About the Elsberry Plant Materials Center

Updated 08/25/2008

Description of the PMC Service Area

The area served by the Elsberry Plant Materials Center has a humid climate with precipitation ranging from 20 inches in the northwest regions to 50 inches in the southeast regions. Precipitation is unevenly distributed throughout the year with major portions received during the growing season. The average yearly high temperature for the region is 60-70 degrees F. The average low temperature is 35-50 degrees F. Topography of the area served by the Elsberry PMC includes glacial till prairies, Mississippi valley loess hills, Iowa and Mississippi deep loess heavy till plains, thin loess hills and plains, Mississippi valley slopes, and the Ozark highlands.

Major land uses include corn, soybeans, cattle, and hog farming. The primary conservation problems in the service area relate to soil erosion and water quality. They include: cropland erosion; low forage production; shoreline/streambank erosion; point sources of pollution from concentrated animal by-products, stormwater run-off and waste water; wetland loss; and non-point pollution sources from agricultural lands.

Getting to the Elsberry PMC

The Elsberry PMC is located in eastern-central Missouri, about 40 miles northeast of St. Louis. The PMC is just south of the town of Elsberry on Rte. 79.

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