(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...
President Trump’s agreement with Argentina to lower tariffs on beef imports is not going over well with some members of Missouri’s congressional delegation. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo. 4th District, said in a social media post last week that he “loves” President...
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...
A monthly survey of bank CEOs in Missouri and nine other Midwestern states shows a dismal outlook. The report shows the February score fell to 38 on a zero-to-100 scale, where 50 is growth neutral. Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said the new...
Geopolitical events can have an impact on Missouri’s economy driving up or down prices depending on what is happening. Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, who co-chairs the Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture, is keeping an eye on what’s happening in...
