The impact of livestock production: a case study of three Missouri counties (reviewed 2018)
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Missouri is experiencing two seemingly contradictory economic developments. The number of cropland acres harvested is declining while the total value of agricultural products sold is increasing. This increase in value can be seen in both crop and livestock sales, with the largest increase being in livestock sales. For example, almost twice as many hogs and almost seven times as many chickens were sold in Missouri in 2002 as in 1982. This guide compares three Missouri counties, two of which have experienced a dramatic change in agricultural commodities produced. In 1987, Carroll, Pettis and Vernon counties each had between 1,000 and 1,325 farms on 375,000 to 405,000 acres (see Table 1). Each county produced a relatively diverse set of agricultural products, including crops and livestock. Figure 1 shows the similarities in land farmed and market value of agricultural products sold in each county in 1987.
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