Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri

Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri to sponsor speaker at two locations in October

A business owner from Calico Rock, Arkansas will speak to Northwest Missouri community leaders at two locations next month. The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri will sponsor Steven Mitchell’s talk on “Bringing Life Back to Your Small Town, One Business at a Time” October 9th. Mitchell will discuss the successful revitalization of Calico Rock’s Main […]

FCS Farm Credit Services

LandLINK connects farmers across Missouri

LandLINK is a new service provided by FCS Financial. It connects young, beginning farmers with landowners through completion of an online form. The young, beginning farmer completes a form where they describe their current farming operation, experience and agricultural goals regarding the size of the farm they want to purchase or lease and location. The […]

Food Stamps or SNAP

USDA provides additional food options to SNAP participants impacted by Hurricane Florence

The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday approved a waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in North Carolina to buy hot foods with their benefits through October 31, 2018. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue emphasized the importance of the waiver, noting that many North Carolina residents evacuated to shelters cannot […]

Beef Heifers

Missouri beef farmers learn genetic science guides

Science to develop Show-Me-Select replacement heifers keeps growing. Cattlemen learned the latest in an Aug. 16 “Beef ReproGene” meeting at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Howell County. MU reproduction and genetics specialists gave updates before and after dinner. Dave Patterson, who started the MU Show-Me-Select program 22 years ago, led with a refresher. […]

Home Packed School Lunch

24 tips for packing a healthy, affordable lunch

Parents often go to great lengths during the school year to be sure their children have the right equipment—pens, notebooks, clothing—to make it through the day. “Proper nutrition is also a key ingredient for school success because it fuels brain cells and gives your child the energy and nutrients he or she needs for optimal […]

Bulls in farm lot

Show-Me-Select rules require genetically tested bull EPDs

New sire selection rules for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers improve reliable calving-ease genetics. “Bulls used in the heifer program will carry DNA-tested EPDs (expected progeny differences),” said Jared Decker, University of Missouri Extension geneticist.  The rules going into effect Feb. 1, 2019, were set by the SMS governing board of farmers. “DNA tests add reliability to EPDs […]