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
Agricultural business and policy
Displaying 1 - 25 of 61Track key dates across the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, USDA reports, and Agency sign-ups as you market your grain this year.
Learn more at this site about free online training focusing on agricultural safety and health, available to AgriSafe nonmembers as well as members.
Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.
Iowa State University publication “How to grow and sell carbon credits in US agriculture” summarizes the contracts clauses for several major companies offering carbon contracts to farmers.
Iowa State University publication “How do data and payments flow through ag carbon programs?” provides diagrams showing the flow of data, methodology and payments that occur in various carbon sequestration contracts in which farmers can
FarmProgress article, by Mindy Ward | Nov 19, 2020
This tool allows users to estimate the financial costs and benefits of cover crops. A default economic analysis can be changed to reflect the practices and products that an individual farmer would use when planting cover crops.
Outlines precautions that ag employers can take to help protect their workforce. English and Spanish versions.
Find federal resources here that can be used to provide immediate and long-term assistance to rural communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
A letter for food and agriculture sector employees certifying that their work with critical infrastructure exempts them from pandemic restrictions on travel or work outside the home.
Calculates average share of costs with 50-50 crop rotation, based on MU Extension 2019 crop budgets.
A report that covers the contribution of both Missouri’s animal production (beef, dairy, poultry/eggs, etc.) and processing industries.
Background on Missouri's corn farming and ethanol industries, which together contribute billions to Missouri's economy.
Economic Contribution of the Missouri Dairy Product Manufacturing Industry, Prepared for the Missouri Dairy Products Association
This study documents the Missouri specialty crop industry’s total economic contribution to the state and its counties.
View a breakdown of the revenue generation and expenses of a 4,000-pig business operation.
Impact study, conducted by MU Extension's Commercial Agriculture Program, estimates that management-intensive grazing has raised the economic output of Missouri’s beef industry by more than $125 million annually, supporting more tha
A wide-ranging report on Missouri's crop industry, covering its history, trends, challenges and opportunities.
Describes how each resource or supply may be affected during various states of emergency and specific
factors to consider to help develop a crisis operations plan.
Article about a rise in the female demographic in agriculture in recent years, with some organizations led completely by women.
Historical data about acreage, operations, cash receipts, production, yields for Missouri specialty crops (fruits, tree nuts, vegetables, nursery, etc.)
This flyer outlines how to prepare for business continuity and minimize the effects of quarantine if someone becomes ill. English and Spanish versions.
¿Está lista tu granja para el COVID-19? (En inglés y español.)