by Anthony Morabith | Feb 22, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson and Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe welcomed hundreds of Missouri students to Jefferson City Thursday to commemorate National FFA Week. Parson, Kehoe, and FFA members drove restored tractors to the state Capitol in a show of support for Missouri agriculture. The...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s current state budget year includes $25 million to build a new meat laboratory. During a Missouri House budget subcommittee hearing, state Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn talked about the one-time funding being used for the planning,...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 7, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
The 2024 legislative session is right around the corner and lawmakers are already getting to work on the next state budget. Missouri Director of Agriculture, Chris Chinn, wants lawmakers to increase funding to hire more meat and poultry inspectors. “Of course, our...
by [email protected] | Jul 24, 2023 | News, Show Me Today
The Missouri State Fair is right around the corner. Missourinet’s Alisa Nelson and Brownfield’s Cyndi Young talk to Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn and Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe about what’s new at this year’s...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 14, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News
Scam artists are taking advantage of Missouri’s drought conditions and farmers. The Missouri Department of Agriculture says it has received reports from producers who paid for hay upfront through a wire transfer, only to have no hay delivered. The department says the...