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.
Plant Growth Regulators for Cotton
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Plant growth regulators use in cotton in recent years have given growers a new opportunity to influence cotton growth to their advantage. However, this opportunity goes only as far as the ability of the grower to understand and use them properly.
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.
Cotton Harvest Aids
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With proper management of the time of defoliation, cotton can be prepared for a timely harvest, which is critical in Missouri's short season environment. Learn about proper defoliation techniques and the available harvest aids in this MU Extension guide.
Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities
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Learn about funding offered by federal programs in support of agricultural and forestry innovations, specifically, program resources in community development; sustainable land management; and value-added and diversified agriculture and forestry.
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.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Midwest Field Crops
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Brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive insect herbivore that feeds on over 100 plant species. Learn how to identify, scout for and manage this pest in this illustrated University of Missouri Extension guide.
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.
Communicating With Landowners
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Get tips on how a farm tenant or renter can best communicate with farm landowners, and learn the information farm operators should share with landowners.
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.
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.
Biology and Management of Japanese Beetle
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Learn how to identify and control Japanese beetles to protect fruits, vegetables, field crops, ornamentals, turfgrass roots, and wild plant species in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Contracts in Agriculture
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View the five requirements that make a contract legally enforceable, and learn how farms and agribusinesses use contracts to conduct business effectively.
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.
Crop Share Rental Agreements for Your Farm
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Get a sample crop-share lease form and learn the advangtages 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.
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
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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.
Agricultural and Entrepreneurial Factors Driving U.S. Food Manufacturing Startup Locations
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Is food manufacturing a viable rural economic development strategy? Are food manufacturing startups a natural extension of the dynamic driving interest in local foods at the farmgate? Find out in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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.
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.