by admin | Apr 25, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A judge in Jefferson City has delayed action on a request from the State Agriculture Department to enforce a settlement with former Department employee Heather Elder, whose allegations of sexual harassment against then-Agriculture Director Fred Ferrell led to...
by admin | Apr 15, 2007 | News
The acting Agriculture Director Matt Boatright says record highs and lows are the culprit behind the devastating damage to several of the state’s crops. Director Matt Boatright says the damage is so severe because those record temps hit back to back. He says the...
by admin | Apr 13, 2007 | News
The acting Agriculture Director Matt Boatright says the damage to several Missouri crops is significant and devastating. Boatright toured vineyards, a peach orchard and wheat fields in Herman Friday to survey the crop damage by the current cold snap. He says...
by admin | Apr 10, 2007 | News
The state Agriculture Department says 10 years of trade efforts are starting to pay off with exports more than doubling in Vietnam in just four years. Spokesman Mark Hitt says the state exported about $75 million dollars worth of agricultural products in 2005 and $287...
by admin | Apr 9, 2007 | News
The cold snap that has gripped large areas of Missouri in recent days is much more than an inconvenience for the state’s winemakers and grape growers. Jim Anderson, Executive Director of the Missouri Wine & Grape Board , says an unusually warm March...