Geopolitical events can have an impact on Missouri’s economy driving up or down prices depending on what is happening. Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, who co-chairs the Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture, is keeping an eye on what’s happening in...
A state lawmaker wants to prevent certain countries from buying any Missouri land and restrict foreign ownership of farmland. Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, who co-chairs the Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture., plans to introduce the bill...
After years of trying to block an energy company’s ability to take power over private property rights, the Missouri Legislature passed a compromise bill to allow the expansion of Grain Belt Express wind energy lines in Missouri. The high-powered transmission...
Leaders from Missouri’s major commodity groups will testify before the Joint Committee on Agriculture Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City. The hearing will begin at 1 at the Statehouse. Committee Chairman State Rep. Mike Haffner (R-Pleasant Hill) says the...
A veteran state lawmaker who has served on the House Agriculture Policy Committee for eight years says Missouri needs a cow processing plant. State Rep. Warren Love, R-Osceola, is also a rancher. He notes Missouri is second in the nation in cow numbers. “I...
