Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems

12/10/2024

Check out the latest Missouri Economy Indicators report on commuting. This month's MEI features work from CARES Senior Research Analyst, Justin Krohn.

In 2023, Missourians had an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, which is more than three minutes shorter than the national average (26.8).

In 2021, Missouri metro residents had an average commute of 17.4 miles, a modest 4% increase from 2011. In contrast, nonmetro workers traveled nearly twice as far, averaging 30 miles—a distance that has barely changed from 2011.

Workers earning $1,250 or less monthly averaged 20.3 miles per trip, slightly more than those earning $3,334 or more, who averaged 19.8 miles.

Find the latest Missouri Economy Indicators brief at: https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/exceed/missouri-economy-indicators

09/19/2024

CARES is excited to part of this amazing project that supports local food and farm businesses in Missouri and across the Heartland region!

The collaboration with the Heartland Regional Food Business Center will distribute $3.72 million across six states in its first round.

12/19/2023

The latest launch from the CARES team - feedstufffinder.org! 🌾

12/07/2023

FeedStuff Finder in the news!

Feedstuff Finder aims to connect buyers and sellers across Missouri and in surrounding states.

12/04/2023

Powered by CARES!

There’s a new tool available for farmers and ranchers to find and list feedstuffs for sale.

Feedstuff Finder, developed by MU Extension - Agriculture and Environment Program's Ryan Milhollin, Joe Horner and Wesley Tucker alongside the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems, is a FREE website to make sourcing and pricing alternative feed sources a breeze with an interactive map and detailed product listings.

Check out www.feedstufffinder.org to view product listings (or create a FREE account to post hay or co-products for sale).

University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension)

09/26/2023

The Human Development Index (HDI), developed by the United Nations, is an alternative measure of economic well-being. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has long been the traditional measure of economic growth, but it is narrowly focused on the production of goods and services. While no one indicator can sum up the well-being of a population, the HDI combines measures that are more directly related to the human condition.

The index provides a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a longer life, expected years of schooling, and per capita income. Countries are assigned a score from 0 – 1 based on the mean of normalized indices for the three dimensions. A score of less than 0.55 is considered low; 0.55-0.69 is considered medium; 0.70-0.79 is considered high; and 0.80 or above is considered very high.

Ten of Missouri’s counties scored higher than the national average of 0.921. Overall, the state of Missouri scored 0.916 — in line with Austria. Scores for Missouri’s counties ranged from .858 (Croatia) to 0.949 (Denmark).

For more information please visit: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index #/indicies/HDI. For more information contact Alan Spell or Luke Dietterle of EXCEED.

05/23/2023

Add your digital asset to our statewide map! Identifying digital assets is critical for making decisions about broadband expansion funding.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new online tool will help connect more Missourians with broadband resources in their communities.The Digital Asset Map is a project of the University of Missouri System Broadband Initiative in partnership with the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Broad...

05/04/2023

We are very excited to be a partner with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on this project!

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri, through MU Extension, will partner with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on a $25 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create the Heartland Regional Food Business Center, which will foster more vibrant, resilient food systems throug...

02/18/2023

The University of Missouri Extension is conducting a short, anonymous internet survey in cooperation with the Missouri Office of Broadband Development. We invite you to participate in this survey as your feedback will help guide state internet expansion and training efforts. http://muext.us/MissouriInternetSurvey

12/07/2022

In partnership with Missouri’s Office of Broadband Development, we encourage participation in the FCC's broadband map challenge process. Feedback on the new coverage maps is vital to ensuring our state receives its fair share of future BEAD program funding to expand internet access. To learn more or participate, visit ded.mo.gov/connecting-all-missourians.

The Office of Broadband Development will carry out an extensive public engagement process as it plans for its Connecting All Missourians programs. These programs will be funded under the Digital Equity Act (DEA) and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, both part of the Infras...

12/01/2022

The call for abstracts is open! Visit https://www.mogiscon.com/call-for-abstracts/ to submit.

11/16/2022

The call for workshops is now open! Consider passing on your GIS skills as an instructor by signing up at https://www.mogiscon.com/workshop-abstract-submission-form/