by Alisa Nelson | Feb 24, 2020 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
The National Weather Service says Missouri faces above-average flood risk this spring because soil is still saturated from last spring’s flooding. About 1.2 million acres of Missouri farmland was damaged by flooding in 2019. But, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris...
by admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Two southern Missouri state lawmakers are unhappy with a letter the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) director has sent to the U.S. Forest Service, in support of their decision to close the Mark Twain National Forest to feral hog hunting. The issue came up during...
by Ashley Byrd | Dec 30, 2019 | News
There are areas of Missouri — both rural and urban — without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. That is called food insecurity and according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, this lack of nutrition affects one...
by admin | Oct 16, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor says getting young people involved in agriculture is critical to the future, with the average age of a Missouri farmer being 58. Governor Mike Parson (R) tells Missourinet the state’s pork industry is helping young people stay on the...
by admin | Oct 14, 2019 | Education, News
About $8 million in new upgrades and repairs will be starting soon at the sprawling state fairgrounds in west-central Missouri’s Sedalia. Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee Chairman Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, pushed for the...
