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Preparing for a GAPS Third-Party Audit, SCG MoAg Workshop

Event date: Nov. 30, 2023

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Farms considering a third-party audit are encouraged to attend a virtual workshop on preparing for a GAPS audit, offered by University of Missouri Extension Produce Food Safety specialist Patrick Byers. The workshop, offered in partnership with ...

NSF SBIR Interactive Workshop

Event date: Dec. 5, 2023 - Dec. 6, 2023

This day and a half workshop is designed to assist technology start-ups and existing businesses in learning how to apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants and Small Business Technology Transfer ...

2023 Crop Management Conference

Event date: Dec. 6, 2023 - Dec. 7, 2023

Columbia, MO

Farmers and crop specialists are invited to attend a special in-person annual conference for industry updates from leading agriculture researchers at the University of Missouri and other institutions across the US.A registration fee will apply and ...

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Midwest Crops Conference features speakers from four states

Published: Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Registration is open for the 2024 Midwest Crops Conference, Jan. 17-18, 2024, in St. Joseph. The annual event offers two days of updates from agricultural leaders, university extension specialists and industry experts from four ...

Cut flower grower is keynote for conference in St. Joseph

Published: Monday, Nov. 27, 2023

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Making urban farms bloom will be one of the many topics at the 2024 Great Plains Growers Conference and trade show, Jan. 11-13 in St. Joseph, Missouri.Keynote speaker Karen “Mimo” Davis will share her 30-plus-year journey to ...

Great Plains Growers Conference set for January

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Great Plains Growers Conference will be Jan. 12-13, 2024, on the Missouri Western State University campus in St. Joseph. The event includes optional pre-conference workshops on Jan. 11.“This conference is a great educational ...

Missouri Steer Feedout

Published: Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

Are you a cattle producer that has a small number of cattle but wants to experience feeding cattle in the feedyard, evaluate your cattle’s feedyard performance, and determine whether your cattle meet certain targets at slaughter that influence ...

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Lafayette County Courthouse

Publication date: Dec. 1, 1980

Missouri CourthousesContact and other information about this county is available on the National Association of Counties website.Marian M. OhmanDepartment of Community DevelopmentCounty: LafayetteOrganized: Nov. 16, 1820Named after: General ...

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Food Preservation

online $30.00

This self-paced course provides research based information needed to safely and successfully preserve food at home. Participants of all levels of food preservation experience are welcome, including individuals with little or no previous food ...

Missouri Master Gardener Online Core Training - Fall 2023

Aug. 13, 2023 - Dec. 30, 2023

online $200.00

The manual for this course, the Missouri Master Gardener Manual can be downloaded for printing. Access the manual. The motto of the Missouri Master Gardener Extension Program is “helping others learn to grow.” This is accomplished by providing ...

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