Sixty-two 4H and FFA members who showed animals at the Missouri State Fair in 2023 were awarded Youth In Agriculture Scholarships. Halle Allen of Marceline was selected to receive a […]
CRP Filing Opens At FSA Offices
Filing for CRP ground is open at the local Farm Service Agency offices. Livingston County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Raysha Tate says the announcement was made over the weekend. […]
Sixteen From Chillicothe Earn State FFA Degree
Sixteen members of the Chillicothe FFA are recipients of the 2024 State FFA Degree. State Degrees are awarded based on a member’s supervised agricultural experience program (SAE) in agribusiness or […]
Produce Safety Manager Education
Area farmers that are growing and handling produce have online safety training for supervisors available through the University of Missouri Extension and K-State Research & Extension The online event is […]
Salute To Agriculture Includes Message Of Community Support
The Chillicothe FFA and Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Salute to Agriculture Friday. The event included lunch and a guest speaker, Garrett Hawkins, Missouri Farm Bureau President. Hawkins says […]
Missouri DNR Offering Free Ag Workshops
Two free workshops on increasing farm profitability through regenerative agriculture are set for February 20th and 22nd. Â The two one-day workshops are designed to help Missouri farmers understand and then […]
USDA Re-Opens Continuous CRP Sign-Up
Sign-up has re-opened for the USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up period began today (January 12th) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers and landowners interested in […]
USDA: Good News For Food Prices
The USDA says there COULD be good news for food prices in 2024. USDA Agriculture Department Economist, Megan Sweitzer says the rate of increase for food prices are expected to […]
2024 Midwest Crop Conference
The Midwest Crop Conference will be is January 16th and 17th in St. Joseph. Denise Ferguson from the MU Extension Center in Buchannan County says this event is will provide […]
Global Bat Week
Around the globe, the agriculture community is celebrating Bat Week. The celebration is intentionally set around the celebration of Halloween. Rod Bain from the USDA says this celebrates the benefits […]
