Farmers

John Deere and other major implement manufacturers are seeing slower sales so far in 2019.

Farm Equipment Sales Drop In Early 2019 As Trade War’s Effects Linger

Jonathan Ahl

The ongoing effects of the trade war, severe weather and low crop prices have farmers reluctant to make big purchases like tractors, combines and...

Pat Westhoff (at left), director of the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, and Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, joined Monday's program.

Economy & Business

'We've got a double whammy': Missouri farmers feeling negative impacts of trade war, bumper crop

Evie Hemphill

Recent trade disputes between the Trump administration and China have had a heavy impact on farmers in Missouri, where the soybean industry dwarfs other…

Economy & Business

Preparing next generation of agriculture

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 16, 2010 - Bryan Garton wonders what we'd find if we could go back in time -- and go to the…

Economy & Business

FFA: Beyond bib overalls to an expanding job market

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 16, 2010 - Yesterday, high school students from across the state - about 8,500 teenagers and…