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Meet the farmers supporting Prop 12 despite pork industry pushback - Investigate Midwest
The Daily Advance - North Carolina
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Champaign, IL (Investigate Midwest) This story was originally published by the Sentient. When Brent Hershey entered the hog business, he was told that every pork producer in America uses gestation crates on their farm. Gestation crates are metal...
Fact Check: Will millions of Americans soon receive a $1,390 stimulus payment?
MARCA
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August 18, 2025
In a time of economic uncertainty among US citizens, the claim that the federal government, through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department, will soon issue a new $1,390 stimulus check has gone viral. This alleged payment...
Northeast Missouri Humane Society freezes intakes as adoption rates slow
WGEM - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
HANNIBAL (WGEM) - The higher temperatures are causing adoption rates at the Northeast Missouri Humane Society to slow down. Over the last two months, only 45 animals have been adopted at the shelter. The shelter has been in the position where they...
Developing the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
Brownfield Ag News
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August 18, 2025
Post Developing the Next Generation of Ag Leaders Sign-up is underway for the 21st class of the Missouri Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow program. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Executive Director Lucinda McRoberts says this is the premier...
Mayor Bray speaks on waterway industry
WPSD-TV - Kentucky
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Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) and Ingram Barge Company held an informational event Thursday Aug. 14 to educate congressional staffers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri about the inland waterways system and its lock and dam infrastructure.
Why trade matters so much for U.S. agriculture
Missouri Farmer Today
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When it comes to trade deficits, a focus of many trade negotiations, Cornell University ag economist Wendong Zhang says there are some things the United States buys more from China than China buys from the United States, but when it comes to...
Missouri Archaeological Society Fall Symposium
KRCU - Missouri
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The Missouri Archaeological Society will hold its annual Fall Symposium on Saturday, September 13. The Symposium will be at USACE Bill E. Emerson Memorial Visitor Center at Lake Wappapello and will feature morning presentations by archaeologists...
Huge Josephine Baker collection acquired by Missouri Historical Society
KMBZ - Kansas
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August 15, 2025
KANSAS CITY - Josephine Baker was a global superstar, born in St. Louis' Mill Creek neighborhood. And now the Missouri Historical Society is the steward of an extraordinary private collection of Baker memorabilia, thanks to longtime St. Louis...
Hoffman Media Group to acquire Telluride Daily Planet
Editor and Publisher
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Press Release | Dirks, Van Essen & April Hoffmann Family of Companies and Hoffmann Media Group have announced a pending agreement to acquire the Telluride Daily Planet, its sister publication The Norwood Post, and lifestyle titles Telluride Style...
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of August 18, 2025
KTTN - Missouri
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August 17, 2025
The Missouri Department of Transportation has released its construction and maintenance schedule for North Missouri for the week of Aug. 18–24. Crews may conduct moving operations across the region in addition to the listed projects. Weather...
Missouri Resident Hospitalised With Rare and Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection Linked to Water Skiing
Times Now
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August 16, 2025
The unidentified patient is being treated in an intensive care unit for a confirmed Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection One person has been hospitalised in Missouri in the United States after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, mostly after water...
US Farmland Owned by Chinese Companies–What to Know
The Epoch Times
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August 16, 2025
Chinese investments in U.S. agricultural land are dispersed nationwide, with the largest concentrations in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Utah, and Florida. | August 16, 2025Updated:August 16, 2025 White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro...
Missouri Historical Society selected to preserve collection of Josephine Baker
KMOV - Missouri
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August 13, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri Historical Society(MHS) will soon be given a private collection of Josephine Baker’s memorabilia. St. Louis philanthropist Mary Strauss gave the collection to the historical society. Baker, who was...
Missouri's diverse agricultural markets celebrated by Senator Schmitt at state fair
KTVO - Missouri
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SEDALIA, Mo. — Visitors to the Missouri State Fair might have been surprised to find Senator Eric Schmitt mingling with Truman the Tiger at Mizzou Central on Thursday. Schmitt emphasized the significance of youth involvement in agriculture and...
MU Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day set for Sept. 3
University of Missouri Extension
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ALBANY, Mo. – The 48th annual University of Missouri Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day is Sept. 3 at Albany in northwestern Missouri. Jennifer Miller, director of the MU Hundley-Whaley Extension and Education Center, says the free event...
Humane Society and veterinarian to host vaccine clinic
KFVS - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - The Caruthersville Humane Society and Dr. Bill Embry of Malden Veterinarian Clinic will host a vaccine clinic for cats and dogs on Saturday, September 6. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. until noon at the...
Missouri 4-H Youth Take Center Stage at State Fair, Championing Leadership and Community
Missourinet
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August 15, 2025
by Mathew Pilger | Aug 15, 2025 Missouri State 4H State Council at 2025 Governor Kehoe's Ham Breakfast in Sedalia. Photo taken by Missourinet reporter Matt Pilger Youth from across the Show-Me State are proudly representing 4-H at the Missouri...
Missouri Gaming Commission Awards Untethered Sports Betting Licenses
Times News Global
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August 15, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Gaming Commission awarded untethered sports betting licenses to DraftKings and Circa Sports on Friday, surprising many in the gaming industry as FanDuel was also in contention. The decision allows both companies...
Missouri Gaming Commission Chairman says mobile sports betting companies will offer ‘two different things’
WGEM - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WGEM) - A company that promises to serve a different kind of wager was selected as one of the two mobile sports betting providers for Missouri. The Missouri Gaming Commission selected Circa Sports and DraftKings for the...
Man convicted of marijuana crime opens Missouri’s 1st micro-dispensary
KSHB - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
KSHB 41 reporter Charlie Keegan covers politics on both sides of the state line. If you have a story idea to share, you can send Charlie an email at charlie.keegan@kshb.com. — Missouri’s first micro-dispensary held its grand opening Saturday. 816...