COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation, continues to offer free testing for all common oak tree diseases in 2025. “We had a great season in 2024 as we received a total of 93 oak samples and diagnosed diseases including oak wilt, bacterial […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Recorders Association of Missouri issued the following statement regarding the recent signing of HB 737 and SB 43 by Governor Mike Kehoe. These legislative changes will impact the issuance of marriage licenses across the state. HB 737 and SB 43 raise the minimum age for marriage in Missouri to 18
SEDALIA – 4-H and FFA members from across the state have joined with Missouri Farmers Care to make a difference far beyond the showring this year. After competing at the Missouri State Fair, they chose to donate their market hogs through Hogs for Hunger, a program that turns livestock projects into high quality protein for
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, has highlighted several provisions he secured in the recently enacted One, Big, Beautiful Bill that will provide significant tax relief to Missouri farmers, ranchers, and small businesses. “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is a major victory for rural communities across
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant funds. A competitive grant program, the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant will fund projects that support farmers markets and other economic development initiatives that work to reduce food insecurity in Missouri. The Food Insecure cost-Share Grant aims to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension specialists are urging Missouri growers to scout corn crops for corn leafhopper. It was first confirmed in southwestern Missouri in Christian County in 2024 and in Lawrence and Boone counties on the week of July 7, 2025, says MU Extension state crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida. The reports that corn
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 7,900 jobs in June 2025, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was steady at 4 percent. Private industry employment increased by 7,200 jobs and government employment increased by 700 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 25,600 jobs from June 2024 to June 2025,
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KANSAS CITY – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.7 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.6 percent. The index for energy rose 3.2 percent, while the food index advanced 0.6 percent over
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging the Department to prioritize implementation of the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Senator’s expansion provision revives RECA for survivors, allows tens of thousands of new claimants to receive
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling on the agency to declassify all documents related to the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA. “I write to you following the one-year anniversary of the first assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump. This occasion
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