Agriculture – CARES HQ

A screenshot of the Heartland Food Business Coalition's homepage. The photo shows a person picking red peppers and placing them into a white cooler.

1 Apr 2026

Heartland Regional Food Business Center

The USDA Regional Food Business Centers program was designed to support farms and food businesses to create new market opportunities, enhance competitiveness, and strengthen their regional supply chains. The Heartland Regional Food Business Center offered technical assistance, capacity building awards, and coordinated services to catalyze the growth of regional food economies. The program was de-funded in 2025 and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center became the Heartland Regional Food Business Coalition.

21 Dec 2023

FeedStuff Finder

The Feedstuff Finder enables feedstuff buyers and sellers to make connections. Sellers of co-products and forages can share prices, products, information, and locations. Buyers can identify feedstuff sources by location, product type, or price and see their locations on a map. CARES developed the site, map, and cost calculator tool for the Feedstuff Finder team.

12 Mar 2021

Missouri Ag Intel

The Missouri Ag Intel portal promotes the growth of alternative crops among farmers in the state. This University of Missouri project has created a website to provide tools such as maps to visualize available nearby markets and farms as well as information on how to improve management skills (labor, sales, marketing, etc.) and learn about crop growing requirements (weather, soil type, etc.).

12 Mar 2021

Show Me Food

ShowMeFood.org was launched in 2020 in response to COVID-19 and the disruptive effects it had on state, local, and national food supply chains and distribution systems. ShowMeFood.org facilitated the sharing of information for and about farmers and local food providers in the state of Missouri. Businesses promoted specific products, purchasing options, days of operation, and accepted payment types.

12 Mar 2021

NMTracker

NMTracker (Nutrient Management Tracker) is suite of online tools that support tactical nutrient management planning for farmers and ranchers. NMTracker supports mapping and data entry for nutrient management planning and integrates with the Purdue University Manure Management Planner (MMP). CARES has hosted NMTracker since 2011.

12 Mar 2021

AgSite

AgSite provides targeted information about property and farms across the state of Missouri. The AgSite report include data related to weather conditions, soil health, and native and threatened species. AgSite is designed to support risk assessments, land purchases, and guide investments.

12 Mar 2021

Missouri Food Assessment

The Missouri EATs Assessment Tool provides critical food and social determinants of health data to communities in Missouri. These data are used to begin conversations and take actions aimed at strengthening community food systems. CARES began hosting the Missouri EATs Assessment Tool in 2018.