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Economic Base Multipliers and Community Growth
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
An economic base study gives detailed information about how a community earns its living. The study attempts to answer the following questions: What are the current sources of employment and income? Which of these sources depend on markets outside...
The elements of economic development
(University of Missouri Extension, 1992)
More communities have come to realize that change is inevitable and they are establishing economic development programs to help them manage that change. At a time when the industrial revolution has given way to the information age, a good economic...
Understanding Your Community's Economic Base
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Community leaders continually make important decisions that affect their community's economic growth and development. To make informed decisions, leaders need a thorough understanding of the community's economic base. This guide explains a method...
Downtown revitalization
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Even before the present economic crisis, suburbanization, shopping malls and easy transportation steered business traffic to the outskirts of many communities. Consequently, many downtowns are faced with declining sales, competition from shopping...
Defusing Public Decision : A Way to Minimize Controversy While Facilitating Public Decision Making
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
There are at least two sides to most issues. Sometimes when public decisions are involved, things that begin as a search for a better understanding degenerate into heated controversy. There is a way to minimize this possibility. It calls for the use...
Backgrounding calves part 1 : assessing the opportunity (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Backgrounding is the growing of steers and heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot for finishing. It is suited to farmers who do not want to maintain a cow herd, do not want to finish cattle, but do want to put ...
Transportation of Fish in Bags (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
for several reasons. First, very small fish and fry could be damaged by being shipped in large tanks. Second, due to the extreme distances involved, bag shipment may offer economic advantages over standard tank transportation. This fact sheet will focus...
Soybean production in Missouri (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
In recent years, farmers in Missouri have grown soybeans on more than five million acres. Soybeans were the most economically successful crop for Missouri farmers in the 1970s and early 1980s. Although weather conditions in Missouri can greatly...
What Is Local Government Planning?
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Governments at all levels plan. The federal government has the responsibility to anticipate the country's current and future needs in defense, economic stability and growth and many other areas. State governments look ahead to determine needs...
High-moisture grain for beef cattle (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Some Missouri farmers are harvesting and storing high-moisture corn or milo for cattle rations. This practice has a number of agronomic advantages that are appealing to farmer-feeders who produce their own grain. Also, ...
Making and using a cattle backrubber (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
A well made, properly placed cattle backrubber will give economical control of horn flies on beef and dairy cattle and will aid in control of face flies. If the backrubber is kept soaked with a recommended insecticide, cattle lice also can...
Economics of agroforestry (1996)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1996)
Agroforestry provides a landowner the opportunity to develop a portfolio of short- and long-term investments that allow for some spreading of financial risk through diversification. In general, diversification of investment ...
Pecan pest management : insects and diseases (1995)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1995)
Use government and community resources (1995)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1995)
What Are Our Community's Housing Needs?
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
of the total community -- population trends, economic resources, technical resources, physical resources and social values....
Analysis of Loan Outlays for the 1999 Crop Under Alternative Loan Rate Formulas
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
The analysis estimates the increase in government outlays that would result from increasing 1999 commodity loan rates.
Reproductive anatomy and physiology of the cow (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The ability of a cow to successfully mate, conceive, give birth to and raise a healthy calf each year is essential to economical beef production. A good understanding of anatomy and physiology of both the male and female is helpful in successfully...
How to Have a Successful Educational Meeting on a Public Issue (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Citizens have the duty and opportunity to help make many group decisions about complex issues. Group decisions are those in which two or more people have a voice or vote. The decision may affect one or more persons ...
The first step toward waste reduction : industrial waste audits (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
the firm's economic base. Waste reduction is a demonstration of the firm's commitment to environmental protection."--First page....
Estimating silage value to the crop producer (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The value of silage is useful information for anyone considering the harvest of corn for silage. A farmer planting and harvesting silage for his own use needs to know the profitability of silage relative to alternative ...