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Columbia Area Farms and Centers Environment 2004

Columbia Area Farms and Centers Environment 2004. Maintaining environmental compliance Increasing crime New and close neighbors “Agriculture Islands” Increased amounts of training & education Increasing visitors Being part of the community. Boone County Population. 1960 55,202

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Columbia Area Farms and Centers Environment 2004

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  1. Columbia Area Farms and Centers Environment 2004 • Maintaining environmental compliance • Increasing crime • New and close neighbors • “Agriculture Islands” • Increased amounts of training & education • Increasing visitors • Being part of the community

  2. Boone County Population • 1960 55,202 • 1970 80,911 • 1980 100,376 • 1990 112,379 • 2000 135,454 • 2001 136,774 (projected)

  3. Maintaining the Environment • Animal waste • Composting • Pesticide Applications • Fertilizer Applications • Regulated GMO work • Wildlife Management

  4. Baskett Wildlife Center • 2,210 acres • East of Ashland • Timber Management • Wildlife Management • Resource & classes in a natural setting • MDC managed fishery

  5. Bradford Research & Extension Center • 591 Acres (limited area) • Neighborhoods on 3 sides • Pesticide Application • 60+ Training events

  6. Rocheford Turkey Farm • 115 Acres off Route Z near Shaw • MDC managed fishery • Poultry Research • Surrounding land in transition from farmland to single family residential • Narrow landbase

  7. McCredie Claypan Center • 284 acres • Kingdom City • MDC managed fishery • Federal land under MOAES use • Foundation Seed & Soybean Breeding • Potential 54 bypass

  8. Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center • 665 acres • High value horticultural crops • Intermediate to long-term Agroforestry research • Unique entity

  9. Dairy Farm Bradford Research and Extension Center Midway 781 acres Increasing herd to 300 animals Maintaining a representative dairy Nutrient Balance Developing neighborhoods Land Ownership

  10. Sanborn Field • 3.5 acres • Historical Landmark (1888) • Campus Land Lab • Most coveted land

  11. Hinkson Valley • 39 Acres • USDA Maize Breeding work • Floodplain & Deer • Borders: • Residential • Columbia Trail System

  12. SouthFarm • 1,452 Acres • Home of 18 groups • “feeder” for campus • Low & medium density housing • Sensitive watershed • >50 student workers, classes, graduate research

  13. Potential Impact of the Philips Tract • Overpass • Increases land value of South Farm • Traffic ? • South Farm; frontier or front tier • What should be on the east side of 63, opposite commercial property?

  14. Our New Neighbors ‘500 acre’ Commercial & Residential Development

  15. We have been a part of the City of Columbia for 5 years …what part will we play? Physical adjustments for South Farm Physical adjustments for South Farm

  16. Physical adjustments for South Farm Physical adjustments for South Farm • Isolated versus Public Areas • Security • Bio-security • Matching up with neighbors • Animal versus crop areas • Agricultural learning sites

  17. Community Treasures • Tremendous educational opportunities • Convert a 1965 Farm into a showplace • Continue as a green space for Columbia • Continue as the ag land laboratory • Balance of security and appeal

  18. What’s at Stake? • Why is this the location you must be at? • Implications of moving: • Student involvement • +5 miles = -5% • +15 miles = -20% • +25 miles = -80% • Research costs • Travel time & part-time labor • Education • Access of faculty • Area provisions

  19. What will you see in 2025?

  20. Action Items • Beautification of South Farm • Development of a new fiscal/administrative model for Animal Science Unit farms

  21. Action Items • Beautification of South Farm • Development of a new fiscal/administrative model for Animal Science Unit farms • Planning windows for South Farm / CAF’s • Jan to March ’04: Inventory & assessment • April to June ‘04: Develop formal land use plan with Sasaki • July ’04: Implement plan for South Farm / CAF’s

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