Missouri is not a stranger to major weather events. The state is deciding whether to create a fund to help the state’s agriculture industry weather natural disasters, such as drought and flooding. Aaron Willard, Gov. Mike Parson’s chief of staff, told the Missouri...
It’s been a difficult 2023 with drought affecting nearly every sector of Missouri’s agriculture industry. As for some of Missouri’s Christmas tree farms, they, too, are struggling. Troy Bollinger with Bollinger Farms in Bonne Terre said it has been a rough year. “It...
Gov. Mike Parson has extended a drought alert in Missouri until next May. All or portions of at least 85 Missouri counties are experiencing some level of drought. The state barely saw any rain in spring and summer and that yielded low crop production numbers. To make...
Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee is recommending that the governor extend his executive order on drought. The order is currently set to expire in December. The recommendation is for the order to extend to April 2024. Extending the order would allow state...
