Officers with the highway patrol as well as other law enforcement authorities are seeking a fugitive who fled on foot from the patrol in Northeast Sullivan County. The incident took place on Tuesday, July 24th when a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Troy L. Franklin, 34, of Milan. The trooper was aware […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation invites youth to learn dove hunting basics at a free clinic and hunt on the opening weekend of the 2018 dove season. The event, for kids ages 10-15, will begin at Locust Creek Conservation Area with a dove clinic on Friday, Aug. 31, from 6 – 8 p.m. Participants will […]
Producers in 25 Missouri counties are now eligible to apply for benefits through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program and Emergency Assistance for Livestock. Both programs are administered through the Farm Service Agency. Counties now accepting applications include Adair, Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Nodaway, […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host an antler measuring event one night during the North Central Missouri Fair. This event is scheduled for Thursday, August 2nd from 5 pm to 9 pm. Those scoring antlers will be from the Show Me Big Bucks and the Boone and Crocket Club organizations. Scoring will take place […]
To help with livestock feed and forage shortages, Missouri landowners can apply to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to cut hay on up to 50 percent of the grass areas within their wetland easements located in drought-designated counties. Eligible counties are those with drought conditions rated severe (D2) or extreme (D3) in the U.S. […]
Updates regarding drought from the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be covered during a program at the Hundley-Whaley Learning Discovery Center in Albany next week. “Dealing with Drought” will be held Wednesday, July 25th at 6:30 in the evening. Topics for the program will include drought status, Livestock Forage Program […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a free fishing event at the Fountain Grove Conservation Area in Linn and Livingston counties next week. Veteran anglers and newcomers are welcome to attend the event at Pond 3 in the conservation area’s northwest section on the evening of July 24th from 5:30 to 8:30. The Department […]
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service is helping producers affected by drought. State Conservationist J. R. Flores says the state has two million dollars available to help farmers plant cover crops to address inadequate feed and forage as well as other natural resource concerns. Cover crops established under the emergency initiative […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Sumner will be hosting the final “First Friday at the Refuge Event August 3rd. Events are funded by and coordinated with the Friends of Swan Lake, a 501 c 3 not for profit group that exist to provide support to Swan Lake wildlife refuge. On August 3rd, a free […]
A local working group charged with identifying local priority resource concerns and providing input about program criteria to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will meet at 1:30 pm, July 26 at the USDA Service Center in Bethany. The working group is comprised primarily of representatives of various local, state and federal agencies with knowledge […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation, in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Forever, the Missouri Prairie Foundation, The Conservation Federation of Missouri, and private landowners, will provide mentored dove hunts for first-time hunters on 10 fields primarily located on private land across the state. Hunt locations will be in or near Chillicothe, Joplin, […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Curtis Crawford today announced that Grundy County is authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres for the fiscal year 2018. FSA’s fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. As of 10 am Friday morning, here is a list of […]
Many farmers and ranchers value the opportunity the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) offers to enhance their existing conservation efforts, according to a recent survey by the Center for Rural Affairs. Eighty-seven percent of more than 800 respondents, all living in an area with a strong agricultural presence, said CSP should be supported as a priority in the […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has determined the state Conservation department has the authority to regulate private deer hunting ranches and Breeders. The decision could have a major bearing on the private land hunting of highly coveted big antlered deer, for which some customers pay $40,000 to pursue. After detecting dozens of deer in or […]
Through a mail ballot, the stockholders of FCS Financial elected four directors to the board. Elected by the cooperative’s member-owners were Glen Cope of Aurora, Mo., incumbent Mark DeShon of Clarksdale, Mo., incumbent Dan Devlin of Edina, Mo., and Beth Schnitker of Middletown, Mo. Each will serve three-year terms. FCS Financial provides credit and financial […]
A work group will meet later this month to identify local priority resource concerns and provide input about program criteria to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Service. The meeting will be held at the USDA Service Center in Bethany on the afternoon of July 26th at 1:30. Grundy County District Conservationist Scott […]
Farms and ranches experiencing severe drought conditions in several northern Missouri counties may be eligible for cost-share assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). The Grundy County Farm Service Agency reports those counties include Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, Putnam, Sullivan, and Schuyler. The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency administers the ECP and provides […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports an Independence man turned himself in Monday for failure to appear on two misdemeanors. Twenty-five year old Aaron Blake Phipps posted his bonds totaling $1,000 cash only on failure to appear on an activities violation in a nondesignated conservation area and second-degree property damage. Phipps is scheduled for the […]
The Livingston County Commission will meet twice next week with meetings to be held at the courthouse in Chillicothe on Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9:30 in the morning. Tuesday’s agenda includes Dave Johnson with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Sampsel Township Board, and interested parties at 9:30 regarding a tube on LIV 530.
The Missouri Conservation Commission recently approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for its fall and winter efforts to find cases of chronic wasting disease and help limit the spread of the deadly deer disease to more deer and more areas. MDC confirmed 33 new cases of CWD following the testing of nearly […]
