More than $370,000 Awarded to Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Projects
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has awarded six Missouri agricultural projects with grant funding to assist them in growing their agricultural businesses. The awards from Missouri's Value-Added Grant Program support business development and assist agribusinesses with plans to produce more valuable end products. Recipients of this year's...
Update: B+C Processing in Linn to Resume Operations
The Missouri Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program announced today that state inspection has resumed at B+C Processing in Osage County....
Stonehaus Farms Vineyard Winery awarded 2012 Governor’s Cup
The 2012 Missouri Governor's Cup top honors were awarded to Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery for their Strother Ridge Vignoles. The presentation of the Governor's Cup culminated the 2012 Missouri Wine Competition, a premier competition designed to recognize and promote quality wines. The award recognizes the best wine in the state and was...
Update: Shatto Dairy Resumes Operations, Permit Reinstated
The State Milk Board, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, announced today that the plant permit for Shatto Dairy of Osborn has been reinstated. The business requested reinstatement Tuesday morning....
Missouri Departments of Transportation, Ag Work to Allow Heavier Loads of...
As the harvest season approaches, farmers in some areas of Missouri are carefully watching river levels in light of Missouri's extremely dry conditions. Lower water levels on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers can limit producers' ability to move grain and other farm products by barge....
State Fair Military Appreciation Day to Honor Veterans and Active Duty
On Aug. 12, Missouri servicemen and women, Gov. Jay Nixon, Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler and military leaders will join for a special tribute to our armed services at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The 2012 Military Appreciation Day will pay tribute to men and women in uniform, with a special focus on the Tuskegee Airmen....
Bees Have a Great Showing and Plenty of Supporters at the...
The Great Missouri Buzz Off! is in full view at the Missouri State Fair, from bounty of fresh produce on display in the Agriculture Building, to the sweet treats available at the Missouri State Beekeepers Association booth and throughout grounds in blooming gardens and planters. Gov. Jay Nixon today highlighted those efforts and the work of...
Shatto Dairy Products Recalled for Improper Pasteurization
The State Milk Board, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, announced today milk products produced by Shatto Dairy of Osborn, Mo. are being recalled....
2012 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Winners Announced
The whimsical image of a boy enjoying a quick drink of water from an old-fashioned water pipe outdoors was selected as the Best of Show in the 2012 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Mallory Mullally of Raytown, was chosen out of more than 700 photos...
MoDOT to Allow Overweight Loads of Silage and Baleage to Feed...
MoDOT announced it will allow heavier than normal loads of corn and other crop silage and baleage to be hauled on selected Missouri highways following a request from the Missouri Department of Agriculture....
