Statewide Quarantine Changes for Ash Wood Products
The Director of Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the State Entomologist, announced today that the state quarantine regulating the movement of ash wood products has been expanded to include all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis....
Missourians Should be wary of Over-the-Phone Chemical Scam
Missourians planning to purchase chemicals, such as herbicides and insecticides, should be aware of a new scam. The Department of Agriculture has received several reports from farmers, gardeners and homeowners across the state of an over-the-phone chemical sales scam....
Missouri’s 2013 Best of Class Wines named by the Missouri Wine...
The Missouri Wine and Grape board has selected the 2013 Best of Class honorees from local wine makers, including the 2013 Missouri Governor's Cup which was awarded to Stone Hill Winery for their 2011 Estate Bottled Norton. Stone Hill's 2011 Estate Bottled Norton also won the C.V. Riley Award and the Best of Class award for a Dry Red Wine. This is...
USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services and Director...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse visited the Missouri State Fairgrounds today to join Missouri Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler in recognizing Missouri's 2012 Agricultural Exporter of the Year, Osage Catfisheries. Missouri's farms, ranches and agriculture businesses,...
2013 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest Winners Announced
The shot of an inquisitive young boy learning how to bottle feed a newborn calf is the Best of Show in the 2013 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Marcy Donelson of Mercer County, was chosen from among the 712 photos submitted by amateur photographers from...
712 Photos Submitted Highlighting the Best of Missouri Agriculture
In a top notch display of photography skill, Missourians shared more than 700 of their best shots in the Missouri Department of Agriculture's 4th Annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Each of the 712 photos submitted depicts some aspect of agricultural life across the state, from a child's first experience in the milking parlor with...
Seymour Ranch Awarded Missouri Value-Added Grant
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that Circle B Ranch of Seymour has been awarded $17,820 in grant funding to assist them in growing their locally-produced beef and pork business....
Braggadocio Farm Awarded Missouri Value-Added Grant
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that McKaskle Family Farms, LLC of Braggadocio has been awarded $40,505 in grant funding to assist them in developing their organic rice and popcorn business....
Mountain Grove Dairy Farm Awarded Missouri Value-Added Grant
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that Ozark Mountain Creamery, LLC, of Mountain Grove has been awarded $55,506 in grant funding to assist them in growing their dairy processing operations....
Sikeston Farm Awarded Missouri Value-Added Grant
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that Heckemeyer Farms of Sikeston has been awarded $24,000 in grant funding to assist them in growing their sweet sorghum business....
