Agriculture

Trucks can now drive through and load, whereas before it was all done outside.   Pictured is the front of the bulk plant. The lower door is the load-out bay.  Continue Reading »

By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension Fall is the time to harvest, cure and store ornamental gourds, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “Gourds are thought to  Continue Reading »

If you are a woman involved in agriculture and would like to learn how to strengthen your farming operation and network with other women in the industry, join University of  Continue Reading »

Fairfax students listen as Tim Reinbott talks about the production of rice and cotton.   Chris Rader explains the process of finding out if you have healthy soil to Rock  Continue Reading »

Rusty Black, Missouri State Representative and candidate for Missouri Senate, was guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Atchison County Farm Bureau. (Photo submitted by Matt Schlueter)   The  Continue Reading »

The 2019 data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 573 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.1  Continue Reading »

Mandy Bish, Extension Specialist Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, was one of the first stops on the tour. Mandy talked about weed science, and how the university is working to  Continue Reading »