The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s MORE strategic vision has always lived and breathed agriculture and rural Missouri. Today, the Department announced 16 individual initiatives that will take the MORE vision and put it into action. The Department will be targeting workforce development, youth in agriculture, food insecurity, agriculture business, broadband availability, emergency response, the Missouri […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture today launched the 9th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest, asking Missourians to share the unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs. The contest, which runs through June 15, is an opportunity for amateur photographers across the state to submit their best images of Missouri agriculture. That image […]
Legislation that would establish a Missouri senior farmers’ market nutrition program will be heading to the House floor in Jefferson City. The House Agriculture Policy Committee has approved Kansas City State Senator Kiki Curls’ bill. Curls testified before the committee. Her bill would require the Missouri Department of Agriculture to apply for a […]
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 […]
Forms for the 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture are due Feb. 5. University of Missouri Extension economists urges farmers to complete the census. It can be returned by mail or securely submitted online at agcensus.usda.gov. MU Extension economist Ryan Milhollin says federal, state and local governments as well as agribusinesses, researchers, trade […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today the first wave of civil penalties issued to applicators, all from Dunklin County, as a result of investigations of complaints during the 2016 growing season. Civil penalties, ranging from $1,500 to $62,250, were issued for pesticide misuse (off-label use and drift). “It is important for appropriate enforcement action […]
U.S Senator Roy Blunt is praising the selection of Richard Fordyce of Bethany as the state director of the Farm Service Agency, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Blunt said he has no doubt Fordyce’s leadership will strengthen the Farm Service Agency in Missouri, and keep agriculture thriving. Blunt said Fordyce, a fourth-generation […]
The United States Department of Agriculture announced that farmers and ranchers with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage safety net program may enroll for the 2018 crop year starting November 1. The enrollment period will end August 1, 2018, and farm producers not enrolled for the 2018 enrollment period will […]
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 […]
A federal jury found an Albany farmer innocent on eight counts of loan application fraud August 28. A Kansas City, Missouri grand jury originally indicted 60 old Ryan Ruckman on the eight counts in February. He was accused of defrauding the government $800,000 through loan applications. Ruckman owned and operated farms in the Missouri counties […]
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 […]
A Trenton company received the 2016 Excellence in Compliance Award from the Missouri Department of Agriculture. GFG Agri Products, LLC received the award for maintaining a record of consistency and accuracy on feed sample guarantees in 2016. Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn says it is an honor to recognize GFG Agri Products for its […]
The fourth annual Missouri Swine Health Symposium offers sessions on animal health, air filtration technology, disease and national issues affecting pork producers. The event is July 17 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri assistant dean and director of MU Extension’s Commercial Agriculture program, gives the […]
The Missouri Senate confirmed Chris Chinn of Clarence is the state’s new Director of Agriculture. Chinn served on the Missouri Farm Bureau board of directors representing the northeast area of the state until her confirmation as director of agriculture. Mrs. Chinn, a fifth-generation farmer, manages production and financial records for her family’s 1,500 sow farrow-to-finish […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announces the Farmers’ Market Promotion Matching Grant Program for the promotion and advertisement of Missouri’s farmers’ markets. The program will award grants of up to $1,000 for reimbursement of expenses that come with promoting farmers’ markets in communities and improving understanding, perception, knowledge, and location of farmers’ markets. Funds can […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority is now accepting applications for grants to assist Missouri businesses in accessing and processing locally grown agricultural products for use in facilities within the state. Senate Bill 665, signed by Gov. Jay Nixon on June 24, 2016, changed what was […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the Missouri Agriculture Awards. As part of the Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture in December, the Missouri Agriculture Awards will be presented to recognize those who stand out for their commitment to innovation, giving back to their communities, committing to good land stewardship and serving […]
Gallatin City Administrator Tony Stonecypher this week told the Gallatin Board of Aldermen the city will need $650,000 from reserves or a lease purchase to fund the remaining amount of the lowest bid for a new water plant. That’s $250,000 greater than what was announced late last month. It came after a further review with […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division’s Pesticide Program reminds producers to explicitly follow all directions for use, restrictions and special precautions found on all pesticide labels. Dicamba is a useful chemistry registered for use in burndown and preplant applications by the U.S. EPA for the control of many broadleaf weeds in the production […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture today announced 13 Missouri agricultural groups have been awarded grants collectively topping nine hundred eighty six thousand dollars to assist in adding value to Missouri agricultural products. Two projects will facilitate the use of local crops in lunches and snacks for Missouri school children, and eleven projects will look at the feasibility […]
