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The Effect of NASDA's "Meat the Need" Proposal on Livestock and Dairy Markets
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009-09)
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI-MU) has provided quantitative analysis to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) regarding the short term effects on market prices...
The impact of sustainable finance and agriculture growth on poverty alleviation : the role of digital agriculture in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
The challenges posed by high population and poverty levels require the focused attention of researchers and policymakers. This article examines the effects of sustainable finance, agricultural growth, and digital agriculture on poverty reduction...
Determinants for farmers' decisions to participate in developing agricultural tourism activities. An empirical study of Iraq's economy
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
As he cultivates agricultural land, the farmer plays a crucial role in agricultural tourism. Farmers with less innovativeness do not contribute to the nation's economic prosperity. Agriculture tourism in Iraq is not as advanced as in affluent...
Assessment of teachers' ability to integrate science concepts into secondary agriculture programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
agriculture instructors in teaching concepts related to science; 2) To assess how such a change in the curriculum would impact current agricultural education programs. The sample was derived from the population of agriculture instructors teaching in Missouri...
Career development events as a predictor of fall-to-fall retention of first-year college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Career development events (CDEs) play an essential role in agricultural education programs and the National FFA Organization. The competitive events are promoted as tools to develop career and college readiness of high school students. This study...
Factors influencing agricultural education students' choice to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence senior level agricultural education students' choice to become secondary agriculture teachers. This study focused on the extent to which beliefs and attitude influenced students...
Impact of accession to WTO on Agricultural Sector in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
in the agriculture sector. Given that the Vietnamese economy is heavily reliant on the agriculture sector, it is not surprising that the sector contributes significantly to Gross Domestic Product (approx. 21%). However, to the best of the author’s knowledge...
Mechanized agriculture : machine adoption, farm size, and labor displacement
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Mechanization in such countries as the United States and Canada has dramatically reshaped the agricultural landscape since the time of early settlement. The introduction of new technologies -- such as the mechanical tomato harvester, grain combines...
Are Farmers of the Middle Distinctively “Good Stewards?” Evidence from the Missouri Farm Poll, 2006
(2010-11)
This paper considers the question of whether middle-scale farmers, which are defined as producers generating between $100,000 and $250,000 in sales annually, are better agricultural stewards than small and large-scale producers. The study...
The Division of Animal Sciences : University of Missouri, 100 years
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
A social network analysis of the use of social media to promote agriculture to indonesian youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Farmer regeneration remains a big challenge for Indonesia to address food insecurity and promote sustainable agricultural development. With the issue of aging farmers, youth have the potential to become agents of change for the development...
Perceptions of employers of graduates of the Agricultural Systems Management Program regarding skills and competencies needed for successful employment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The need for the Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) program at the University of Missouri is based on agricultural industry demands for qualified personnel to supervise technological processes and the employees who perform associated tasks...
Immigration and farm labor : challenges and opportunities
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Hired workers do most of the work on US farms; three-fourths of these workers were born abroad, and most are unauthorized. This article assesses the current state of the labor market for hired workers in fruit and vegetable agriculture and evaluates...
Does the World Need U.S. Farmers Even if Americans Don't?
(2006-09)
that American consumers can import their food more cheaply from other countries than it can produce it. We consider the distinction between U.S. farmers and agriculture and the effect of the U.S. food footprint on developing nations to argue there might...
Liming in Missouri in the 20th century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Agricultural Experiment Station, 2003)
research on liming conducted by the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station between 1967 and 1999 and related issues ... Recommended improvements in the recommendation program for agricultural liming materials in Missouri--Page 1....
Youth agripreneurship development in Benin : lessons for scaling up from Songhai Center agripreneurs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The advent of the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have raised many issues, including the need and urgency to strengthen local food systems. Ecological agriculture and regenerative agriculture have been proposed...
Missouri crop performance, 2010 : Winter wheat
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Agricultural Experiment Station, 2010)
This report is a contribution of the Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. ... The large number of commercial varieties available makes selection of a superior variety difficult...
Northern bobwhite brood ecology and population dynamics in southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) have experienced widespread, long-term population declines. Bobwhite populations in Missouri have declined 2.7% annually between 1966 and 2015, and 3.5% annually between 2005 and 2015, for a cumulative loss...
College catalog 2009-2010
(University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009)
College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-2010 college catalog....
Insect and mite pest of apples (2001)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2001)