January 2, 2023 Local, Missouri News, News
Increasing ownership of U.S. farmland by the Chinese government has raised red flags in Missouri and other states. State lawmakers in 2013 voted to allow up to 1 percent of farmland to ...
Read More » September 13, 2022 National, News, Tech & Science
China’s aggressive move into the American biotech industry is a national threat, prompting President Joe Biden to sign an executive order addressing it. The White House announced on Sept. 12 that Biden signed ...
Read More » June 13, 2022 News, Politics & Policy, World
The world will soon experience a global food crisis due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The dire warning was issued by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as he addressed by video graduates of ...
Read More » March 25, 2022 Missouri News
With less than 2 percent of Americans producing the nation’s food and fiber, it is easy to overlook how important agriculture is to Missouri’s economy. It has a statewide economic impact of $93.7 ...
Read More » July 28, 2021 Lifestyles, Local, Missouri News, News, Travel
Visitors to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia next month will enjoy about $8 million in improvements to the grounds. This includes campground improvements, brick horse barn upgrades and major renovations at ...
Read More » June 22, 2021 Missouri News, News, Politics & Policy
Another Missouri legislative session is in the books, with a number of new laws enacted. From license plates honoring black baseball players to prescription drug monitoring and agricultural inspections, here are the ...
Read More » May 20, 2021 Missouri News, News
For over a decade, brick-and-mortar retailers have called foul on the fact that Amazon purchases were not subject to sales tax. Economists say that policy allowed Amazon, and other online retailers, to ...
Read More » December 13, 2019 Kansas News
Agriculture producers have faced significant challenges in recent years, including the stress of market uncertainties, natural disasters, ongoing trade wars and other setbacks. These stressful situations have led to heightened focus on ...
Read More » December 11, 2019 Missouri News, News
A Missouri lawmaker is not happy that a statue of Ceres, the Roman god of agriculture, is being returned to the dome of the capitol in Jefferson City after restoration. Rep. Mike ...
Read More » November 25, 2019 Kansas News
Two Kansas students traveled to Taiwan Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2019, to represent the state as part of a long-standing student exchange program to learn about Taiwan’s agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture ...
Read More » October 8, 2019 News, Politics & Policy
Lost in the news this week comes a major victory in the trade war with Communist China. The United States and Japan signed on Oct. 7 a trade agreement that would open up markets to ...
Read More » August 29, 2019 News, World
The humble honeybee is sending a warning about the environmental disruption that affects not just this key link in our food production, but affects multiple species, with serious, negative effects on human ...
Read More » February 9, 2019 Columns, News
Socialists in Congress are unveiling their Green New Deal of a utopian wish list of control: economy goals sure to make Karl Marx smile from his grave. COMMENTARY Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...
Read More » August 3, 2018 Missouri News, News
Missouri’s Republican Congressional representatives are finding rural support America’s tariffs to protect agricultural export. President Trump had said it would not be long before other countries began to reduce their high tariffs ...
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