

How to Can Sweet Spreads
Revised
Jelly, jam, preserves, conserves, marmalades and fruit butters are similar products. All are made from fruit, preserved by sugar and thickened or gelled to some extent.

How to Freeze Vegetables
Reviewed
From blanching, cooling and freezing to thawing and using, learn how to safely freeze vegetables — asparagus, beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, corn, herbs, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more — in this MU Extension guide.

How to Can Meat, Fish and Poultry
Revised
Learn safe, research-based methods for canning meat, fish, and poultry using pressure canning to prevent foodborne illnesses.

Local and Regional Food System Resilience During COVID-19
New
Explore how local food systems adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with online sales growth and innovative policy changes to ensure resilience.

Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide
Revised
Learn the latest pest management recommendations for commercial tree fruit, small fruit, and grape producers in the Midwest in this guide.

Nutrient Recovery System for Dairy Farms: Dissolved Air Flotation and Multi-Disk Press
New
A manure management plan consists of balancing the use and/or reuse of organic material but, more importantly, nutrients — primarily nitrogen and phosphorous — and water. Water and nutrients are intertwined because water is the primary means by which nutrients are conveyed across and away from farms.

Agriculture and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Revised
Missouri farms and ranches must have a safety and health program that complies with OSHA rules, regulations and standards if they have employees. Read this FAQ for details.

Selling Strategies for Local Food Producers
Revised
Learn how farms can market local food directly to consumers by building relationships with buyers, discovering customer needs, providing quality service.

Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Missouri Counties
New
Learn how entrepreneurial dynamics, such as business startups and closures, influence economic growth and development across Missouri counties.

Public Information Officer, Second Edition Manual
New $49
This manuals provides basic skills and awareness training for fire department public information officers (PIOs). It has been constructed to meet current recognized guidelines and practices in the field and features an overview of the skills and knowledge a PIO needs to perform the diverse and demanding tasks associated with the position.

Introduction to Hedging Agricultural Commodities With Options
Revised
Hedging in the commodity options exchange markets can reduce farmers' price and production risk. Learn how to better evaluate hedging opportunities in this guide.

Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
Revised
Check out this annual guide for a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, weed control, insect control, and disease control measures for commercial growers.

Missouri 3,500-Cow Dairy Business Plan
New
With this plan, think through how to start a dairy using confinement housing: freestalls with sand bedding and tunnel ventilation to improve cow comfort and cooling.

Purchasing and Leasing Farm Equipment
Reviewed
Deciding between buying or leasing farm equipment? Learn about purchase plans, rental agreements, lease agreements, tax and financial considerations and more.

Verbal Farm Rental Agreements Under Missouri Law
Revised
Learn about the problems and risks associated with informal verbal farm leases, and see the minimum requirements to include in a basic written lease.

Missouri 400-Cow Dairy and 690-Cow Dairy Business Plans
New
Use these Missouri dairy plans to improve cow comfort and cooling and remove milk production barriers in 400 or 690 herd sizes.

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2020, No. 6 (November/December)
New
Learn how to can water at home to prepare for an emergency and learn the benefits and drawbacks of raw packing and hot packing foods when home-canning in this University of Missouri Extension newsletter.

Missouri Robotic Dairy Business Plans
New
View these plans to learn how to use labor-saving robotic milking systems and confinement housing to improve cow comfort and remove barriers for producing more milk.

Starting a 600-Cow Intensive Rotational Grazing Dairy
Revised
Learn how to start a 600-cow rotational grazing dairy, covering startup costs, design planning, labor needs, and profitability specific to Missouri farms.

Industrial Hemp for Grain Planning Budget
Revised
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
Revised
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.

Considerations of Pull-Plug Sedimentation Basin for Dairy Manure Management
New
A pull-plug sedimentation basin (PPSB) can enhance manure management by reducing lagoon size, lowering costs, and improving solids removal efficiency.

Characteristics of Missouri’s Food, Agriculture and Forestry Workforce
New
Learn about employment, wage and training trends in Missouri's food, agriculture and forestry workforce. Plus, see what it will take to fill jobs in these industries.

Field Borders for Agronomic, Economic and Wildlife Benefits
Revised
Learn how to make and maintain field borders to reduce soil erosion from wind and water, protect soil and water quality and provide wildlife and pollinator habitat.