woodland Tax Records
• G820, Does the Family Farm Really Matter?
• G901, Basics of Missouri Agricultural Cooperatives
• G902, Member Control of Cooperatives: What It Means and How It Is Exercised
• G903, How Agricultural Cooperatives Are Taxed
• G6222, Selling Strategies for Local Food Producers
• MP627, A Farmer’s Guide to Multiple Peril Crop Insurance
• NCR2, Income Tax Management for Farmers
• NCR56, Long Term Land Installment Contracts
• NCR75, Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements for Your Farm
• NCR105, Crop-Share or Crop-Share/Cash Rental Arrangements for Your Farm
• NCR106, Irrigation Crop-Share or Crop-Share-Cash Farm Lease
• NCR107, Livestock-Share Rental Arrangements for Your Farm
• NCR108, Livestock Share Farm Lease
• NCR148, Irrigation Crop-Share and Cash Rental Arrangements for Your Farm
• NCR149, Pasture Rental Arrangement for Your Farm
• NCR214, Rental Agreements for Farm Buildings and Livestock Facilities
• NCR233, Planning and Managing Your Farm Business Center
• NCR329, Farm Personnel Management
• NCR568, Alternative Financial/Organizational Structures of Farm and Agribusiness Firms
• NCR610A, Developing a Longer Range Strategic Farm Business Plan: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR610B, Managing the Overall Business: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR610C, Managing Production and Marketing Systems: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR610D, Acquiring and Managing Resources for the Farm: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR610E, Getting Established in Farming: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR610F, Planning the Late-career, Retirement-mode Years: Business Management for Farmers
• NCR615, Purchasing and Leasing Farm Equipment
• NRAES32, Farming Alternatives: A Guide for Evaluating the Feasibility of New Farm-Based Enterprises
• NRAES51, Produce Handling for Direct Marketing
• NRAES52, Facilities For Roadside Markets
• NRAES164, Enhancing Profitability in Greenhouse Firms
• SX1005, Managing Cover Crops Profitably
• SX1009, How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch
• SX1011, Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers
• SX1014, Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses
• WQ218, Record Keeping for Manure Land Application

You may be interested in these related publications:

• AF1013, Succession Planning for Woodland Owners
• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB3, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G100 - G1999
• EC705, Our Valuable Papers
• EC936, Getting Started in Farming: Mostly on Your Own
• EC937, Getting Started in Farming: Part-Time or Small Farms
• EC938, Getting Started in Farming Via the Home Farm
• EC939, Getting Started in Farming: So You Have Inherited a Farm
• EC946, Your Balance Sheet: Most Important Farm Financial Management Tool
• EC951, Getting Into Dairying
• G500, Your Rights Under Condemnation in Missouri
• G600, Crop Marketing Plan
• G1005, Selecting and Working With a Farm Building Contractor
• G1208, Fuel Requirement Estimates for Selected Field Operations
• G3500, Before You Go Into Dairying
• G3651, How to Compute Your Cost of Producing Milk
• G6223, Starting and Operating a Farmers' Market: Frequently Asked Questions
• G9420, Landowners' Guide to Lease Hunting in Missouri
• GH6830, Negotiation Skills
• M157, Missouri Grazing Manual
• M168, Dairy Grazing Manual
• MM102, Missouri Swine Enterprise Manual CD
• MX394, Choosing an Organizational Structure for Your Aquaculture Business
• SX1012, Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers
• SX1013, Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture