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2007 Topics
for One-Session Classes


AG MECHANICS

  • Alternative Energy Systems
  • Alternative Fuels-Ethanol
  • Alternative Fuels-Biodiesel
  • Electrical Wiring
  • Engine Maintenance
  • GPS Systems on the Farm
  • Laser Levels on Your Farm
  • MIG Welding
  • Oxy-Acetylene Welding
  • Plasma Cutting
  • Power Tool Usage
  • Small Gas Engines
  • Tractor Restoration
  • AG POLICY/LEADERSHIP

  • Ag Assessment/Property Tax
  • Agricultural Legislation
  • Agriculture Laws on MO Highways
  • ALOT Program
  • Bioterrorism
  • County Health Ordinances
  • Eminent Domain
  • Fencing Laws & Legal Issues
  • Gas Pipeline Easements/Landowner Rights
  • Legislative Updates
  • New Generation Coops
  • River Commerce in Missouri
  • School Finance & Bond Issues
  • Transportation Regulations
  • AGRONOMY/CROP PRODUCTION

  • Aerial Spraying
  • Ag Chemicals & Updates
  • Cool and Warm Season Grasses
  • Corn Production
  • Crop Scouting w/IPM Scope
  • Fertilizer Management
  • Fescue Management
  • Forage Improvement/Analysis
  • Grass Management
  • New Seed Technologies
  • No-Till/Minimum Till
  • Nutrient (Manure) Management
  • Pasture Renovation
  • Pest Control
  • Pesticide Applicator Certification
  • Precision Agriculture
  • Prescribed Burning
  • Soil Aeration & Fertility
  • Soil Testing Techniques
  • Soybean Asian Rust
  • Soybean Production
  • Weed Control/Management
  • COMPUTERS ON THE FARM

  • Computers-Managing Windows
  • Computerized Farm Record Keeping
  • Excel Spreadsheets
  • FSA e-gov
  • Herd Management Software
  • Internet for Farmers
  • PDA’s / Handheld Computers
  • FARM MANAGEMENT/PLANNING

  • 2006 Farm Service Programs – FSA
  • Agricultural Financing & Loans
  • Building Balance Sheets
  • Conservation Security Program
  • Crop Insurance Strategies
  • CRP and Conservation Planning
  • Custom Farming Rates-Update
  • Enterprise Budgeting
  • Estate Planning
  • Farm Accounting with PcMars™
  • Financial Management
  • Financing Options
  • Income Tax Management
  • Investing & Finance/Basics
  • Land Investment Evaluation
  • Livestock Risk Protection (Price Insurance)
  • Machinery Leasing
  • NRCS Programs for 2006
  • Outlook 2006
  • Women in Ag Finance
  • Women in Ag-Small Farm Options
  • GENERAL INTEREST

  • Ag Farm Liabilities, Legal Concerns & Trespassing
  • Agriculture History
  • GENERAL INTEREST cont...

  • Bee Keeping (Apiculture)
  • CDL Licensing Requirements
  • Community Development
  • Composting Ag Products
  • Cooperative Agricultural Ventures
  • County Road Maintenance
  • Disaster Preparation
  • Farm Safety/Electrical Safety
  • First Aid & CPR
  • Grow Native MDC
  • Home Butchering
  • Home Curing Meats/Handling
  • Hunter Education
  • Identity Theft
  • International Agriculture
  • Local Farm Tour
  • Managing for Fish/Wildlife
  • Mississippi Lock & Dam System
  • MO Dept of Ag Programs for Farmers
  • MO Drug Task Force
  • Pond/Aquatic Management
  • Quail Management
  • Soybean Uses
  • Stress Management
  • Taxidermy
  • Understanding the Weather
  • Using the Stock Market
  • Value Added Agriculture
  • Value Added Marketing
  • Varmint Control
  • Water Quality & Aquaculture
  • What’s New in Pharmaceuticals?
  • Women as Landowners
  • Woodworking
  • HORTICULTURE/FORESTRY

  • Asexual Propagation
  • Bedding Plants & Landscaping
  • Floral Arranging
  • Forest Management (Logging & Lumber)
  • Grape Production
  • Growing Plants in Greenhouses
  • Home Horticulture
  • Home Landscaping
  • Managing MO Timber
  • Perennial Gardens
  • Vegetable Gardening
  • LIVESTOCK

  • Animal Health–New Products
  • Animal Identification Programs
  • Animal Rights/Animal Welfare
  • Beef Carcass Evaluation
  • Beef Production/Breeding
  • Beef Outlook
  • Beef Ration Balancing
  • Bull Selection
  • By-Products Feeds-Nutrition & Handling
  • Feeding Your Own Cattle
  • Feeder Calf Production
  • Feedlot Tours
  • Feedlots-Retained Ownership
  • Genetic Technology Utilization
  • Handling Cattle w/Horses or ATVs
  • Increasing Profits w/Ultrasound
  • Intensive Grazing
  • Livestock Health Issues
  • Meat Goat Production
  • Meat Grading/Quality
  • Nutrient (Manure) Management
  • Pasture/Grazing/Seasonal Dairy
  • Pork Quality Assurance
  • Poultry Nutrition
  • Premier Beef-Evaluation of Carcass Data
  • Premier Beef-Vaccination Programs
  • Preventive Horse Care
  • QSA - Beef Source and Age Verification
  • Radio Frequency Identification Tags
  • Science of BSE in Cattle
  • Selecting & Caring for Show Animals
  • Showmanship for Cattle/Swine
  • Swine Buildings & Facilities
  • Swine Contract Feeding Options
  • Using EPDs to Improve the Herd
  • Using Livestock Ration Programs
  • Vet Medicine/Technologies & Animal Health
  • MARKETING

  • Ag Marketing & Risk Management
  • Developing a Marketing Plan
  • Futures Market Strategies
  • Grid Marketing
  • How to Market Timber
  • Options Market Strategies

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