There is still time to register for the Midwest Crop Conference, January 16th and 17th in St. Joseph. Denise Ferguson from the MU Extension Center in Buchannan County says this […]
Drought Assistance For Livestock Producers
As Livingston County is one of several counties under the Drought Monitor at D-3 or Extreme Drought Conditions livestock producers may be eligible for assistance. Livingston County FSA Executive Director […]
Conservation Reserve Program
Agricultural producers are still seeing the value of the USDA Conservation Reserve Program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says the total is just over 1 million acres in the […]
Crackenberger Wins KCHI Farm 40 Free
The 2023 KCHI Farm 40 Free winner is Duane Crackenberger of Hale. Crackenberger’s name was drawn from the entries collected from the area sponsors and he is the winner of […]
CRP Signup Open February 27th
The annual USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup opens February 27th. Livingston County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Raysha Tate says the CRP Program started in the Dustbowl Era. The […]
USDA Says To Expect Higher Food Prices
The rise in food prices in 2023 may be more than previously expected. In December USDA Economist Matt MacLauchlan said we could expect a rise of  31/2 to 4%. That […]
Great Plains Growers Conference In St Joseph
The Great Plains Growers Conference will take place this Friday and Saturday in St. Joseph. The regional conference is for commercial fruit and vegetable producers from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska […]
MU & NRCS Offer Grazing School
The NRCS and University of Missouri Extension are offering the 2022 Grazing School at the Hunley Whaly Education Center in Albany, from June 21st to the 23rd. Jim Humphreys, Field […]
Chillicothe FFA Awards Ceremony Is Friday Evening
That annual Chillicothe FFA Awards program is Friday at the Performing Arts Center. Avery Baxter, a Sophomore member of the Chillicothe FFA, says this is an important event for all […]
Chillicothe FFA At State Convention
The 94th annual Missouri FFA Convention awards for the area include: Chillicothe’s Parliamentary Procedure & Conduct teams both made finals. The Parliamentary Procedure team placed 2nd overall. The Conduct of […]