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The Mount Vernon School District is the first and so far only district to participate in a new program designed to use local cattle ranchers to add more…

Missouri beef producers have soundly rejected an effort to establish a $1 per head beef checkoff fee.The Department of Agriculture announced Monday the…

The Missouri Rural Crisis Center and two farmers are suing the Missouri Department of Agriculture to halt a referendum on higher fees for cattle…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Missouri Department of Conservation Names Two New Deputy DirectorsResidents Voice Opinions About…

Gov. Jay Nixon announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership granted Missouri $2.9 million to install new…

The Missouri Department of Conservation made changes to its leadership team with two new appointed positions. The two new Deputy Directors are Jennifer…

The Missouri Department of Agriculture will continue to use federal funds to help organic farmers pay their certification costs in 2015.Richard Fordyce,…

Pippa Hull sits on her mother’s lap across the kitchen table in their Parkville home. She is an outgoing and talkative seven-year-old girl, who just…

Missouri is offering grants to help get more locally produced food into school meals and snacks.The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced in a news…

Missouri dairy farmers are urging lawmakers to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of legislation authorizing financial incentives for their industry.The dairy…