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U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, Mo., is sponsoring legislation she says will allow some school districts to avoid a federal requirement to…

A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the number of Missouri households threatened by hunger has grown over the…

Updated with comments from McCaskill conference call.The entire state of Missouri is now a federal agriculture disaster area.Seventeen of the state's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2012 - Friday, I took a hike down to the stream at the bottom of our country property in…

The U.S. Forest Service has released a final environmental impact statement for its new management plan for the nation's public forests.The new Forest…

The National Science Foundation has awarded a local researcher $1.3 million to study the genetics of how corn plants take up nutrients.The ultimate goal…

With one of the biggest meals of the year fast approaching, those who rely on St. Louis area food pantries for Thanksgiving may be in trouble. The USDA’s…

Telephone utilities in 18 states will receive nearly $500 million in U.S. Agriculture Department funds to build, expand and improve broadband in rural…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster declaration for farmers in 23 Missouri counties, including several in the St. Louis area, hit by…

The USDA has chosen two new areas in Missouri to participate in a program promoting biomass energy crops.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the…