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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• 1970 80,911• 1980 100,376• 1990 112,379• 2000 135,454• 2001 136,774
(projected)
Maintaining the Environment
• Animal waste• Composting• Pesticide Applications• Fertilizer Applications• Regulated GMO work• Wildlife Management
Baskett Wildlife Center
• 2,210 acres• East of Ashland• Timber Management• Wildlife Management• Resource & classes
in a natural setting• MDC managed
fishery
Bradford Research & Extension
Center
• 591 Acres (limited area)• Neighborhoods on 3
sides
• Pesticide Application• 60+ Training events
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
McCredie Claypan Center
• 284 acres• Kingdom City• MDC managed
fishery• Federal land under
MOAES use• Foundation Seed &
Soybean Breeding• Potential 54 bypass
Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center
• 665 acres• High value
horticultural crops
• Intermediate to long-term Agroforestry research
• Unique entity
Bradford Research and Extension Center
Midway
781 acres
Increasing herd to 300 animals
Maintaining a representative dairy
Nutrient Balance
Dairy Farm
Developing neighborhoods
Land Ownership
Sanborn Field
• 3.5 acres• Historical Landmark
(1888)
• Campus Land Lab• Most coveted land
Hinkson Valley
• 39 Acres
• USDA Maize Breeding work
• Floodplain & Deer
Borders:
• Residential
• Columbia Trail System
South Farm
• 1,452 Acres• Home of 18 groups• “feeder” for campus• Low & medium
density housing• Sensitive watershed• >50 student workers,
classes, graduate research
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?
Our New Neighbors
‘500 acre’ Commercial & Residential Development
Physical adjustments for South Farm
Physical adjustments for South Farm
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
Isolated versus Public Areas• Security• Bio-security
Matching up with neighbors• Animal versus crop areas
Agricultural learning sites
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
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
What will you see in 2025?
Action Items
• Beautification of South Farm
• Development of a new fiscal/administrative model for Animal Science Unit farms
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