Resources for specialty ag producers available
Missouri’s urban and specialty agriculture producers—and those considering starting an agricultural enterprise—have new business planning resources at their fingertips.
University of Missouri Extension has released new planning budgets for a host of specialty agriculture enterprises, including high tunnel tomatoes, hydroponic leafy greens, microgreens, Lisianthus cut flowers and beekeeping, as well as a primer on controlled-environment agriculture production.
Interactive budgets include projections for 2024 market prices, production, input expenses and ownership costs.
The resources are available at http://muext.us/ua-scb. Much like MU Extension’s crop and livestock enterprise budgets, the new specialty agriculture production budgets are customizable, said MU Extension agricultural economist Ryan Milhollin.
MU Extension’s specialty agriculture enterprise budgets are a subset of resources on the new Urban Agriculture program website at http://muext.us/UrbanAg. The Urban Agriculture program aims to equip urban farmers, agribusinesses and individuals interested in agriculture with resources and information to start or expand their enterprises.
