By Garrett Hawkins, President Missouri Farm Bureau I just finished testifying to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against the proposed re-write of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which provided a solid regulatory and legal framework to protect water quality through the Clean Water Act. The Biden Administration has announced that they will roll back […]
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By Garrett Hawkins, President of Missouri Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization. JEFFERSON CTY — There are a few places in Appleton where folks gather to drink coffee and swap stories each morning. I typically catch up on news at the hardware or feed store when I’m picking up supplies or feed. Kids’ ballgames,
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BOSTON, Mass. — Missouri gas prices have risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.98/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 0.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 88.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson announced Monday that the Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force has released its final report of recommendations to support small businesses across the state. In the report, the Task Force summarizes its findings and provides potential solutions related to workforce, supply chain, access to resources, broadband, and support for minority-
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the Farmers’ Market Promotion Matching Grant Program through Missouri Grown. The grant awards up to $1,000 for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri’s farmers’ markets. This competitive grant program will provide funds to farmers’ markets for promotional pieces that provide awareness to
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JEFFERSON CITY — The cost of fertilizer exploded in 2021, and farmers across the country are going to be hit even harder in 2022, according to a new study by Texas A&M University’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center. “As the nation struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of supply chain disruptions
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins and MFA Incorporated President and CEO Ernie Verslues issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a stay against the Biden administration’s OSHA vaccine mandate: “We applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for following the rule of law and rejecting the
By Holly Rehder, State Senator It’s January, and the Legislature is back at work in Jefferson City. It’s only the second week of session and already more than 450 bills and resolutions have been filed in the Senate. Many of those measures have been assigned to committees, and we’ve started taking testimony from citizens
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JEFFERSON CITY – Thursday afternoon, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Missouri and other plaintiffs in halting the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s vaccine mandate on private employers. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement: “Earlier this (Thursday) afternoon, the United States Supreme Court halted the OSHA private employer vaccine mandate,
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, entered into a civil settlement agreement with his office and 38 other states for abuses originating in predatory student loans. The agreement resulted in a $53 million settlement for Missourians: $2.5 million in restitution and $51
