by Anthony Morabith | Nov 22, 2023 | Business, Economy, News, Outdoors, Weather
It’s been a difficult 2023 with drought affecting nearly every sector of Missouri’s agriculture industry. As for some of Missouri’s Christmas tree farms, they, too, are struggling. Troy Bollinger with Bollinger Farms in Bonne Terre said it has been a rough year. “It...
by Anthony Morabith | Nov 21, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News, Outdoors, Politics / Govt, Weather
Gov. Mike Parson has extended a drought alert in Missouri until next May. All or portions of at least 85 Missouri counties are experiencing some level of drought. The state barely saw any rain in spring and summer and that yielded low crop production numbers. To make...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 10, 2023 | Agriculture, News
Missouri’s drought conditions could create problems moving fall harvest goods along the Mississippi River. Dru Buntin, the Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, says the state is closely monitoring the dryness, because it’s resulting in low river...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 10, 2023 | Agriculture, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Missouri’s drought conditions are expected to continue through the remainder of this year. It’s something that Dru Buntin, Director of the state Department of Natural Resources, says falls in line with the thought that this is the same drought that affected residents...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 5, 2023 | Agriculture, Economy, News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee is recommending that the governor extend his executive order on drought. The order is currently set to expire in December. The recommendation is for the order to extend to April 2024. Extending the order would allow state...
