Farm Bureau Supports One Tax While Fighting Another

Voters go to the polls in just a week, and the state’s largest farm organization is promoting one tax while trying to kill another one that taxes Missourians much more than the first. For years, the Missouri Farm Bureau has fought for the permanent repeal of the...

Bald Eagles Growing in Numbers in Missouri

The national bird’s population growth in Missouri is raising some early questions about whether it is still an endangered species in the state. Every five years the conservation department counts bald eagles in Missouri. This year, says wildlife ecologist Andy...

Wild Turkey Hunt Begins Today

Thousands of Missouri turkey hunters are in the woods today as the regular spring season gets underway. Jeff Beringer, resource scientist with the State Conservation Department, says poorer hatches the last few years means wild turkey numbers in the state are a bit...

Urban Deer Action Committee Formed

The State Conservation Department has formed the Urban Deer Action Committee to deal with the increasing number of deer-vehicle incidents in rapidly-growing parts of Missouri. A spokesman says the Committee has been set up to look for ways to control the deer...

State Agencies at Odds Over Catching and Eating Bass

Due to concerns about the accumulation of mercury and other contaminents in fish, the State Health Department advises that women who are pregnant, those who could become pregnant, nursing mothers, and children under 12 years of age should not eat any largemouth bass...