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Nearly a dozen Missouri agriculture groups sent a letter to Governor Jay Nixon this week calling for his support to oppose a dredging project in the…

Agriculture officials want to recognize more Missouri farms that have been in the same family for at least 100 years.More than 8,000 century farms have…

Will be updated. The Missouri Farm Bureau political action committee announced that it's sticking by its endorsement of Congressman Todd Akin as he faces incumbent Claire McCaskill in the race for US Senate. In a release to the media, FARM-PAC, made up of trustees from the farm bureaus in every Missouri county, say that they again "overwhelmingly" voted to support Akin. “During the conference calls, some of our members brought up the statement made by Congressman Akin last month; however, they accepted his apology and reaffirmed this election is still about issues such as moving our country in a better direction, getting the federal deficit under control, eliminating needless government regulations and creating more jobs,” Blake Hurst, president of Missouri Farm Bureau said in the media release. The reconsideration of their earlier endorsement of Akin was, in their words, "unprecedented" for the group. A two-thirds majority is required to endorse a candidate, which Akin "far exceeded." If that requirement had not been met, the Missouri Farm Bureau would not have endorsed any candidate in the US Senate race. Estil Fretwell of FARM-PAC wouldn't get into specific numbers, but said the second vote was close to the same percentage as the first. Follow St. Louis Public Radio on Twitter: @stlpublicradio See more stories on issues and elections from St. Louis Public Radio, the St. Louis Beacon and Nine Network of Public Media at BeyondNovember.org.

One of Republican U-S Senate nominee Todd Akin’s key endorsements is now in jeopardy.The Missouri Farm Bureau’s political action committee overwhelmingly…

Missouri Farm Bureau members are reconsidering their endorsement of Republican Todd Akin for U.S. Senate The Bureau’s FARM-PAC met earlier this month and endorsed Akin after hearing presentations from both he and Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Chris Fennewald, an editor for Missouri Farm Bureau publications, says the Bureau’s county leaders were polled this week, and the majority said that their endorsement of Akin should be reconsidered. Akin has come under fire for saying that a woman’s body can shut down and prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” Akin has since apologized for the comment. He has refused calls from numerous GOP leaders to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race. Fennewald says FARM-PAC chairmen are working on setting up a process for officially reconsidering their endorsement of Akin. “No details have been finalized on this process,” Fennewald said. “This is something new for us – I don’t think it’s ever been done before, so we’re gonna take it deliberately and make sure we do it the right way.” If Akin’s endorsement is vacated, Fennewald says it would be up to FARM-PAC to decide if they would endorse someone else for U.S. Senate or make no endorsement. Officials with the Akin campaign have so far not responded to requests for a comment. Rove comments spark an Akin response Meantime, another controversy involving Akin and a prominent Republican has developed. Bloomberg Businessweek's website reported Friday that GOP activist Karl Rove made this comment at a Republican donors' breakfast in Tampa: "We should sink Todd Akin. If he's found mysteriously murdered, don't look for my whereabouts!" Rep. Akin's office reacted angrily to the quote, saying it is deeply disturbing given that the FBI has been investigating threats against Akin since his rape comments. Read Jo Mannies story about the Rove comments in the St. Louis Beacon here.

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Missouri’s two main US Senate hopefuls made pitches Friday to members of the Missouri Farm Bureau in Jefferson City. Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill…

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