Specialty Mushrooms
The University of Missouri is encouraging farmers to experiment with a new crop- specialty mushrooms. During economic hardships, like the one touching the agricultural industry, it is no secret one of...
View ArticleFirst Wind Farm Breaks Ground
Wind Capital Group has broken ground on a wind farm loacted at Lost Creek Wind Farm in northwest Missouri. This wind farm is the first of its kind in Missouri. Developers expect the 100 wind turbines...
View ArticleChromium 6
Chromium 6 was found last week in soil from a northwest Missouri farm according to state and federal environmental agencies. Although the finding has been confirmed, officials said there is no...
View ArticleOrganic Farming in Missouri
Missouri Organic farmers are eligible for national funding that is to be used to help farmers transition into organic farming. $50 million are available nationwide from the USDA for organic farming...
View ArticleMissouri Farmers Continue Planting
Missouri farmers are taking advantage of the first dry streak of the season. Officials warn residents of Palmyra to expect an abundance of farm equipment on the road in the next few weeks. The warm,...
View ArticleMissouri House Passes Bill
A new bill has passed in Missouri’s house giving Missouri dairy farmers a tax break. The only problem is some lawmakers do not understand why all agricultural producers do not get the same deal. The...
View ArticleMissouri Increases Acreage
According to the Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Missouri will lead America in the highest increase of the percentage of corn acreages. The total 3.05...
View ArticleMore tax breaks for ND Wind Farms?
Three bills have passed through the Senate and the House, they are currently awaiting the North Dakota governor’s okay. The bills provide more incentives to produce wind energy. If the bills complete...
View ArticleFarmers Respond to Farm Bill
Farmers across the country are reacting to the House farm bill and many of those reactions are surprisingly negative. For more than a year, farmers have been struggling to convince legislators to pass...
View ArticleSt. Louis Residents Criticize Local Farms
Urban farming operations in St. Louis, Missouri, are incurring the ire of local residents. The disagreement could threaten St. Louis’ urban farming operations and could have broader repercussions in...
View ArticleMissouri Farmers Surveyed
The USDA will be surveying Missouri farmers during the first two weeks of November. The USDA is polling farmers to see if they expect to meet their yield expectations this year. The information will be...
View ArticleMissouri Farms Exempt From Rules
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is asking the Missouri Department of Transportation to waive regulations to help farmers complete harvests quicker. Farmers are behind harvesting following days...
View ArticleMissouri Counties Declared Disaster Areas
The USDA has accepted 28 Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Cedar, Crawford, Daviess, DeKalb, Dunklin, Gentry, Harrison, Knox, Laclede, Marion, Mercer,...
View ArticleTheft Increases
The saying goes “desperate times call for desperate measures,” and this economic downward spiral has made an impact on agriculture theft. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has created the Livestock and Farm...
View ArticleMissouri Comes in Number 3
A national survey of wind energy said Missouri is the third state to have the highest amount of wind power generated during the second quarter of the year. The completion of Farmers City wind farm near...
View ArticleSeven Counties Receive Federal Aid
At a time when people see no light at the end of the tunnel, for some Missouri farmers there is. Seven southwest Missouri counties are now eligible for federal farm aid due to the declaration of a...
View ArticleVilsack Announces new Program
At the Craig Evans family farm Tom Vilsack unveiled federal assistance that may be helpful for young farmers. Near Lathrop, Missouri Vilsack announced that there is $17 million available in grants for...
View ArticleLoans Available for the Socially Disadvantaged
The Missouri Farm Service Agency has farm loans available for women and minorities who wish to start family-farms. These low-rate loans are available to applicants who are U.S. citizens, have good...
View ArticleFarm Bureau Federation Board Introduces New Leaders
Four state Farm Bureau presidents were elected to the Farm Bureau Federation Board at the 92nd Annual Meeting. Black Hurt of Missouri, Pat Langenfelder of Maryland, Randy Knight of Mississippi and Paul...
View ArticleMissouri House Rejects Tax Plan
The Missouri House has rejected a proposal that suggests land values of farmers with the best land receive a tax increase and those who have less fertile land receive a tax break. The tax would be...
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