The Missouri Department of Agriculture has just opened up applications for the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant. It’s designed to benefit residents in urban areas of the state that are affected by food insecurity. Taylor Tuttle, manager of the Missouri Grown Program for...
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...
Another invasive species has been identified in Missouri. They have been seen in other states killing trees and crop plants. These pests have become a nuisance since being spotted in the U.S. in 2014 and have since spread to other states. Sarah Phipps, the State...
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...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in central Missouri’s Osage County. The disease is known to be deadly in domesticated poultry. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has quarantined the affected area, and birds on the...
