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Mo. Legislature Endorses Limits on Hog Farm Suits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) __ Missouri lawmakers have endorsed legislation intended to limit lawsuits against large-scale animal farms. Bills given initial approval Wednesday in the House and Senate...
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Flood-Ravaged MO Farmers Can Carry Overweight Loads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) - Farmers are getting a break from the state of Missouri as they deal with the threat of flooding. The Missouri Departments of Transportation and Agriculture have announced...
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Cows Eating Insulation
MARSHFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Agricultural officials are warning Missouri farmers of the risks to livestock from fiberglass insulation strewn across fields after the massive tornado that hit Joplin....
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New Report: World Food Prices Could Double
WASHINGTON D.C. (KMOX) - An international relief group is warning food prices could skyrocket in the next two decades. Oxfam’s Vicky Rateau says staple grains are projected to double by the year 2030....
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Midwest Bankers Worried About Flood Effects
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states worry that Missouri River flooding will hurt the region’s economy and tourism, according to a monthly survey of bankers released...
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Gov. Seeks Federal Flood Assessments of Farms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) – Governor Jay Nixon is asking the federal Farm Service Agency to assess flood damage in more than two dozen counties. Nixon’s office says the request is the first step in...
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Extreme Heat Taking Toll on Crops
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN/KMOX) - After a fairly wet spring, dry conditions and extreme heat are taking a toll on crops across the state. USDA Crop Statistician Brad Schwab says corn, particularly, is...
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Farm Subsidies on Chopping Block?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN/KMOX) - A so-called “super-committee” has been formed to tackle federal budget cuts, but some farmers worry agriculture won’t get a fair seat at the table. Agriculture accounts...
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Illinois in State of Agricultural Drought
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) __ The state climatologist says data show the statewide average precipitation in Illinois during August was 1.6 inches below average. Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State...
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Illinois Group Says China Trade is a Negative
CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN/KMOX) – While Governor Pat Quinn is in China drumming up business for Illinois, a new study says trade with China is costing the state thousands of jobs. The number; 118,200 over...
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Farm Dust an Issue for Ag States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The issue may be dust in the wind, but Republicans are still moving to block it. Environmental Protection Agency officials have said — over and over again — that they won’t propose...
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Monsanto Profits Surge
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Monsanto says its fiscal first-quarter earnings soared on strength of its seed business. The company also brightened its outlook for the full fiscal year. Its shares rose 3.4 percent...
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AG Director Says Ethanol Will Survive Loss of Subsidies
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)- Saying that it’s matured enough to carry on without them, Missouri’s Agriculture Director believes the state’s ethanol industry will survive and thrive despite the end of federal...
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Missouri Politican’s Amendment to Bar Voters from Enacting Laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment barring voters from enacting laws that affect the raising of livestock through initiative petitions. The...
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E-15 Gets EPA Green Light
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) – Fans of ethanol and Illinois corn farmers have some good news. Ethanol is marching forward. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has accepted the industry’s research into...
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Battle Lines Drawn on Missouri River Funding
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposed boost in spending for environmental projects along the Missouri River is angering farmers who claim last year’s flooding is evidence that the spending focus needs to...
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Monsanto Tests Drought Resistant Corn
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Seed giant Monsanto Co. plans large-scale tests this year of the first government-approved biotech crop developed to deal with drought. The new corn is being introduced as much of...
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Economy Breaking for High Cost of Gas
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Higher fuel prices may be applying brakes to the economy in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states. A monthly survey index of rural bankers dropped to 57.1 in April from 59.8 in...
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Army Corps: We Had to Blow the Levee
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Nearly a year after the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Birds Point levee in southeast Missouri, corps officials say the decision may have saved billions...
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Could be More than Knee High by the 4th of July
SPRINGFIELD, ILL (IRN) -The U.S.D.A. says weather conditions around Illinois and Missouri last week were nearly perfect for planting. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says farmers were in the fields...
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