ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — On the rolling fescue-covered hills of eastern Missouri, just a few miles off the Mississippi River, the Karl family works hard to raise quality cattle. The fourth-generation family farm is owned and operated by brothers Davey and Ronnie Karl and Ronnie’s son, Ryan. All three work off the farm full-time, but […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri Dairy is eager to equip the dairy industry with information on how to generate a new revenue stream. On Friday, January 21st Missouri Dairy hosts the Beef on Dairy Symposium in conjunction with their annual meeting at the Oasis hotel and conference center, in Springfield Missouri. “We have a great line up […]

MADISON — At the Public Service Commission (PSC), we understand how important broadband access is to our communities’ educational and economic opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic has added urgency to expanding this critical service across the state so we can decrease the digital divide impacting many of our low-income and rural communities. Broadband access has become […]

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is making an additional $35 million available this year in the Value-Added Producer Grant Program to support agricultural producers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is made possible through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. In total, $76 million is available. […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Today, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced 10 businesses have been awarded value-added grants totaling $626,771. For more than two decades, MASBDA, which is housed at the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has awarded value-added grants to foster new enterprises that will aid rural economic development. The grants […]