December 2022

LENEXA, Kan. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a total of $1.5 million in grants funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for environmental job training programs in Missouri.    These grants through EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program will recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites. Thanks to […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, State Senator Jason Bean, and State Representative Kurtis Gregory are joining forces to shield Missourians from foreign land ownership deals that could impact agricultural farmland and military bases.   Bean and Gregory have both filed legislation that would lower the foreign land ownership percentage from 1%

By Garrett Hawkins There’s nowhere I’d rather live than rural Missouri. In the wintertime, we have crisp morning air, beautiful sunrises and calm, serene views. Getting out in the cold to check and feed our cattle, I feel like none of the craziness in the rest of the world matters and I have everything I

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council are continuing the longstanding tradition of awarding seven deserving students $1,000 scholarships in 2023. Applications for the Missouri Corn Scholarship Program are now available for high school seniors and college juniors pursuing a degree in agronomy or related area of agriculture. “Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. —The holiday shopping season can make or break some businesses. A new study from the University of Missouri has found businesses that know how to leverage the enthusiasm of their new salespeople and the experience of their veteran staff will have the most success attracting new customers.   Srinath Gopalakrishna, professor and chair of the