Agricultural business and policy

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 ...

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 ...

Publication date: Nov. 7, 2022

Commercially produced biodiesel is a safe and reliable alternative fuel that can be used in diesel engines with little or no need for modification to existing engines and fuel systems. Most commercially available biodiesel fuels are actually ...

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2022

Cold weather is hard on cars and trucks and usually causes at least one vehicle around the farm or home to have starting problems. The following checklist will help ensure your transportation starts and runs smoothly throughout the ...

Publication date: Oct. 12, 2022

The meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, spring kidding flock (March and April) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in July/August. This management system takes advantage of spring forage ...

Publication date: Oct. 12, 2022

p>This meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, winter kidding flock (December and January) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in April. This management system takes advantage of seasonally high ...