Landowners lease roughly 35 percent of Missouri crop, pasture and woodland acreage to renters every year.

According to an extension economist at MU, rented acreage has increased in recent years as more land has transitioned to the next generation, interest rates have incentivized land investments and interest in carbon markets and working land conservation has grown.

To provide information Missourians can use when negotiating land rental rates, MU researchers invite landowners, farmers, ranchers and hunters to participate in the 2021 Missouri rental-rate survey.

The survey collects rental-agreement information for cropland, pasture, woodland hunting, building and facility rental, hay ground, livestock stocking rates and future expectations. The results will be published in the Missouri Agricultural Rental Rate Summary, which will be available at extension.missouri.edu and from county extension centers.

The anonymous survey takes five to 10 minutes to complete.

You can participate electronically at bit.ly/MissouriRentalRates21 or pick up a paper copy at your local MU Extension office.