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Heroes to Hives Online Successful Queen Rearing Book Study

Event date: Feb. 8, 2023 - May 15, 2023

The Missouri Heroes to Hives Chapter is hosting an online book study for hobby and commercial beekeepers, and for professionals who work with beekeepers.Successful Queen Rearing, Spivak, M., Becker, S., & Reuter, G. is a manual that demonstrates ...

Backyard Chickens 101

Event date: Feb. 8, 2023

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saint Louis, MO

This workshop will provide information on raising backyard chickens for egg production in the city and in the county. Topics will include housing, diseases, egg production, city and/or county regulations, egg licenses and more.Cost: ...

Central Missouri Forage & Beef Conference

Event date: March 3, 2023

Event time: | 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Vienna, MO

Attendees will have several opportunities to visit with the vendors at the trade show also. Speakers will cover topics including the beef market outlook, toxic weeds and pasture spraying, vaccination programs, how to extend your grazing year and ...

Annie's Project Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options

Event date: March 3, 2023 - March 24, 2023

This four-part, 12-hour program is designed to deliver basic farm financial literacy to women. Eight of the 12 hours will be spent online together on zoom. Another four hours of eduation through recorded webinars will be available, along with ...

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Technology inches farming toward autonomy

Published: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Armchair farming may not be here yet, but it’s getting closer.“Autonomy in agriculture isn’t as far away as you think,” says Kent Shannon, University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineering specialist.Agriculture is ...

Show-Me-Select heifers average more than $2,600 per head in fall sales at Fruitland

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The market for spring calvers in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program proved strong at fall 2022 sales, with top buyers paying in the $3,500 per head range at some sales.Buyers paid an average of $2,638 for Show-Me-Select ...

MU Extension planning budgets can aid farmers

Published: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As farms continue to see increased input costs and fluctuating returns in 2023, proper planning and decision-making will be critical for the year ahead. Updated enterprise planning budgets from University of Missouri Extension can ...

MFA Foundation gift supports rural mental health resources

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri farmers and ranchers increasingly struggle with mental health challenges and access to resources. The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017.With a ...

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Missouri Farm Land Values Opinion Survey

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

A web-based survey was conducted in October 2022 to determine what people think has been happening to farmland values in Missouri. Ag lenders, rural appraisers and farmers — persons expected to have insight on land values — received the survey.In ...

Leasing Land for Solar Energy Development

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

Leasing land to develop utility-scale solar energy farms is becoming more common in Missouri. Renewable energy developers are proposing leases to Missouri farmland owners near select transmission lines and substations.Utility-scale solar energy ...

Missouri Fencing and Boundary Laws

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2022

Figure 1. It is important for landowners to understand fence and boundary law to avoid conflict with neighbors and legal issues.Fencing duties and boundary locations have been the subject of arguments between neighbors for centuries. This publication ...

Market Channels for Locally Raised Foods

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2022

For local food producers, marketing decisions are as important as production decisions. Marketing involves developing a good that meets buyers’ needs, setting an appropriate price and promoting the product to build awareness and drive sales. ...

Three Types of Farm Meetings to Strengthen the Business and Start a Farm Transition Plan

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2022

Families may be inclined to only conduct meetings when they need to make critical decisions. However, regular meetings create a culture of communication and inclusive decision-making. Scheduled communications also create opportunities for the family ...

Industrial Hemp for Fiber Planning Budget

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2022

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

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Missouri farmland values opinion survey

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

Preparing for Farm Succession Planning (video)

This video was recorded during a live webinar hosted by the University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture as part of a series of eight workshops

2019 crop budgets for Southeast Missouri

2019 Southeast Missouri budgets for individual crops and irrigation.

2022 Farm Bill DecisionTool (XLSM)

Download and customize this Excel tool for your county and personal expectations of price and yield to see different scenarios before you elect to enroll your farm in Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program with the Farm ...

2023 Grain Marketing Calendar (PDF)

Track key dates across the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, USDA reports, and Agency sign-ups as you market your grain this year.

Ag Engineering Edge - Improving access for the disabled (PDF)

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