A state lawmaker from southwest Missouri is joining the Trump Administration. State Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, has been chosen by President Donald Trump to become the Director of the USDA’s Rural Development office for Missouri. The office provides loans, grants, and...
Black vultures in Missouri are expanding and are causing issues for Missouri’s farmers and ranchers. They are known to gang up on prey on newborn livestock, but they are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Travis Guerrant, the USDA APHIS...
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...
Fourth District U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, is blasting the Biden Administration for seeking to ban chocolate milk from school lunches. The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing new standards for school meals, and they include a total ban on both...
Two Missouri agencies are responding to an NBC report saying the Show-Me State was the only one in the nation not allowing summer to-go meals this year for low-income children and some adults. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) oversees the...