Youth from across the Show-Me State are proudly representing 4-H at the Missouri State Fair, sharing how the organization helps shape future leaders. Missouri State 4-H President Kelsey Carter, who hails from Montrose in Henry County, told Missouirnet 4-H is the...
The Missouri State Fair gets underway in Sedalia next week. This year’s theme is Step On In. Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn told Missourinet; if you are stepping on in for the first time check out the 4H building and the FFA building. “So, for...
A new state-of-the-art beef processing plant is expected to open Thursday in eastern Missouri’s Warren County. America’s Heartland Packing is poised to get down to business in its $800 million mixed cattle plant. The 500,000 square foot site will employ about 1,300...
In 2023, Missouri exported more than $3.2 billion worth of agriculture and related goods. The state’s Agriculture department is hoping to build off of that by attending several food showcase events in Taiwan beginning on Thursday. Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn said...
As National FFA week officially comes to a close, Missouri’s governor, who is a first-generation farmer, touts the importance of one of Missouri’s leading industries – agriculture. “Agriculture is near and dear to my heart and our state’s leading economic driver,”...
