Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and made updates to these two USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs. ARC […]
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“Heritage Days” to be held in Jamesport
The Jamesport Community Association will sponsor the Annual Heritage Days later this month. A craft show and retail market will be at the Spillman Event Center in Jamesport September 27th and 28th from 9 to 4 o’clock each day. There will also be kettle corn, fall décor, food, antiques, and a flea market both days. […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of September 16, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri region for the week of September 16 – 22. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Chula Street Fair set to kick off September 21
Various activities will be held at the Chula Street Fair September 21, 2019, including biscuits and gravy at the community center that morning at 7 o’clock which benefits Chula Fire and Rescue, a baby show at 9 o’clock with a $3.00 registration fee, a food stand from 9:30 that morning to 10 o’clock at night, […]
Two-vehicle crash injures Jamesport man
One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon at an intersection one mile east of Jamesport. Sixty-one-year-old Jack Prescott of Jamesport received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver of a second vehicle, 34-year-old John Leffler of Trenton, was not injured. The southbound truck driven by […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of September 9, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of September 9, 2019. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, striping, […]
Missouri corn crop lags behind last year
Corn maturity in Missouri as of Sunday was 40 percentage points behind last year. Just six-percent of Missouri corn is mature. 73 percent of the crop is in fair to good condition. Soybeans setting pods progressed to 74 percent, that’s 18 percentage points behind last year. 80 percent of the crop is now fair to good. Missouri […]
Grain crop review for August 2019
Volatility seems to be the theme for the last several months. Weather forecasts, overseas trade relations, and harvest predictions have been large contributors for the past month. There has been plenty of moisture this year throughout the Corn Belt. However, the excessive moisture paired with the cooling temperatures have raised some concern over potential yields. […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of September 2, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of September 2 – 8. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures […]
Audio: Brad Tolson: “Not going to be the crop everybody would hope for”
(Brownfield Ag News: Tom Steever) – North Missouri farmer Brad Tolson says he’s not concerned about what he can’t control. Tolson tells Brownfield his soybeans are behind because they were planted a month late. His corn was planted on time but was stunted early and was hit by drought during pollination. “Having said all that, […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of August 26, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of August 26 through September 1, 2019. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as […]
Chillicothe man sentenced to 10-years in prison for grain fraud scheme commits suicide
A coroner says a Missouri man blamed for running the largest organic food fraud scheme in U.S. history has died by suicide, days after he was sentenced to 10-years in federal prison. Livingston County Coroner Scott Lindley on Tuesday confirmed the death of Randy Constant in Chillicothe, Missouri. He said Constant died from “a self-inflicted […]
Mercer Community Homecoming set to begin August 29th with “Small Town, Big Hearts” theme
Multiple activities are scheduled later this month for the Mercer Community Homecoming. Everyone is welcome to the “Small Town, Big Hearts” themed event August 29th through September 1st. The activities will start on the evening of August 29th at 6 o’clock with a cake stand. There will also be a Miss and Junior Miss Mercer […]
Missouri crop production report for the week of August 12, 2019
Corn: Planted area is estimated at 3.25 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 3.6 million acres, is down 8 percent from 2018. Based on August 1 conditions, the Missouri corn yield is forecast at 160 bushels per acre, up 20 bushels from 2018. Production is forecast at 490 million […]
Crash at Merrill and 15th Street in Trenton sends one to hospital
The Trenton Police Department reports one Trenton man was transported to the hospital and another was cited after a sport utility vehicle struck a minivan Monday afternoon. Twenty-five year old Jacob Ishmael was treated at Wright Memorial Hospital for pain in his left hip and leg area and released. No injuries were reported for 49-year-old […]
Next Trenton Cruise Night set for August 17, 2019
The next Trenton Cruise Night will be held next week. Vehicles will be on display at the Car Quest parking lot the evening of August 17th at 6 o’clock. Organizer Jeremy Soptic says it has not yet been determined if there will be an actual cruise, but vehicles might cruise around Trenton at 8 o’clock. […]
North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center to host “Movie on Main Street”
The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center of Trenton will hold Movie on Main next week to benefit the center. The Citizens Bank and Trust will sponsor the showing of The Secret Life of Pets at Five Points in Trenton the night of August 9, 2019. Dollar Dog will be at the gazebo at Sesquicentennial […]
Clio, Iowa Festival kicks off Saturday
The Clio Festival will be held in Clio, Iowa on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The event will include a craft and vendor show from 9 to 1 o’clock, a children’s parade at 10:30 and big parade at 11 o’clock, children’s games at noon, bingo and free face painting from 1 to 3 o’clock, a dunk […]
MU Extension in Harrison County celebrates 100 years of service
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, Harrison County Extension Council members celebrated 100 years of extension service in Harrison County. The day included an opportunity for the public to get a closer look at programming available through MU Extension, as well as help raise funds to support future extension programming. A 5K Fun Run started off […]