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Using NRCS Technical and Financial Assistance for Agroforestry and Woody Crop Establishment Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that is responsible for assisting landowners to improve our soil, water, air, plants, wildlife and energy use. Ensuring productive lands in harmony ...

Landowners’ Guide to Lease Hunting in Missouri

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2020

Figure 1. A hunting lease provides an opportunity for a landowner to supplement their farm income and enhance wildlife habitat.An increasing number of landowners in Missouri are interested in providing access for sportsmen and others to hunt, fish ...

Break-even Pricing, Revenue and Units

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2020

For a value-added agricultural business, break-even pricing informs how to price a value-added product. If a product’s market-accepted sales price is greater than its break-even price, then the business can feel more confident in the financial ...

Designing a Farm Resume for Print and Online

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2020

In the past few decades, agriculture has experienced enormous change. The 2017 Census of Agriculture shows a decrease in the number of farms and a slight increase in average farm size. At the same time, the average age of all U.S. farm producers has ...

Communicating With Landowners

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2020

The 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture indicated that 40 percent of all U.S. agricultural land is rented. Farm tenants increasingly compete for farmland as they seek to grow their operations and capture economies of scale. At the same time, a growing ...

Rules for Missouri Ambulance Districts

Publication date: July 1, 2020

Ballard Local Government SeriesAcknowledgmentsThe purpose of this manual is to help ambulance district officials understand and comply with the state’s requirements. It is, first and foremost, the work of the late John Ballard. This manual would ...

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Starting a Small Business-The First Steps

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This self-directed course provides information on the steps necessary to start a new business in Missouri. There are a total of ten steps addressing legal considerations, planning, licensing and registrations, and financing. The Missouri SBDC is ...

EMS Education Application

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The application process is the first step towards achieving emergency services education. This course will guide you through the EMS Education Institute application process. You must apply to and be accepted by the EMS Education Institute before ...

How to Understand Financial Statements

July 1, 2020

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How To Understand Financial Statements provides self-paced instruction in how to read and interpret a balance sheet and an income statement, which is also called a profit and loss statement. The distinction between cash and accrual accounting and ...

Business Plan Basics

July 1, 2020

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Business Plan Basics is a self-paced course that describes the importance of a business plan and the planning process as well as the four fundamental topics any business plan must address. Access to LivePlan through the SBDC and the alignment of the ...

Closing Your Business

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The purpose of course is strictly to provide information and knowledge. There are no prerequisite knowledge and competencies. If the time comes, for whatever reason, to close a business it requires more than just locking the doors and walking away. ...

21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

online $50.00

Everything rises and falls on leadership. The challenge is that leadership develops from the inside out. If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the leader you want to be on the outside. Learn more about ...

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Featured programs

Missouri Training Institute

MTI provides training and consulting to public, private and not-for-profit organizations to improve business performance and organizational effectiveness.

Community Leadership

Community development programs providing leadership training in several formats

Alianzas

The Alianzas partnership enhances the ability of communities to collaborate with the growing immigrant Hispanic population.

CARES

The Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) aids interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources.

Community Arts Program

Promotes and fosters community and economic development through the arts.

Community Emergency Management Program

Provides education and technical assistance to individuals and families, local governments, businesses, schools and organizations in preparing and responding to natural and man-made disasters.

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