Non-Timber Forest Products Edible Products Black Walnut Financial Model Botanicals/Medicinals Timber Production Tax Information Budgeting

The Center for Agroforestry strives to establish new and profitable crops for Missouri land and forest owners. In addition to market research on supply, demand and pricing potential, the Center's research collaborators at the University of Missouri and across the Midwest are evaluating the production of nut crops, including pecans, chestnuts and black walnuts; medicinal herbs and botanicals, like ginseng and black cohosh; edible forest products including berries and specialty mushrooms; and non-timber products, such as decorative woody florals. Timber values and markets are also being evaluated, as many agroforestry practices yield not only short-term income through value-added products, but valuable lumber and hardwoods as the tree stands mature.

For additional information on specialty mushrooms, wildlflower production, pine straw, value-added lumber production, nut crops and other profitable products produced through agroforestry, request a copy of the Center's Agroforestry DVD.

Non-Timber Forest Products:

• Pine Straw
  • Pine Straw: A New Mulch For Missouri
• Decorative Woody Florals
  • For rootstock suppliers and growing information, visit the University of Nebraska Extension Forestry Program

Edible Products:

• Specialty Mushrooms
  • New! Message for Shiitake Mushroom Growers
  • Shiitake Cultivation in Midwestern Agroforestry
  • "Agroforestry in Action: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice"

• Chestnuts
  • New! Chestnut Publications/Articles
  • New! Focus Groups Project for Potential Chestnut Growers. Read the report here. (PDF, 673KB)
    
  • Chestnut Market Analysis: Producers’ Perspective (PDF, 309 KB)
    2006 Market Directory (PDF, 55KB)
    The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA) is conducting research to identify and describe the chestnut (Castanea spp.) product market value chain. Through detailed market research and by organizing events that increase consumer awareness towards chestnuts, UMCA’s goal is to broaden market opportunities for all individuals and businesses in the chestnut marketplace. In 2004, UMCA conducted a nationwide survey of individuals and businesses active in the U.S. chestnut market (nurseries, producers and sellers). The focus of this report is to describe the market from the producers’ perspective.
  • The Chestnut Grower, Newsletter of the Chestnut Growers of America
  • Agroforestry in Action: Growing Chinese Chestnuts in Missouri (PDF)
  • Why Chestnuts? (PDF)
  • Learn More about the Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast

• Black Walnuts
  • Development of Improved Black Walnut Selections for Use in Agroforestry Practices: The Center for Agroforestry has been working since 1996 to develop black walnut into an orchard crop, striving for identification of the best-suited cultivars for Missouri climate and soils.
  • New! Black Walnut Financial Model The black walnut financial model is a simplified decision model. It is designed to assist potential growers in making decisions about tree spacing, nut harvest, and whether to use improved (grafted) or unimproved trees.
  • New! Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars. This interactive Web site allows you to compare two actual walnuts side by side by cultivar. In addition, a chart featuring the growth characteristics of selected black walnut cultivars is available. This site will aid growers in choosing the right cultivars for their orchard.
  • New! Agroforestry in Action: Growing Black Walnut for Nut Production (PDF)
  • Why Black Walnuts? (PDF)
  • Agroforestry in Action: Propagating Pecan and Black Walnut in Missouri" (PDF)
• Pecans
  • Agroforestry in Action: Growing Pecans in Missouri (PDF)
  • Why Pecans? (PDF)
  • Agroforestry in Action: Propagating Pecan and Black Walnut in Missouri (PDF)
  • A Double Row System for Establishing Pecans: A guide by Bill Reid, Pecan Experiment Field, Kansas State University, and adjunct associate professor, UMCA (PDF)

• Ginseng
  • The Center for Agroforestry is evaluating the cultivation of simulated ginseng in Missouri, a potentially high-value forest farming crop.
  • Visit American Botanicals for information on growing and marketing botanical plants.
• Black Cohosh
  • Developing Nut, Fruit, and Herb Production for Midwestern Farmers through Agroforestry: Black Cohosh
• Elderberry
  • Elderberry: A Versatile, Easily-grown Shrub for the Midwest

• Eastern Redcedar
  • Eastern Redcedar Market Analysis

• Timber Prices
  • Visit the Missouri Department of Agriculture for current information.
  • Missouri Consulting Foresters Association
  • The Missouri Department of Conservation offers publications about timber harvesting and the quarterly timber price trends report.
  • Missouri Timber Prices tracks market prices for Stumpage and Delivered Logs in Missouri. Information provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation Resource Foresters and private consulting foresters.

• Marketing Specialty Timber Products
  • Paul Easley – Sawing for the Niche Market Place
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  Tax Information
  • Tax Considerations for the Establishment of Agroforestry Practices (PDF)
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  Budgeting
  • Economic Budgeting For Agroforestry Practices (PDF)
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