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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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As Missouri Agriculture Recovers from the Global Pandemic: What’s in Store for 2022

Event date: Dec. 8, 2021

Event time: | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Columbia, MO

Join the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri (CAFNR-MU) as panelists provide insight into the opportunities for Missouri agriculture. Crop and livestock outlook, input costs, trade possibilities, and farm ...

2022 Northwest Missouri Crop Advisors Conference

Event date: Jan. 18, 2022 - Jan. 19, 2022

St. Joseph, MO

The Crop Advisors Conference will be back in person this year! It will provide current crop topics to Crop Advisors, Ag Professionals and Crop Producers. Topic areas include: Nutrient Management, Soil and Water, Crop Management, Pest Management. ...

Agricultural Lenders School 2022

Event date: June 6, 2022 - June 8, 2022

Columbia, MO

The Agricultural Lenders School was designed to train early to mid-career lenders specializing in financing agriculture. The school’s three-day curriculum was developed to meet the training needs of surveyed lending institutions. Sessions use ...

Ag Lender Seminars - Sikeston

Event date: Dec. 6, 2021

Event time: | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Sikeston, MO

This program is designed to update agricultural lenders on crop market outlook, livestock market outlook, macroeconomics and policy, and land rent.Cost: $50Contact: David Reinbott, [email protected], 573-345-3516

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Free training for Missouri produce growers set for early 2022

Published: Monday, Nov. 29, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Free online and in-person workshops in early 2022 will help Missouri growers sell safer produce while opening new opportunities to market their goods, said University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist Londa ...

Plan now for antibiotic changes on the horizon

Published: Friday, Nov. 5, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – While 2023 might seem a long way off, it’s not too early for livestock producers think about how recent Food and Drug Administration guidance might affect their operations, says University of Missouri Extension veterinarian Craig ...

Managing potassium and phosphorus when prices are high

Published: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers understand fertilizer prices fluctuate with time. “We are living through a substantial shift in potassium and phosphorus prices, from low prices in the 2020 growing season to the highest prices in the past decade for ...

Uncertain nitrogen prices, supplies may affect application timing

Published: Friday, Oct. 29, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Rising nitrogen prices, uncertain spring supplies and unseasonably high temperatures may push farmers to apply nitrogen outside of their normal application windows, says University of Missouri Extension nutrient management ...

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Missouri Farm Land Values Opinion Survey

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2021

A web-based survey was conducted in September 2021 to determine what people think has been happening to farmland values in Missouri. The survey was sent to persons we expected to have insight on land values. Ag lenders, rural appraisers and farmers ...

Fescue Seed and Forage Planning Budget