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According to a recent study by the University of Missouri, American farmers and ranchers are becoming more and more dependent on off-farm employment and income to make end meet, which means rural communities are more and more connected to surrounding cities...

Last week, the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Institute released its Agricultural Markets Outlook. In recent years, unexpected events have caused great uncertainty and volatility in agricultural markets. Trade disputes, the COVID-19 pandemic and now the war in Ukraine have added to the natural uncertainty caused by weather and other factors ...

The University of Missouri's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources will provide mobile meat processing training next year. The university will send two mobile meat processing training centers throughout the state as part of a pilot program to address the labor shortages within the meat processing industry ...

Higher commodity prices are contributing to a sharp increase in U.S. net farm income in 2021. However, under current policies, farm income could drop again in 2022 as government payments decline and production expenses rise. That's according to the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute September baseline report ...

The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources plans to dive deeper into regenerative agriculture. CAFNR, as it’s known, announced the formation of the new Center for Regenerative Agriculture Monday. While there is no single definition for regenerative agriculture, some key elements of the practice include increasing soil health and biodiversity, conservation pract

USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson is on the move. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced this week Johansson will leave USDA to become Associate Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance at the end of January ...

According to the latest numbers out from the University of Missouri, net farm income cloud drop $3 billion. The University’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute released the June update Tuesday. The forecasted decline in net farm income comes as farmers will receive a record total of government payments at $33 billion and total farm support reaching $50 billion in the current fisca

Local genetic adaptation is the concept of matching cattle to the environments in which they are producing progeny.  With the USDA’s support University of Missouri Associate Professor of Animal Science, Jared Decker, is researching the true impact of local genetic adaptation on production.   “...

Pressure on farm finances appears likely to continue.  According to the 2019 U.S. Baseline Outlook from the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri, projected net farm income will increase in 2019 but remains below the 2014-17 average.  Lo...