The 79th Annual Lucerne Stock Show will start on Wednesday evening. The Community BBQ kicks off the event August 1. Meat, buns, drinks, and table service are provided and organizers ask that community members bring a side dish or dessert. The meal begins at 6:30 with kids games to follow. The show continues on Thursday […]
A Bethany resident, Wyatt Ellis, received the Frank Nowland Memorial Award at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show. The award is presented to an individual for the outstanding livestock display at the fair and is based on showmanship, quality of animals, and the component sportsmanship and conduct. Blaine Landes of Jamesport won the Randy Minnick Memorial Award […]
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt has announced the transfer of one officer and the promotion of another in the area, effective August 1st. Sergeant Daniel Spring is transferring from Chariton and Linn counties to Putnam and Sullivan counties where he will be designated the zone commander. Spring was appointed to the […]
Seeding winter annual small grain offers fall grazing for beef cow herds short on grass and hay. “Lots of calls are coming in,” said Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. He offers encouraging words and cautions. Interest grew as some local USDA Farm Service Agency offices offer added drought disaster assistance. Drilling wheat, […]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals […]
Grundy County soil moisture shortages and crop conditions remain unchanged from what was reported one week ago. The figures were updated Monday by the Grundy County Farm Service Agency while our year to date, moisture deficit at Trenton has climbed to 13 inches. With one week to go in July, Trenton’s rainfall total officially is only […]
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, […]
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. […]
The YMCA facility in Chillicothe is among approved participants in a Neighborhood Assistance Program project through the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Grand River Area Family YMCA will use tax credit funds to enhance its Y-Pals youth mentoring programs and the Backpack Buddies weekend feeding programs. The latter targets low-income children, families and adults and […]
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton starts Friday with a Kids Rodeo by TNT Ranch and Rodeo Company. The event will start at the grandstand at 7 o’clock with admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children between the ages of six and 12, and is free for children five and younger. The rodeo […]
Multiple animal shows will be held at the Jamesport Junior Livestock Show at the Jamesport City Park Thursday morning. Sheep, goats, and poultry should be in place by 8 o’clock as the Sheep Show starts at 9 o’clock with the Goat Show following the sheep show. The Poultry Show will be held in the Park […]
The market animal sale at the Livingston County Fair in Chillicothe produced nearly $130,000. One hundred ninety-four animals were sold to 84 buyers with the average price per animal selling at $669 dollars. That includes an average price of $909 for steers, $696 for swine, $615 for sheep, $482 for hams, $433 for rabbits, $410 […]
Grundy County Extension will host an agriculture economist from the University of Missouri at a free public forum about new tariffs later this month. Director of Strategic Partnerships for the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Doctor Scott Brown will discuss the latest tariffs implemented by China and Mexico and their […]
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 University of Missouri Extension will hold a free program on drought management in Princeton next month. Drought Management for Producers will be held at the Hal England Center the evening of August 1st at 6:30. Agronomy Specialist Andy Luke will discuss pasture management through drought and emergency annual forage, Livestock Specialist Jenna Monnig will talk […]
Stunted, stemmy pastures unable to support grazing cattle have potential and farmers are dependin on fall rains to bring fall regrowth, says University of Missouri Extension forage agronomist Craig Roberts. Cool-season grass growth always slumps in summer. Fescue goes dormant. This year, the slump dives deep with lack of rain and too much heat. In […]
(Missourinet) – According to a post on the Missourinet Facebook page, Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order putting 47 Missouri counties on drought alert. The move calls upon the state Department of Natural Resources to activate the Drought Assessment Committee and the associated drought impact teams. The order directs all Missouri agencies to […]
The schedule for the Mercer County Fair in Princeton includes several animal shows on Wednesday. Rabbit registration will start at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, with the Rabbit Show to begin at 10 o’clock. Poultry registration will be held from noon to 1 o’clock, with the Poultry Show to follow. The Mercer County Health Department will […]
The Livingston County Fair in Chillicothe continues today with a dog show, broiler chicken show, Achievement Night, and fishing. Broiler chicken check-in will run from 8 o’clock to 8:30 Monday morning with the show starting in the North Barn at 9 o’clock. The Dog Show will be at the Expo Building at 9 o’clock. Orientation […]
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 […]
