New meat lab under construction at MU

A new meat science education and training lab is being built at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “We’re right outside the Trowbridge Livestock Center, it’s in the parking lot. Construction started in December 2024.” At a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Bryon Wiegand the director of the animal sciences division with the MU College of…Continue Reading

Drive to Feed Kids comes to MO capitol

State lawmakers packed 10,000 meals as part of the Drive to Feed Kids at the Missouri capitol on Thursday. “Needs are all around us and it doesn’t take a lot to do.” Missouri Farmers Care Executive Director Ashley McCarty says this is an effort to address food insecurity. “Our goal is to stand in the…Continue Reading

More details needed as climate programs get rebrand

A former USDA Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation says he’s glad to see the USDA keep a climate program from the Biden administration. Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield “I suspect what’s happened is they got a little bit over their skis and realized this is a good program, it’s popular to allow most projects…Continue Reading

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