MU Commercial Ag

University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program

[Missouri Department of Agriculture @MoAgriculture]

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 https://t.co/HAFYvRyEjB. #beMORE | #feedMORE

[Duane Dailey @AgNewsDailey]

#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. https://t.co/ti8CGxgTaH

[MU Extension @MUExtension]

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. https://t.co/NNs8cMqT38

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

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

[Robert Kallenbach @RobKallenbach]

Need more hay next year? Check out @MUExtension Hay School March 23 at the Schuyler County Community Center in Glenwood. More here https://t.co/lyk5iGwUtO @NRCS_Missouri @cafnr

[Mizzou CAFNR @cafnr]

Show your Tiger spirit during Mizzou Giving Day! There are many ways to express gratitude for your @cafnr experience as part of the event: https://t.co/8KhPvTOgEd Use the hashtag #MizzouGivingDay to show your support today and tomorrow. 🐯

[Missouri DNR @MoDNR]

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 https://t.co/kEoPbtfMET.

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Registration for the Agricultural Lenders School, taught by the University of Missouri, is open until May 3. Register soon to secure your spot! https://t.co/5TQ15IX5eo

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Missouri Dairy Profit seminars are being held across Missouri this week. Today in Mt. Grove, tomorrow in Jackson, and Friday in Union. https://t.co/mmPzrx8ntO

[Missouri AgrAbility @MOAgrAbility]

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

[Farm Service Agency @usdaFSA]

Our offices are open and ready to assist #farmers & #ranchers. Due to the government shutdown, several of our program deadlines have been extended:
https://t.co/Co6Hv1kCXj

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Agricultural Lenders School was designed to train early to mid-career lenders specializing in financing agriculture. The school will be held June 3-7, 2019 on MU's campus in Columbia, MO. Registration is now open! https://t.co/h4UcTb0O8e

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Beef cattle budgets for Missouri farmers, developed by MU Extension economists, are now online: https://t.co/bH5RNegZtx

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Farmers want to hire employees with skills already in place, but often they must recruit employees without experience and then teach them the farm's protocols and procedures. Listen to the recent Brownfield segment: https://t.co/my7SxqRW0T

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

2019 Missouri dairy budgets are now available online: https://t.co/KWTPg8MyjT

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

Planning for 2019? Missouri crop and forage production budgets are now available from @MUExtension agriculture economists: https://t.co/H8c9lp7D1k

[Economic Research Service @USDA_ERS]

Amber Waves: #Farm Households Divide Their Time Between On-Farm and Off-Farm Labor. https://t.co/XWRDmS4u00

[Brownfield Ag News @brownfield]

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. https://t.co/QXAKatkYFK

[MU Commercial Ag @MUCommAg]

During the past century, the quantity of various commodities produced by Missouri farmers has changed. Learn about the environmental impact of crop production in Missouri on the crop resource guide: https://t.co/ETxNgPGCLm

[Top Producer Editor @topproducermag]

Chicken Demand Wanes, As Cheaper Pork and Beef Dominates Dinner. https://t.co/DOzXUpzZol Story by @LvstkWriter