The following publications cover topics related to Agricultural Business and Policy Extension. For a complete list of MU Extension publications, visit the main Publications page.
Industrial Hemp for Grain Planning Budget
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Use this industrial hemp planning budget to make educated economic, agronomic and machinery decisions before planting hemp to harvest for grain in Missouri.
Industrial Hemp for CBD Planning Budget
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Missouri farmers growing industrial hemp for cannabidiol (CBD), use the planning budget and info in this guide to make educated economic, agronomic and machinery decisions before planting.
Starting a 600-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
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Examine financial feasibility of starting a 600-cow intensive rotational grazing Missouri dairy using capital investment assumptions, budget and income and cash flow statements.
Starting a 300-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
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Examine costs and returns for starting a 300-cow intensive rotational grazing Missouri dairy using capital investment assumptions and financial statements.
Break-even Pricing, Revenue and Units
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Learn how to find a value-added agricultural product’s break-even price and use it to set the product's price and estimate its break-even revenue and unit sales.
Commodity Futures and Options Terminology
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Check out this glossary of commodity futures and options keywords and their definitions to broaden your understanding of agricultural commodities markets.
Designing a Farm Resume for Print and Online
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Introduce yourself and your qualifications as a farm renter. Follow these tips to create a paper resume or LinkedIn profile for sharing with landowners.
Dairy Grazing: Economics of Pasture-Based Dairies
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Keeping records and tracking cost and production benchmarks can help you gauge a grazing dairy's financial performance. Read about pasture dairy performance indicators in this MU Extension guide.
Starting a 150-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
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Examine costs and returns for starting a 150-cow intensive rotational grazing Missouri dairy using capital investment assumptions and financial statements.
Long Hedge Example With Options
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See examples of how to place a long hedge in the options market to lock in a price when buying an agricultural input used on your farm or agribusiness.
Converting an Existing Dairy to a 75-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
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Examine financial feasibility of converting a conventional Missouri dairy into a 75-cow intensive rotational grazing dairy using the income and cash flow statements and budget.
Crop Share Rental Agreements for Your Farm
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Get a sample crop-share lease form and learn the advantages and disadvantages of crop-share leases, basic principles, methods and concerns for developing an equitable arrangement and establishing rent, and the importance of putting it in writing.
Short Hedge Example With Options
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Learn how to place an output (short) hedge in the options market to reduce price risk when selling a product or commodity produced by your farm or business.
Starting a 75-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
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Examine financial feasibility of converting a conventional Missouri dairy into a 75-cow intensive rotational grazing dairy using the income and cash flow statements and budget.
Missouri Grazing Manual
Reviewed $20
Learn how soil, forages and animals interact in grazing systems, and get ideas for improving pasture quality and extending the grazing season for beef or dairy.
Introduction to Hedging Agricultural Commodities With Futures
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Hedging farm commodities in the futures market can reduce producers' price and production risk. Learn about hedging, hedging costs and when to hedge.
Agricultural Commodity Futures Contract Specifications
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Farmers and agribusinesses, learn about commodity exchange markets and contract specifications for selected farm commodities common to Missouri in this guide.
Long Hedge Example With Futures
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Learn how to place a long hedge in the futures market to reduce the price risk associated with buying an input in this guide for farmers and agribusinesses.
Farmers’ Liability for Their Animals
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Animal owners can have legal liability for acts of their farm livestock or pets. Learn about animal owner responsibilities and how to protect yourself from a lawsuit.
Dairy Grazing: Keys to Building a Profitable Pasture-Based Dairy
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Discover four characteristics of profitable pasture-based dairies: system design, focused investments, cost control and careful approach to financial leverage.
Dairy Grazing: Dairy Career Paths
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Discover how to move toward owning or partnering in a grazing dairy by working as an employee, managing a farm, contract milking or sharemilking.
Calculating the Value of Manure as a Fertilizer Source
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Use this worksheet to estimate the value of manure nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) and gauge how much manure to apply to corn, wheat, soybeans.
Farm Liability Insurance
New
Learn how to manage risk and protect your farm with liability insurance. Understand who is covered, what damages are covered and general liability insurance exclusions.
Short Hedge Example With Futures
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Learn how to place a short hedge in the futures market to lock in a price when selling a farm product or commodity that will be delivered in the future.
Tax Considerations for the Establishment of Agroforestry Practices
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Learn tax advantages for planting trees for timber, using personal property for business use, investing in conservation and reporting timber sales as capital gains.