infographics

Can you make any money raising organic beef in Missouri? [infographic]

Scott Pham and Abbie Fentress Swanson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:18:06 +0000

In Tebbetts, Mo., JJR Family Farm raised USDA-certified organic livestock without antibiotics or genetically-modified feed. After six years of raising and selling organic beef, they decided it was just too expensive to keep the certification. Rancher John Rice helped us figure out just how much it costs to raise organic beef in Missouri.

How much is organic certification worth?

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:15:14 +0000

The organic farming industry is booming. Since the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its federal organic certification program in 2002, the number of organic farms has more than doubled. U.S. organic food sales have also grown from $1 billion in 1990 to $31.5 billion in 2011, according to the Organic Trade Association.

Columbia Regional Airport passenger traffic, 2000-2012 [infographic]

Charles Minshew — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:09:41 +0000

Since 2000, airlines have come and gone at Columbia Regional Airport (COU), changing in the number of passengers passing through the airport. This graph shows the total number of passengers who arrived or departed on commercial aircraft at COU since 2000.

Click on a letter to see which airlines came or went at that particular time. All numbers and events took place during the month listed, although the graph will denote that time as the first of the month. Use the scrollbar at the bottom to change the view of the graph.

How big is the agritourism industry? [graphic]

Camille Phillips — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:00:29 +0000

Fully understanding the potential of agritourism in the Midwest and the country as a whole is hampered by two factors: the lack of an official definition of agritourism and the limited amount of economic data available.