University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Columbia, Missouri
Joined June 2014
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BREAKING NEWS:@usda_nass published the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Missouri agriculture remains second in the number of farms in the United States with more than 95,000 farms on 27.8 million acres. For details about the Census, visit nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. #beMORE | #feedMORE
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#SoySymposium offers talks on Big Data. It's April 10 at MU Bond Science Center. Bill Wiebold, MU soybean. Extension specialist brings in experts to do the numbers. Data comes from farm machinery or drones flying overhead. Or from digging in dirt. is.gd/M91k85
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This month's gardening tasks include: fertilizing established roses when growth is 2 inches long, sowing seeds of all cool-season veggies not yet planted, applying crabgrass preventer before April 15 and more. Learn other to-dos for April. ow.ly/5ON130obsl9
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If you’re eating popcorn this season at a ballpark, there is a good chance it came from the Cornhusker state, as Nebraska consistently ranks #1 in popcorn production #OpeningDay
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Need more hay next year? Check out @MUExtension Hay School March 23 at the Schuyler County Community Center in Glenwood. More here ow.ly/yXe050ncKMJ @NRCS_Missouri @cafnr
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Show your Tiger spirit during Mizzou Giving Day! There are many ways to express gratitude for your @cafnr experience as part of the event: cafnr.missouri.edu/2019/03/s… Use the hashtag #MizzouGivingDay to show your support today and tomorrow. 🐯
ALT Mizzou GIving Day
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Livestock producers - join MoDNR, @MoAgriculture & @MUExtension for a free Biosecurity Workshop in March from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at several locations.
3-6 - Versailles
3-8 - Springfield
3-13 - Jackson
3-15 - Kirksville
3-18 - St. Joseph
Learn more at ow.ly/Uhzf30nQCGQ.
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Know someone who could benefit from #AgrAbility? Encourage them to contact us, our staff members are here to serve you and help you continue to farm.
#MOAgrAbility
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Our offices are open and ready to assist #farmers & #ranchers. Due to the government shutdown, several of our program deadlines have been extended:
fsa.usda.gov/help/deadline-e…
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Amber Waves: #Farm Households Divide Their Time Between On-Farm and Off-Farm Labor. go.usa.gov/xPJXZ
ALT More time spent working on the farm leads to less off-farm labor across different commodities.
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A series of Farm Labor Management Workshops has generated feedback indicating that traditional farmers want employees with skills already in place. Joe Horner, workshop organizer, says large farms recruit workers with no experience. brownfieldagnews.com/spotlig…
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Chicken Demand Wanes, As Cheaper Pork and Beef Dominates Dinner. ow.ly/Yalx30mReHE Story by @LvstkWriter
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47% of U.S. employment is at a “high risk” for automation over the next 20 years @MUExtension Farm Labor Workshop – at Marshall, MO
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Webinar: Farm Income and Financial Forecasts, Nov. 2018 Update. Be sure to join us on Friday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. EST. ERS Economist Carrie Litkowski provides an updated #farm sector income and wealth forecast for calendar year 2018. Register at go.usa.gov/xPA6T
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For those looking to self improve their farm labor management might check out this workshop via Joe Horner on Dec 6 in Springfield. @RobKallenbach @MizGeist #CAFNR
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The annual MU Crop Management Conference is scheduled Dec. 18-19 in Columbia. This year's topics include: how the drought-to-downpour growing season affected crops, how trade will affect commodity markets, and info on dicamba research. Register by Dec. 7. ow.ly/fKr230mAzkN
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Does your farm or agribusiness have or want to add employees? Considering attending our one-day upcoming Farm Labor Management Workshop in Kirksville on November 15 to help you improve your labor management and business. extension2.missouri.edu/even…
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K-State Research and Extension and the University of Missouri are teaming up to present four food safety workshops in Kansas for fruit and vegetable growers who sell their crops to the public.
#KSRE @Mizzou #FoodSafety
ksre.k-state.edu/news/storie…
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Market recap, 2019 Global #Trade projections, Cattle on Feed & more in this Weekly #Livestock Market Update with @MUScottBrown & @BRNAgNews_MG: youtu.be/hSvlG4NL5M0