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Lawmakers Reject Proposed Pay Increase (HCR 4)
After several hours of discussion Monday evening, the Senate voted to join the House in rejecting proposed pay raises for elected officials and judges. The resolution approved by both chambers will prevent the pay increase recommendations made by the...
The discussion of elected official’s pay is a tricky one, but a very important discussion that needs to take place. You might be aware of the General Assembly’s action this week regarding elected officials compensation. If not, I’d like to take this opportunity to explain the process.
Every two...
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri will award up to nine continuing education scholarships to residents of their nine county service area. Applicants for the $750 scholarship should be, or plan to be, full-time students residing within one of the following Missouri counties...
Missouri grape growers and winemakers can learn from peers, researchers and industry experts at the University of Missouri Show Me Grape and Wine Conference and Symposium.
The event is March 8-10 at the Hampton Inn, 1225 Fellows Place, Columbia.
Viticulturists and enologists will have learning and...
MoDOT and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety are challenging Missouri businesses and private individuals to buckle up and put their phones down.The Buckle Up - Phone Down campaign is tackling the two most impactful actions a driver can take to prevent crashes -- or survive if one occurs....
Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist, spent a good portion of 2016 traveling across Missouri to discuss the dangers of dicamba drift with landowners.
Dicamba is a common herbicide but unlabeled and illegal dicamba formulations were used last year on dicamba-tolerant...
If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1917, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. The line of ownership from the original settler or...
University of Missouri Extension will be holding our fourth annual S.A.L.E. Conference in St. Joseph, on Saturday, March 4th. S.A.L.E. stands for Small Acreage & Land Entrepreneurs. The meeting will be held on the campus of Missouri Western State University, and starts at 8:30 with registration...
Reports of “fescue foot” causing loss of cows are coming in, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist.
In severe cold weather, cows eating toxic fescue, a widely used pasture grass, suffer frozen feet with lost hooves. In one case a Missouri a producer lost five cows...
This week in the General Assembly has been fast paced and packed full of important work. As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, I’m honored to serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee and eager to put to work my experience both on the House Budget Committee, as well as my expertise as a CPA....
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