Early on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. As Payne opens the gate, about a thousand sheep round the corner and bound ...

The 2022 agricultural census provides valuable context for the continuing farm bill debate. One key finding is that the share of agricultural production that occurs on the largest farms continues to ...

Net farm income in Missouri is expected to increase this year and exceed the forecasted gains projected earlier in the year. According to a report from the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis ...

JEFFERSON CITY — House Reps. Adrian Plank and John Martin of Boone County are collaborating on a bipartisan effort to expand ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - From drought to flooding to extreme heat Missouri summers are not easy for farmers. This time last summer, Missouri was in the midst of its seventh driest growing season, ...

Students are learning about aquaponics and hydroponics at Ranken Technical College in Troy, Missouri. Nearly double-digit growth is expected in the indoor farming industry over the next decade, but ...

Agrivoltaics allow crops to grow and sheep to graze under solar panels making dual-use of one piece of land KBIA’s The Next Harvest podcast tells the stories of farmers in the Midwest using ...

SEDALIA, Mo. — Missouri Farm Bureau will recognize 111 farm families on Monday, Aug. 11 as part of the 2025 Farm Family Day celebration at the Missouri State Fair. For 65 years, Farm Family Day has ...

Last week, Missouri voters approved an amendment to their state constitution called the Right to Farm Act. The bill was passed by a small margin. Jacob Gersen, a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School ...