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Native Warm-Season Grass Planning Budget

This MU Extension budget planning tool can help farmers estimate costs and returns of establishing native warm-season grass forage species. This resource includes an overview of how to use the tool over multiple years and an Excel sheet that you can download and use to plan.

Integrating Practices That Benefit Wildlife With Crops Grown for Biomass in Missouri

This MU Extension guide describes management practices that can be conducted in fields used for biomass production to benefit wildlife. It also provides information to help landowners make informed decisions on enhancing habitats on surrounding areas of their property while producing crops for biomass.

SARE Outreach YouTube channel

This YouTube channel from the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program provides short videos on a wide range of topics related to sustainable agriculture, with many of the videos being farmers talking about new practices or approaches they have tried on their farm.

Agroforestry Training Manual

A detailed handbook covering all the difference agroforestry practices, including riparian buffers, windbreaks, silvopasture, and forest farming.

Mizzou Agroforestry YouTube Channel

Learn about agroforestry through this Youtube channel, a joint effort between the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA) and the Horticulture & Agroforestry Research Center (HARC). Together, these organizations support research, teaching, outreach, and economic development related to agroforestry and specialty crops for a more sustainable and resilient food system.