This OSEDA presentation focuses on performance measurements, including collecting and managing data.

This paper details the necessary steps to take when fertilizing garden soil from getting the soil tested to maintaining organic matter.

The energy impact on U.S. agriculture is evident in spring prices for fertilizer and fuel, and in some areas, tighter supplies have slowed the pace of land preparation a bit for Missouri farmers.

Missouri agriculture is being hit in two ways from the recent Gulf coast hurricanes. A combination of higher input costs and lower output prices will certainly squeeze the bottom line for Missouri agriculture as we enter 2006.

Powerpoint presentation concerning housing and commuter patterns in two midwestern college towns: Columbia, Missouri and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Includes graphs, density maps, and other visual representations of data.

Hardiness, a personality attribute, has three major aspects. The first, control, involves the individual having a strong sense that he or she can influence his or her surroundings. The second, commitment, is the idea ...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 1,232 fatal vehicle crashes occurredin 2003 on Missouri's highways. Approximately 41 percent of these fatalities involved alcohol. These incidents cost Missouri $4.74 billion...

. The report uses the most current summary information available and many FY2005 charts are included. However, for some graphics, it was necessary to use older data to achieve a consistent frame of reference. Some Medicaid service types, particularly managed...

This report provides a graphical summary of the Missouri Medicaid program. It is intended to provide background information of the policy issues being considered by the Missouri Medicaid Reform Commission. Medicaid at the national level...

Five-year projections for U.S. crop and livestock markets, based on information available in August 2005....

Neuroimaging is warranted to evaluate headaches when patients present to an emergency department with signs or symptoms of an intracranial lesion. These signs or symptoms include abrupt onset of headache, focal neurological ...

This report presents a five-year outlook for the set of 40 Missouri representative farms using the FAPRI 2005 U.S. Baseline....

hogs purchased by packers between midnight and midnight. These reports cover about 90% of the federally inspected hog slaughter. This analysis summarizes reports for 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005....

Powerpoint presentation prepared for the Institute of Public Policy concerning school policies and childhood obesity in Missouri. Data representations include graphs, charts, tables, and maps.

. Missouri had 42,845 drug-related arrests statewide in 2003 (Missouri State Highway Patrol, 2005). Department of Corrections' data indicate that in 2004, 7,832 people were sentenced to prison or placed on probation for drug-related convictions in Missouri...

This OSEDA presentation discusses demographics affecting seniors, including senior employment, households and disabilities.

Powerpoint presentation concerning the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act prepared for the Institute of Public Policy at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri-Columbia. ...

No studies evaluate the commonly used indications for bariatric surgery. Consensus guidelines suggest that the surgical treatment of obesity should be reserved for patients with a body-mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m2 or with ...

Power point presentation concerning the state of drug courts in the state of Missouri. Assorted graphs, tables, and charts demonstrate various data concerning drug courts in Missouri.