(Columbia, MO) — Missouri net farm income is projected to rise 58% in 2025 compared to 2024. Researcher Danyelle Chin of Missouri’s Rural and Farm Finance Policy Center says there are two main reasons for the projected increase: livestock receipts and...
The ongoing federal government shutdown is not having a huge impact on the state’s agriculture, according to Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn. “To my knowledge, all of the state’s USDA offices are shut down,” she told Missourinet....
A Missouri farmer who led the USDA’s Farm Service Agency during the first Trump Administration is heading back to Washington, D.C. in a new role. Richard Fordyce, of Bethany, was confirmed September 19 as the USDA’s Under Secretary of Farm Production and...
Missouri summers are hot—and sometimes, it’s not just the heat, but the humidity that makes it unbearable. One surprising contributor? Corn. MU State Climatologist Zach Leasor told Missourinet, “corn sweat” is a real phenomenon where corn pulls water from the soil and...
With many Missourians planning cookouts and barbecues this summer, people could be wondering when beef prices might start going down. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the average price of a pound of ground beef hit a record...
