Elk reintroduction: a different kind of Missouri comeback
You can also see photos of the elk and find out more about the reintroduction above. And, for more information about the elk restoration efforts prior to their arrival in Missouri, see the video below...
View ArticleNovus to host international animal agriculture roundtable
Close to 30 representatives of the animal agriculture industry are meeting in St. Louis tomorrow to discuss the challenges of feeding the worlds growing population. The international roundtable is...
View ArticleHardee's to end use of cramped crates in pork supply chain
The fast food chain Hardees says it will stop buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates the cramped metal cages where many industrial pork producers house pregnant sows for most of their...
View ArticleNixon calls for 'flash grazing' for Mo. livestock owners
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has called on the Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission to allow livestock farmers to let their herds flash graze temporarily in so-called exclusion areas. Flash grazing...
View ArticleMU professor: drought-damaged corn as feed can pose health risk to livestock
A University of Missouri veterinary professor says farmers need to be careful when feeding drought-damaged corn to their livestock. Tom Evans is an associate professor of veterinary pathobiology at the...
View ArticleCorporate agribusiness gets more sway on Missouri's Clean Water Comission
Legislation now before Gov. Jay Nixon could give corporate agriculture more input into the state’s water resources. It could lead to more industry representatives, which would mean fewer public voices...
View ArticleLiability burden shifted away from livestock owners during veto session
Owners of animals in Missouri that cause property damage are no longer liable unless negligence can be proven in court. The new law took effect Wednesday when the House and Senate overrode Gov. Jay...
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