Agricultural business and policy

Agricultural Business and Policy Extension

Agricultural Business and Policy Extension serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges to make informed decisions.

Integrated STEM Internship Program

A 9-week paid internship that includes hands-on experience in a University of Missouri research setting and work with county-based Extension faculty members.

Precision Agriculture

Precision agriculture merges new technologies born of the information age with a mature agricultural industry. It is an integrated crop management system that attempts to match the kind and amount of inputs with actual crop needs for small areas within a farm field. This goal is not new, but newly available technologies allow the concept of precision agriculture to be realized in a practical production setting.

Missouri Slaughter and Inspection Requirements for Livestock and Poultry Producers

Lisianthus Planning Budget

Tomato (High Tunnel) Planning Budget

Microgreens Planning Budget

May 28, 2024 - December 2, 2024

Small Dairy Herd Management - Webinar Series

September 18, 2024 - September 20, 2024

Regional Grazing School - Johnson County

September 18, 2024 - September 20, 2024

Regional Grazing School - Texas County

September 20, 2024

Successfully Transition Your Farm

Missouri farmland, hunting cash rental rate insights from MU Extension

September 10, 2024

Regional events for value-added producers

September 10, 2024

Farm management series 'On My Own' offered this fall

September 3, 2024

USDA Business Builder grants applications accepted through Oct. 15

August 26, 2024

Improvement Amortization Schedule for Leases (XLS)

Spreadsheet that helps owners and tenants in evaluating conservation provisions and repayments in a lease agreement.

Post-grain harvest residue valuation tool (XLSX)

After grain harvest, the stover and straw from the crop is in demand by various businesses. Use this tool to estimate the nutrient removal value contained in straw and stover.

Tools to Build Your Agritourism Business (PDF)

This toolkit can help you create or reassess your business path as you respond to customer demand, create value propositions and build a communications strategy.

2022 Farm Bill DecisionTool (XLSM)

Download and customize this Excel tool for your county and personal expectations of price and yield to see different scenarios before you elect to enroll your farm in Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program with the Farm Service Agency before the March 15 deadline.