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On This Day: Toby Keith Released His Debut Album in 1993

Apr 20, 2021 3:20pm

Twenty-eight years ago today, on April 20, 1993, Toby Keith released his self-titled debut album. With his very first radio single (and first release from the project), Keith scored an out-of-the-box smash with the two-week No. 1 hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” The album also featured the Top 5 hits “He Ain’t Worth Missing,” “A... Read more »
Trisha Yearwood’s Rescue Dogs Inspired Her New Line of Products for Pets

Apr 20, 2021 2:22pm

Trisha Yearwood has steadily expanded her retail empire over the past few years to include home furnishings, dinnerware and more. Now, the three-time Grammy winner has launched a new line of products for pets—inspired by her two rescue dogs, Emmy and Millie. Yearwood found Emmy wandering down a road in Oklahoma in July 2013. Yearwood... Read more »
Kacey Musgraves’ Upcoming Album Will Release Under UMG Nashville, Interscope Records Partnership

Apr 20, 2021 1:34pm

Kacey Musgraves is set to release the follow-up project to her 2018 Grammy-winning Golden Hour later this year. According to a press release, Musgraves’ label home UMG Nashville has teamed with Interscope Records to jointly release the upcoming new album. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Musgraves dropped a few hints as to what... Read more »

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Mexico Man Wins $100,000 On a Scratch Off Ticket

04/20/2021 2:40 pm

Mexico Man Wins $100,000 On a Scratch Off Ticket A Mexico man is a top prize winner on a Missouri Lottery scratch off ticket. Stacey Kincaid bought the $5 50X Payout ticket at Monroe City Amoco and scratched right away. Kincaid’s prize is one of 6 top prizes offered in the game with one more…

Dr. Randall Williams Resigns As Head of MO Department of Health & Senior Services

04/20/2021 2:36 pm

Dr. Randall Williams Resigns As Head of MO Department of Health & Senior Services Governor Mike Parson is announcing the resignation of Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams today (Tuesday). Dr. Williams submitted his letter of resignation this morning (Tuesday) and Governor Parson named Deputy Chief of Staff Robert Knodell…

Audrain County Health Department Rolling Out New Model for COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

04/20/2021 1:37 pm

Audrain County Health Department Rolling Out New Model for COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics The Audrain County Health Department is teaming with the Missouri National Guard’s Adaptable Vaccination Team to provide the vaccines each week, once at a location in the county and Monday through Friday at the Audrain County Health Department. Audrain is one of the…

Missouri Military Academy to Host Virtual Presentation and Online Auction

04/20/2021 1:23 pm

Missouri Military Academy to Host Virtual Presentation and Online Auction The Missouri Military Academy in Mexico will air a virtual presentation for Maroon & Gold on Saturday, May 8th at 7pm. The online event is the Academy’s largest fundraiser of the year and will include an online auction and showcase cadets and campus with musical…

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The connection between research and the bottom line

Apr 20, 2021 4:53pm

Improving opportunities for soybean farmers is, in part, due to research conducted each year to review funded projects. Kyle Durham, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Chairman says sharing that information helps farmers by giving them an added resource for their operations. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers and their checkoff.
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Agronomist expects planting to pick up now in Wisconsin

Apr 20, 2021 4:06pm

An agronomist says after a stretch of cool weather, he expects the planting pace to pick up starting now. Scott Rountree with Pioneer works with farmers in southern Wisconsin. He says, “I think a lot of growers will be in the fields here Thursday, Friday, Saturday with the first big push on planting. We’ll get into a warming trend and that’s what we as agronomists generally like to recommend. Even if we’re not at soil temperature of 50, we want to be planting into a warming trend.”
Rountree tells Brownfield more farmers are planting soybeans first.
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Lamb sales remain high

Apr 20, 2021 3:59pm

Retail lamb sales are still on the rise in 2021.
Megan Wortman, executive director of the American Lamb Board, says lamb sales increased during the pandemic and they don’t appear to be slowing down.
“All fresh meat sales really saw a huge spike in the spring of 2020, including lamb,” she says. “In the early months lamb may have been the only option available, but we do know through retail scanner data that many consumers picked up lamb for the first time during the pandemic and have come back to purchase more in 2020 and early 2021.”
Lamb retail sales, domestic and imported, increased 17 percent to 9 million pounds in 2020, according to data from the 2021 Power of Meat survey.
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