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The perception of agricultural education professionals regarding the purpose and current outcome of school-based agricultural education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study sought to identify if a discrepancy exists between agricultural education professionals' perceptions regarding the purpose and current outcome of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) curriculum. The stratified sample of agricultural...
A content review of precision agriculture courses across the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Knowledge of what Precision Agriculture (PA) content is currently taught across the U.S. will help build a better understanding for what PA instructors should incorporate into their classes in the future. For this assessment, the University...
Agricultural owners, family labor and the worker protection standard
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
"This specialized Worker Protection Standard (WPS) guide is written for owners of family-owned agricultural establishments. It explains which agricultural establishments are and are not included under the owner and immediate family exemption...
Precision agriculture : soil and plant testing lab (2018)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2018)
Precision agriculture submission form for the University of Missouri Extension Soil and Plant Testing Lab....
Choose MyPlate.gov with illustrations
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2011)
This 24- by 36-inch, four-color poster includes the MyPlate graphic released by the United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services in June of 2011 to promote healthy food choices. At the bottom of the poster, images...
Research Prizes : A Mechanism to Reward Agricultural Innovation in Low-Income Regions
(AgBioForum, 2003)
This paper identifies market failures that limit biotechnology research for farmers in low-income regions and proposes a system of cash prizes to reward the dissemination of successful innovations. The prize authority would ...
Motivation for enrolling in school-based agricultural education expressed by CAFNR freshmen students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to describe the motivational factors of current CAFNR freshmen student who enrolled in school-based agricultural education, and 2) compare the motivational factors to selected characteristics of CAFNR...
Impacts of Linking Wheat Countercyclical Payments to Prices for Classes of Wheat
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-06)
This report examines a proposal to change the way in which wheat countercyclical payments are calculated, in response to a Congressional request.
Precision agriculture
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
A printable form for soil and plant testing.
Interaction between agricultural extension services and environmental management accounting : the role of farmer value orientations
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
The present study aimed to examine the value orientations of farmers in Malaysia and the role that these orientations play in facilitating increased environmental management accounting under the presence of efficient and effective Agricultural...
Effect of the National Milk Producers Federation Proposal for the 2007 Farm Bill on the US Dairy Sector
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-05)
At the request of Senator Norm Coleman (R - MN), this FAPRI's analyzes two provisions of the National Milk Producers Federation farm bill package. Specifically, only the milk producer security program and changes made to ...
Time series analysis of the effects of agriculture credit and Extension services on crop productivity in Malaysia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
The primary purpose of the present study is to evaluate the impact of agricultural credit, technical efficiency, and extension services on the crop productivity. The context of the study was based in Malaysia and the paddy rice were used...
Extensions of a maximum entropy estimated Markov decision process in the United States agricultural economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
With an increase in the US focus on biorenewable energy, more forces are competing for agricultural land. This structural change in the agricultural economy warrants re-examination of the relationships between agricultural production decisions...
Introduction to Hedging Agricultural Commodities with Options
(University of Missouri Extension, 2000-12)
Producers of agricultural commodities regularly face price and production risk. Furthermore, increased global free trade and changes in domestic agricultural policy have increased these risks. As the variability of price and production increases...
Renewable Identification Number Markets: Draft Baseline Table
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009-09)
This report gives a preliminary look at how FAPRI-MU RIN market projections could be represented as supply and use tables.
Agricultural sources of contaminants in groundwater and surface water (WQ, 2017)
(University of Missouri, Office of Extension, 2017)
In agriculture, pesticides and plant nutrients can enter groundwater and surface water and contaminate it. These products may reach large enough levels to become harmful to animals and people, so we must understand how contamination may occur...
Mentoring expectation congruency, interaction, and psychosocial support in Missouri's agriculture teacher mentor program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
agriculture teachers participating in a state-supported formal mentoring program. The target population for the student was teachers participating in the Missouri Agricultural Education mentor/induction program. The accessible population consisted of Missouri...
News' Compartmentalization : Implications for Food Biotechnology Coverage
(AgBioForum, 2001)
news often has been perceived as an agriculture food or business story, instead of a science, environment, or investigative story. All these news emphases, or beats, have different traditions and inclinations in news reporting, which may explain how...
Dead animal disposal laws in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
"Original legislation for the management of dead animals in Missouri was developed in the 1940s. As livestock operations grew larger and more sophisticated means of animal production, transport, slaughtering and processing ...
Agriculture teachers' perception and practice for teaching students with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
education, such as Direct Instruction and Strategy Instruction, is one example of mandated educational provision. While positive outcomes have been documented from the use of evidence-based practices in agricultural education (Davis, Akers, Doerfert, Mc...