Capital gains tax update coming in Missouri

The immediate past president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association says he’s glad to see a bill that addresses the capital gains tax get signed into law. Chuck Miller says capital gains taxes make it more challenging to pass the farm on to the next generation. “This will give us the opportunity then to be more…Continue Reading

Missouri to require permit for out of state water use

A bill recently signed into law would require a permitting process to ship water out of Missouri. “We’re seeing it today, countries, states and regions fighting over access to water rights and many people have said water is the new gold, the further you go west, the more valuable it becomes,” Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe…Continue Reading

Missouri Farm Bureau health plan signed into law

A bill that would allow Missouri Farm Bureau to offer a health plan to its members was signed into law on Monday. Governor Mike Kehoe says Missouri’s farm families will have more options than they had before “an affordable option I might add, so we’re excited to see what the expansion of coverage can do…Continue Reading

Farmer frustrated by crop protection tool restrictions

A farmer in southeast Nebraska says restrictions on some crop protection tools are making it more difficult to manage weed pressure. “Weed prevention is a big problem.” Clint Damme of Talmage says it’s been a struggle to find pesticides that help control problematic weeds. “Some of the regulations you can’t spray Dicamba over-the-top on the…Continue Reading

Biofuels industry driving soybean oil demand

The CEO of the Kansas Soybean Association says demand for biofuels is helping increase soybean oil production. Kaleb Little tells Brownfield says there’s been significant growth for biodiesel and renewable diesel. “There are some state policies that really help support that, but really the RFS is the big key there and getting those proposed volumes…Continue Reading

New survey says public underestimates dangers of rural roads

The leader of agribusiness risk with Nationwide Insurance says a new survey suggests drivers underestimate the dangers of rural roads. Laramie Sandquist says fewer than 1 in 10 drivers view rural roads as dangerous despite them accounting for a disproportionate number of fatalities. “They thought the rural roads were much more safer than the urban…Continue Reading

More near-seasonal warmth and near to above average rainfall ahead for the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in coastal California and from Washington to western North Dakota.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall from Oregon and California into the south-central U.S. should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the remainder of the country, including…Continue Reading

Rollins, Kennedy praise ice cream makers, farmers

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., praised the dairy sector for pledging to remove chemical food dyes from their products. Rollins complemented farmers and processors for being proactive, voluntarily eliminating artificial colors from ice cream products by the end of 2027. “We know that our current health…Continue Reading

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