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Dry weather delays wheat planting

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Greg Luce, 573-884-2384

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In its Oct. 5 Crop Progress and Condition Report, USDA said the Missouri corn harvest is 67 percent complete, compared to just 42 percent this time last year. The state’s...

New Report Shows Farm to School Grants Have Increased Likelihood that...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a new report that shows that USDA’s Farm to School Grant Program, established and funded through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, has helped 12,300 schools improve nutritious meal options made with local ingredients for 6.9 million students, while exp...

USDA Removes Farm Program Payments to Managers Not Actively Engaged in...

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today finalized a rule to ensure that farm safety-net payments are issued only to active managers of farms that operate as joint ventures or general partnerships, consistent with the direction and authority provide by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill....

Historic Farm Bill Funding Available to Organic Producers and Handlers

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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that approximately $13 million in Farm Bill funding is now available for organic certification cost-share assistance, making certification more accessible than ever for small certified producers and handlers....

OSU office assists with patent process

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Since 1956, the Edmon Low Library has been the home of the Oklahoma State University Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), the state’s only center of its kind and one of the longest-standing in the nation.

“Our offices are on the fifth floor of the library and we’re glad to provide research assistance and access to all United States reg...

Bipartisan Group of Former Agriculture Secretaries Urges Congress to Pass Trade...

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2015 – A bipartisan group of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries, today issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The former secretaries note that opening new markets for exports is critical for farmers and rural communities....

Public invited to Graves-Chapple field day, Aug. 27

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Media contact:
Kyle Spradley
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Phone: 573-882-5919
E-Mail: [email protected]

ROCK PORT, Mo. – On Aug. 27 the public is invited to Graves-Chapple Research Center’s field day. The annual free event is a chance to find about what is going...

In cool spring, hold cows off pasture until growth reaches at...

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Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213

COLUMBIA, Mo. – At the first sign of green grass growing in pastures, farmers will be tempted to turn in livestock for grazing.

“Hold back,” says Rob Kallenbach, University...

American Farmers and Ranchers Reach 50M-Acre Mark in Voluntary USDA Conservation...

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 – In just four years, America’s top conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), a program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners take conservation to the next level. CSP is aimed at producers who are already established conservation stewards, helping them to...

USDA Announces Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands

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WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands....
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