by admin | Dec 13, 2006 | Agriculture, Business
A trial is going to be held in March to determine whether a big ethanol plant can be built in southwest Missouri’s Webster County. A judge has refused to dismiss a petition for a temporary restraining order filed by opponents of the plant. Opponents say Gulfstream...
by admin | Oct 21, 2006 | Crime / Courts
Ethanol has become a big issue in political campaigns in Missouri, but it appears as though the NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard – effect might be a bigger issue in the southwest Missouri community of Rogersville. Residents are fighting a proposed $165-Million...
by admin | Oct 20, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Democrat Claire McCaskill claims Senator Jim Talent is distorting her stance on two important pieces of legislation. McCaskill says Talent, the incumbent Republican, has accused her of not supporting ethanol, because she opposed the Energy Bill approved by Congress....
by admin | Aug 17, 2006 | Agriculture
A couple of major agriculture initiatives come from Governor Matt Blunt as he visits the State Fair in Sedalia. The first deals with family farmers and the state’s ethanol incentive program. The Governor says only majority farmer-owned ethanol and biodiesel...
by admin | Jul 27, 2006 | Agriculture
This is an exercise in economics and nutrition. A University of Missouri researcher warns of potential damage to part of Missouri agriculture caused by the rush to produce ethanol. Animal scientist Gary Allee says the rush to produce ethanol in Missouri could mean...