by admin | Mar 31, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News
Three Missouri House committees will be heading to the state Department of Conservation headquarters in Jefferson City on Thursday morning, to be briefed on the feral hog issue. The briefing will take place at 7:30 a.m. The Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee,...
by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $3 million in the expansion of rural broadband internet service to southeast Missouri. During a Zoom call Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Senator Roy Blunt and Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn...
by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
The state Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced a $20 million grant program for Missouri meat and poultry processors on Wednesday, saying it will increase food supply chain resilience in the Show-Me State. The $20 million comes from federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief...
by admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who serves on the House Agriculture Policy Committee says the newest modern beef processing plant built in the United States now has about 175 employees in western Missouri’s Lone Jack. Lone Jack is a small town of about 1,000, and is...
by admin | May 23, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
We’ll learn more details next week about the impact of the coronavirus on local slaughter facilities in Missouri. The Joint Committee on Agriculture plans a Thursday morning hearing at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. The committee will meet at 9 a.m. The...
