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The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic livestock production. Industry groups say that this will help producers compete and promote trust in organic products for consumers.
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Thousands of competitors come to the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Missouri, each year to show their best livestock. The competition includes children as young as 7 years old, who take part in a long tradition of raising and showing their animals.
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A bill aimed at bolstering Missouri's agricultural industry is headed to the governor.Missouri senators on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of the…
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The Missouri House of Representatives is considering a bill that will increase the maximum weight limits for trucks carrying livestock across state…
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This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which we talk about important issues related to food production.All year long,…
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This blog is part of ongoing coverage from Harvest Public Media, a public radio reporting project in the Midwest that focuses on important issues related…
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A researcher is testing a geothermal heating system at a turkey farm in central Missouri that could help trim utility costs.The Columbia Daily Tribune…
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Boonville’s livestock auction barn will re-open as the Missouri Valley Commission Company Tuesday, Oct. 23, under new ownership.Jon Angell of Centralia…
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Many people who haven’t stepped foot on a dairy might think milking a cow is a sort of Emersonian back-to-the land moment, where a milker bonds with his…
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There’s a new kind of gas on the market, with more ethanol in it than the gas we usually put in our cars. That’s beneficial for corn farmers who grow the…