Ten agriculture students from North Central Missouri College participated in the National Postsecondary Agriculture Student Organization Conference March 13-16 held in Louisville, Kentucky. Over 600 agriculture students competed in career program areas, participated in leadership workshops, and visited Louisville area attractions. The NCMC delegation visited the Louisville Slugger Bat Factory and the Muhamad Ali Museum. […]
(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 […]
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. […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved purchasing a tractor and fitness equipment as well as renovation costs at its meeting Tuesday evening. Agriculture Instructor Rustin Jumps recommended the purchase of the new John Deere tractor to be added to the fleet at the Barton Farm Campus. It was purchased from Sydenstricker Implement […]
For FFA members around the country, this past week is one that many look forward to during the school year. This year there are approximately 649,355 members enrolled in FFA from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FFA Week is the perfect opportunity for FFA students to show their community the […]
North Central Missouri College will be opening a site in Country Club, Missouri on the North Belt Highway beginning March 1, 2018. The NCMC-North Belt Center will be an extension of North Central Missouri College and will offer the same level of professional attention, quality instruction, and affordability as Main and Barton campus and other […]
In an effort aimed at helping middle-school-aged students better understand and appreciate the food system, Northwest Missouri State University invites the public to its 2018 Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, at the Conference Center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Registration is $25 and due by Thursday, March 1. Registration […]
Students from Mrs. Howe’s leadership class at Central Elementary School in Chillicothe received a hands-on learning experience Friday, January 26, 2018. The leadership group is the nature/agriculture group, the students get to meet once a week to learn how leadership connects with nature and agriculture. The Litton Crusaders assisted the class this week with planting, […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold multiple Ag Updates in the area through the end of February. Ag Updates will be held at the Bethany Housing Authority January 24th, at the Carrollton Public Library January 31st, at the Braymer Sandwich Shop February 1st, at Hundley-Whaley Learning Discovery Center in Albany February 7th, at the […]
Students from Mrs. Howe’s leadership class at Central Elementary School experienced a hands-on learning experience on November 18, 2017. The leadership group is the nature/agriculture group where the students get to meet once a week to learn how leadership connects with nature and agriculture. The Litton Crusaders assisted the class with parts of a seed, […]
University of Missouri Extension economists urges farmers to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. The census should arrive in farmers’ mailboxes in December. It can be returned by mail or securely submitted online. MU Extension economist Ryan Milhollin says federal, state and local governments as well as agribusinesses, researchers, trade associations […]
The National Advisor for the FFA organization, Steve Brown, says the FFA must update itself to reflect the changing needs of agriculture today, and in the future. Amy Seitz reports from the 90th annual National FFA Convention underway this week in Indianapolis. Many local and area school chapters have FFA members attending the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced grants to help bring agricultural business ideas from the drawing board to the marketplace. Funding is made through NIFA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program. “For small agricultural businesses, the federal government is a key, initial investor to help them get great ideas into […]
Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn issued a Notice of Release from the Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order of all products containing Dicamba labeled for agricultural use on Sept. 29, 2017. The Special Local Need registrations for XTENDIMAX™ with VaporGrip™ Technology, ENGENIA™ Herbicide, and DUPONT™ FEXAPAN™ PLUS VAPORGRIP™ TECHNOLOGY HERBICIDE will remain in effect until Dec. 1, 2017. Older Dicamba […]
The Missouri Livestock Symposium wants amateur photographers to send in their best photos of agriculture. Photographers may submit up to three pictures that show farm life, farm scenes, or livestock and the winning photo will appear on the Missouri Livestock Symposium program book cover. The winner will receive a $100 cash prize as well as […]
A Laclede resident received the Best in Show in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Marian Frizzell’s photo “End of a Harvest Day” was chosen from among a record-breaking 1,370 submitted photos from amateur photographers from the state. Several other area photographers participated in the five contest categories for those […]
The University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus is the site of a program tonight regarding Summer annual forages. Those attending are to learn about using Summer annual forages to extend the grazing season and as a tool for renovating pastures and hay fields. Registration is at 6 o’clock tonight with the […]
Agriculture workers are 20 times more likely than other workers to die from the heat. Heat deaths are 100 percent preventable with water, rest and shade say University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. That is why she encourages everyone to support the “Summer 2017 Beat the Heat” campaign from the U.S. […]
Third graders from Field Elementary received an opportunity for hands-on learning about agriculture. Students at the Litton Agriculture Campus taught the lessons and conducted the lab activities through the Litton Crusaders program. There were 6 sessions with 5 lab activities. The student instructors were Clayton Campbell, Sheridan Guilford, Kristina Hamilton, and Kaylee Peel. Agriculture Education […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold an Ag Technology Update discussing drones and mobile technology use in agriculture and farm management decisions at the Bucklin R-2 School Vo-Ag Classroom the night of April 10th from 6:30 to 9 o’clock. Topics to be covered include the potential uses of unmanned aerial vehicle technology in agriculture; […]
