Black vultures in Missouri are expanding and are causing issues for Missouri’s farmers and ranchers. They are known to gang up on prey on newborn livestock, but they are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Travis Guerrant, the USDA APHIS...
The University of Missouri is projecting a 19.8% drop in net farm income for the Show-Me State this year. The Spring 2024 Missouri Farm Income Outlook says the decline is due to declining market receipts and lower crop prices. The report looks at projected farm...
From butter making to germinating soybeans, Missouri elementary students are getting hands-on learning about the role of agriculture in their daily lives. Alisa Nelson talks to Heather Fletcher, the director of Agriculture Education on the Move.
Missouri’s four more well-known candidates for governor are being weighed by state Farm Bureau members. Republicans Jay Ashcroft, Bill Eigel and Mike Kehoe – and Democrat Crystal Quade – took part in a forum Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks. When asked about...
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...
