The heat has arrived, and showers have dwindled after a relatively rainy spring. MU State Climatologist Zack Leasor joins Marshall Griffin to look at the summer outlook.
Missouri is starting to dry out from last month’s heavy rains. The latest drought monitor map shows an area of moderate drought has developed in northeast and north-central Missouri, surrounded by a large abnormally dry area. Excessively dry areas have also popped up...
Missouri’s net farm income is projected to drop 18% this year to $3.6 billion, according to the Spring 2024 Missouri Farm Income Outlook. Scott Brown, interim director of the University of Missouri’s Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center told Missourinet that...
Missouri’s drought alert has been extended to September 1. The executive order signed by Gov. Mike Parson directs continued coordination of state resources and combined response efforts until conditions improve in drought-impacted areas. Zach Leasor, state...
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...
