Farming plays a vital role in Missouri’s economy, history, and identity. With the arrival of fall comes harvest time. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to expect heavier farm machinery traffic–especially on rural highways. Farmers and motorists are encouraged to share the road in a safe, courteous manner. Please obey all traffic laws and […]
An improved online tool gives information from many sources on land tracts. The free Ag Site Assessment Tool is a web application that offers data on physical, cultural and environmental characteristics of the land. It is available at AgSite.missouri.edu. Developed by the University of Missouri Extension, the application pulls data from many sources into an […]
University of Missouri Extension corn specialist Greg Luce says stalk rots, including anthracnose, charcoal, diplodia, and fusarium, can be found to some extent in cornfields across much of the state. Scout fields before corn matures, 40-60 days after pollination, Luce says. Check 10 sections of a field for stalk rot. Anthracnose stalk rot may not […]
The twenty-fourth annual dinner-auction and golf tournament for the Farmers’ Electric Area Youth Benefit Fund raised approximately $38,000 this year. The monies raised included $5,700 from more than 1,000 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Members who participate in Operation Round Up each month. The main auction raised $11,095. The highest bid item of the evening, the use […]
“Flag the Technology” helps farmers and pesticide applicators reduce errors and limit off-target herbicide drift, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service developed the program in 2011. Growers in Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana are adopting the technology to bring awareness to herbicide drift. Farmers or applicators […]
Grundy County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Curtis Crawford announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. “County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level,” said Crawford. To be eligible to serve […]
Farmers markets are a great place to buy healthy local produce and other foods, meet and support local farmers, and enjoy shopping in a fun environment. But shoppers should also pay attention to food safety when buying and using foods from farmers markets. “Because the experience level of the vendors with food safety practices may […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees opened Wednesday, June 15, 2016. “Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard on federal farm programs,” said FSA Administrator […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
(Ag Web) – After a dicey planting season last year in Missouri, producers plan to return to their normal rotations by planting as many acres of corn and soybeans this year as they did two years ago. “Northeast Missouri was the bull’s eye for the entire United States last year,” said Greg Luce, extension grain […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – ALBANY, Mo. — A group of attorneys believes Missouri corn farmers deserve a break from financial losses they suffered from the acts of a world giant in the agrochemical industry. The firms, including one located in central Missouri, are registering their opinions on Swiss-based Syngenta. The company, they claim, placed a […]
It’s getting to be that time of year in north Missouri, planting season. Drivers should pay special attention as they travel rural roads and highways during spring planting time, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. It’s the time of the year when the rural roads are filled with tractors pulling […]
