Bolivar FFA teaches Ag Education on the Move™at Bolivar Intermediate this Fall more

Applications must be received by Nov. 19, 2025. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

Polk County 4-H is joining schools, preschools, nonprofits, and local food enthusiasts in celebrating Farm to School Month by competing in a nine-State Crunch Off competition! Missouri is competing against Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota to determine who will be crowned the Mountain Plains Crunch Champion through having the most crunches into local apples or produce per capita. Throughout the week of Oct.12-18 local 4-H members will be tasting different varieties of apples and experimenting with apple preservation methods. This Crunch event encourages healthy eating, supports local agriculture, and helps students and community members gain a deeper understanding of the food system. Help Missouri win the Crunch Crown by crunching local produce during the week of Oct.12-18. For more information, or to participate in the Crunch, please contact Hillary Manning at hmanning@missouri.edu. more

Have you scheduled your bull breeding soundness exam (BSE)? Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist suggests your bulls have a BSE prior to each breeding season and will discuss why this is important to operation productivity and profitability. more

Special guests Chris Chinn, Director Missouri Department of Agriculture and other state leaders more

Special guest Chris Chinn, Director Missouri Department of Agriculture and other state leaders Wheeler Livestock Auction in Osceola, will hold its Annual Anniversary Customer Appreciation Sale on Thursday, Oct. 2. Attending this special event will be Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn. Director Chinn will have a special announcement regarding the sale barn. In addition to the Director, State Senator Sandy Crawford (R) Missouri Senate District 28, Senator Lincoln Hough (R) State Senate District 30 and State Representative Jim Kalberloh (R) Missouri House of Representatives District 125 have all confirmed their attendance. more

The Polk County MU Extension Council has partnered with Polk County 4-H to be a 'Good Neighbor' to the six school-based 4-H clubs in Polk County and their 340 members. The clubs will each be given a 'Bracelets and Bananas' basket that will have a 4-H pledge bracelet for each of their members, bananas and a special banana recipe for the clubs to make. more

As harvest nears, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialists see signs of flash drought creeping into Missouri farmland and threatening crop yields. more

Matt and Lacy Sukovaty and son Emmitt of Bolivar were among the families honored during the 68th annual Missouri Farm Family Day, Aug. 11 at the Missouri State Fair. more

University of Missouri Extension offers a new program, “On My Own,” primarily aimed at empowering women who are first-time sole operators of farms. more

Johnsongrass seems to be rearing its ugly head again in northwestern Missouri, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Wayne Flanary. more

Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. more

“There are many benefits to early pregnancy checking replacement heifers,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. The Show Me Select® (SMS) Replacement Heifer Program which is considered the black and gold standard for replacement heifer development requires pregnancy checking heifers within 90 days of the beginning of the breeding season. Davis will discuss why early pregnancy checking replacement heifers and culling open heifers can be beneficial to your cattle operation. more

Reduced supply amid strong demand means consumers pay more at the meat case. more

Tentiform leafminer confirmed in soybean fields. more

The Ag Moves curriculum is an adaptable tool that anyone can add to their toolbox for agricultural outreach and education. more

The first heat wave of summer can have negative effects on Missouri cattle, but it’s the second heat wave that causes the most damage, say University of Missouri Extension specialists. more

Source: Carson Roberts, 208-241-3010 more

Join us for the Morrisville Agri Leaders steak dinner and meeting at 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9 in the FEMA building at Marion C. Early Schools. Reserve your $40 steak dinner by RSVPing to more

Applications must be received by Aug. 27, 2025 more

Halfway elementary students and Youth at Good Samaritan Boys Ranch have enjoyed hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer. The school and ranch partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves) to provide students with ten foundational lessons on agriculture topics, teaching students that their food comes from farms and the products used in everyday life come from agriculture. These lessons also made a difference in the life of Ag Moves Educator, Josie Toombs, as she helped Halfway’s future consumers make connections to their food, fuel, fibers and farmers today, as well as Ag Moves Educator, Velynda Cameron, as she helped future consumers living at the ranch make these connections. more

Missouri cattle producers can take a deep dive into essential topics at the Cattle Reproduction Short Course, hosted by University of Missouri Extension specialists Chloe Collins and Elizabeth Picking. more

On July 14, Governor Mike Kehoe signed two bills into law that support farmers and rural communities. more