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Information useful to farmers planning production, financing and marketing of crops or livestock using cost estimates based on Missouri production practices.

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Century farms

Landowners with farms that have been in the family for 100 years or more can obtain special recognition.

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Missouri Farm Leases - Potosi

Event date: Aug. 24, 2022

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Potosi, MO

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that 35 percent of Missouri farmland is rented. That means that about 9.8 million acres of Missouri agricultural land is rented. Through this program we help producers and landowners to ...

Missouri Farm Leases - Tarkio

Event date: Aug. 24, 2022

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Tarkio, MO

Missouri Farm Leases - Carrollton

Event date: Aug. 24, 2022

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Carrollton, MO

Missouri Farm Leases - Milan

Event date: Aug. 24, 2022

Event time: | 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Milan, MO

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Webinars explore the business of growing specialty crops

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The final segment of University of Missouri Extension’s Specialty Crop Business Management Series begins in September.The webinar series helps new and established farmers learn how to make informed business decisions to become ...

Learn about tractor rollover protection at the Missouri State Fair

Published: Friday, Aug. 12, 2022

SEDALIA, Mo. – Fairgoers can learn how to prevent one of the leading causes of farm deaths and disabilities – tractor rollovers.University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture will showcase tractor rollover protection ...

August farm management news and notes from MU Extension

Published: Friday, Aug. 5, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farms constantly adapt to become more productive and successful. As you reflect on farm activities through this summer, consider these news and notes from University of Missouri Extension. They can help you keep your farm safe and ...

Program helps pork producers secure their biosecurity plans

Published: Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Rapid Access Biosecurity app can help in the event of a transboundary or foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S., said Corinne Bromfield, University of Missouri swine extension veterinarian.The web-based RAB app helps pork ...

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Missouri Farmland Values

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

Individuals and businesses often need an estimate of the value of a piece of land. A properly done appraisal provides the most accurate estimate of a piece of land’s value. Appraisals attempt to estimate value from comparable sales. Comparable ...

Farmland Values for Midwestern States

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) conducts a survey of farm real estate values each year and calculates the average value per acre for each state. The following tables show these values for ...

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Drought often changes the composition of forages. Issues such as nitrate accumulation and reduced nutritive value often cause problems for farmers using drought-damaged forages. Many producers are now searching for alternative feeding options for ...

Clarifying Roles in Family Farm Businesses

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Individuals who are part of family-owned businesses must navigate their family roles and their business roles. When the family business is a farm, senior operators may struggle to isolate their personal identities, family roles and community roles ...

Short-Term Operating Plan for Farms and Ranches

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Timely decision making is essential for farm and ranch businesses. Decisions are a part of daily operations and vary greatly from prioritizing tasks to choosing inputs and deciding how much product to sell at a certain price. Most operations have ...

Pricing Corn Silage

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Figure 1. Agricultural producers should consider the current price of corn and inputs for pricing corn silage. Silage is the harvest of whole corn plants at 60 to 70 percent whole plant moisture. Optimal harvest occurs when kernels are at 1/2 milk ...

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Women Owning Woodlands

Women Owning Woodlands website

Soil testing information (PDF)

Information on submitting soil samples to the MU Soil Testing Laboratory for testing.

Silage Cost Analyzer (Missouri) (XLSX)

This Excel spreadsheet can help crop farmers and livestock producers price corn silage. It uses crop and market conditions to estimate the value of silage at three different pricing points.

Cover Crop Budget Tool (XLS)

This tool allows users to estimate the financial costs and benefits of cover crops. A default economic analysis can be changed to reflect the practices and products that an individual farmer would use when planting cover crops.

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 ...

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