1. Dr. Daryl J. Hobbs email: hobbsd@umsystem.edu OSEDA website: http://www.oseda.missouri.edu Governor’s Task Force on Agriculture 2001 June 13, 2001 Jefferson City, MO

8. Missouri Speeds Along Information Superhighway 10.8% increase households owning a personal PC 18.2% increase households connected to internet

19. Top 10 Producing Counties Market Values of Agriculture Products Sold ($000) MISSOURI Total Sullivan McDonald Stoddard Barry Newton Mercer Lawrence Dunklin New Madrid Lafayette 1997 $5,367,813 $1,341,371 $185,404 $155,015 $153,640 $151,993 $123,381 $122,780 $121,838 $110,022 $109,408 $107,890 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1992 $4,303,149 $774,633 $25,815 $81,724 $117,261 $98,086 $87,993 $25,203 $76,904 $82,508 $95,734 $83,405 Rank 81 9 1 2 4 82 10 7 3 6 *Top 10 as percent total 199218% 199725% **Percent change of output of top 10, 1992-97 73.2% Source: US Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service

23. Almost 70 percent of landowners who rent their farms have absolutely no input into management of that land. It’s a trend that could spell trouble for today’s environmental programs Here’s a profile of today’s landlords in Missouri:  43 percent are women  64 is the average age  44 percent never visit the farm with the renter  55 percent do not discuss pesticide use with renters  63 percent do not know farm practices used

29. Market Share of Top Four Processing Firms Chart 1 Market Share of Top Four Processing Firms 1982 1997 1999 NOTE: Reprint from “The Main Street Economist Commentary on the Rural Economy”, Center for the Study of Rural America, April 2001 Source: USDA

30. Livestock Production in Supply Chains Chart 2 Livestock Production in Supply Chains 2000 1998 NOTE: Reprint from “The Main Street Economist Commentary on the Rural Economy”, Center for the Study of Rural America, April 2001 Source: USDA 1998