MO State News

By Jason Smith, member of Congress Farmers in southern Missouri produce some of the highest quality agriculture products found anywhere in the world, from soybeans grown in the Bootheel to cattle raised in the rolling foothills. As a fourth-generation owner of a family farm right here in southern Missouri, I know how hard farmers and […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri poultry producers are encouraged to review and tighten biosecurity protocols in light of the avian influenza virus confirmation in poultry throughout the Midwest. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is known to be deadly for domesticated chickens and turkeys. Avian influenza has been confirmed in both commercial and backyard poultry flocks in

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) President Garrett Hawkins was one of four featured speakers to present before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture on Thursday. President Hawkins testified to the committee about the necessity of broadband internet in Missouri’s rural communities.   Speaking on behalf of both the Missouri Farm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven children with medically complex conditions and the Caring for Complex Kids Coalition have reached a settlement with the Missouri Department of Social Services in the case S.J, et. al v. Knodell. Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the National Health Law Program filed the case on behalf of the children and the Coalition two years ago, arguing that the Medicaid

RAYTOWN, Mo. – Missouri National Guard’s 110th Engineer Battalion’s lineage will be commemorated on September 17, 2022 with a memorial dedication and recognition of the land donation.   Activated in 1917, the 110th Engineer Battalion was headquartered in Kanas City, Mo. The unit saw combat operations in WWI, WWII and Iraq and supported several state and federal

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In recent years, floods, droughts and other severe weather have significantly impacted farmers throughout the country. In an effort to help farmers adapt to the changing climate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the University of Missouri $25 million – the largest federal research, education and extension grant ever awarded to

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased by 5,700 jobs from July 2022 to August 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.5 percent. Private industry employment decreased by 3,800 jobs and government employment decreased by 1,900 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in August 2022, remaining

JEFFERSON CITY – As a partner of Disability Voting Rights Week, the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is building the power of the disability vote in Missouri communities during the week of September 12-16, 2022. Disability Voting Rights Week is a national, nonpartisan initiative this September to build the power and presence of the disability vote.

By Garrett Hawkins A few months ago, I wrote about the ridiculous overreach of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is rolling out a plan to force companies to collect and publish information about their “climate-related risks.” The new rule could force farmers and ranchers to keep track of every bit of carbon used to produce