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Apply now for Farmers’ Market Promotion Matching Grants

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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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Five Illinois state legislators comment on the Supreme Court ban on Biden’s vaccine mandate

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois State Representatives Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville); Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur); Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City); Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and Chris Miller (R-Oakland) are issuing the following statement on the United State Supreme Court decision to block the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandates on employers with 100 or more employees.   “The United States Supreme Court today affirmed the

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High fertilizer costs to continue according to Texas A&M study

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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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MFB, MFA issue joint statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s decision staying OSHA vaccine mandate

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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

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Randolph County updates COVID-19 numbers

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CHESTER — The Randolph County Health department reports the county’s transmission rate for CoVID 19 remains “HIGH”.   Statistics through January, 11th. Information will be updated as received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. You may also access County CoVID-19 statistics at the following websites: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view   https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/data/region-metrics.html?regionID=4   The Randolph County Health Department

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