Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says it’s hard to remember a “more potentially calamitous week for U.S. agriculture.” He’s responding to President Trump’s second round of tariffs on Chinese imports and China’s proposed tariffs on American goods, including soybeans, pork, beef, aircraft, and automobiles. President Trump says the U.S. tariffs are meant […]
Five seconds. That is all it takes for flowing grain to trap a farmer. In 60 seconds, grain engulfs and suffocates the farmer. That is why the University of Missouri Extension, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Grain Feed Association formed an alliance to help to protect farmworkers. OSHA employees will travel […]
Patience pays off for cattle producers who wait for fescue to grow some before turning cattle out for spring grazing, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Patrick Davis. “After a long winter of feeding hay, producers are anxious to turn cattle into the fescue pasture,” Davis says. “However, it is better to wait until […]
Missouri inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2018, was 3.45 million head, up 1 percent from December 1, 2017, and up 11 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 455,000 head, was up 5,000 from the previous quarter and up 10,000 from last year. Market hog inventory, at 3.00 million head, was […]
Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2018, totaled 256 million bushels, up 5 percent from March 1, 2017. On-farm stocks totaled 165 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 91.2 million bushels. The December 2017 – February 2018 indicated disappearance is 165 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positions on March 1, 2018, totaled […]
Corn growers intend to plant 3.40 million acres in 2018, unchanged from 2017. Soybean planted area is expected to total 5.90 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous year. Cotton growers intend to plant 345,000 acres in 2018, up 13 percent from 2017 with the rice planting area is expected to total 219,000 acres, […]
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Missouri Extension will hold the Northwest Missouri Grazing School in June. The event will be held at the MU Hundley-Whaley Research Center in Albany June 26th through 28th. NRSC Contract Specialist Sarah Wheeler says the school will cover inventory and farm resources, soils and topology, plant […]
The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee has voted 4-1 to approve State Representative Paul Curtman’s industrial hemp bill. The Pacific Republican testifies his legislation is an opportunity to introduce “a brand-new economic footprint” to Missouri. Curtman’s bill would create a pilot program to allow those licensed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) to […]
Applications for recognition as a Missouri Century Farm are due May 15. Farms owned by the same family for 100 or more consecutive years as of Dec. 18, 2018, are eligible. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings, or nephews or nieces, including through marriage or […]
Livestock owners increasing their herds must grow demand for meat. Current herd size expands meat supplies and domestic meat consumption to record levels. With more supply, expect lower prices, University of Missouri economist Scott Brown told the Womack Agricultural Outlook Conference in Columbia. But that didn’t happen as forecast in 2017. Growing beef demand worked […]
A new initiative in Missouri is offering small businesses and agricultural operations better opportunities to expand. Thursday State Treasurer Eric Schmitt joined business and finance leaders in downtown St. Louis to launch the Missouri FIRST program. Missouri FIRST which stands for Financing Investment in our Rural, Small Business and Technology communities, revamps the […]
(Missourinet) – A state House committee is considering whether to ban further purchases of Missouri agriculture land by foreign buyers. Family Farm Action, a 501(c)4 group, supports the legislation and says foreign ownership of Missouri farmland is a “growing problem.” During a Missouri House Economic Development Committee hearing on the bill, central Missouri Farmer Fred […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture will host a public hearing in Jefferson City for individuals to share their input on an emergency rule that restricts the sale of certain pesticides in Missouri. The hearing on March 21st begins at 10 o’clock at the East Elm Conference Center in the Roaring River Room. Those wishing to […]
Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson is emphasizing the importance of agriculture, property rights, transportation and broadband access. The Poplar Bluff Republican tells Missouri Farm Bureau members the House has a primary mission. More than 150 Farm Bureau members from across the state traveled to Jefferson City this week for the group’s legislative day. […]
It’s not a surprise Missouri is one of the major contributors to many of the world’s food sources. From livestock and grain to vegetables and fruits, among other commodities, the state is fortunate to have good land, growers and farmers to keep our economy strong and people fed. The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking […]
Atchison County soybean farmer C. Brooks Hurst is the new president of the Missouri Soybean Association. Following his installation at the Commodity Classic conference, Hurst now leads the statewide advocacy organization for soybean growers. C. Brooks Hurst “I look forward to bringing farmers together to strengthen the soybean industry in our state,” Hurst said. “We’re […]
The Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program has enrolled more than 135,000 heifers on more than 850 farms during its 20 years of existence. The program, developed and spearheaded by David Patterson, a professor of reproductive physiology in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), celebrated its 20th anniversary during the […]
“The genie’s out of the bottle” on the spotted lanternfly, University of Missouri Extension entomologist Kevin Rice told farmers Feb. 8 at the second annual NEMO Soils and Crop Conference in Palmyra. Rice gave farmers an update on insects to watch in the upcoming growing season. He urged them to contact him when they find […]
Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of their entire operation. NRCS plans to enroll up to 10 million acres in […]
University of Missouri Extension staff will be hosting events in Grundy and Livingston Counties for growers to obtain or be recertified for their Private Pesticide Applicators License. All growers are invited to attend these events. The Grundy County Applicator Training and Ag Update will be held Tuesday, February 27th at the Alexander Student Center (1204 […]
