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,...
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...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn gave remarks during the grand opening of food tech company Benson Hill’s headquarters in St. Louis Monday. Perdue said the work of Benson Hill will go a long way in helping feed...
