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Agriculture
8:50 am
Thu August 2, 2012

Livestock farmers seek safety net, while Washington politics delay aid

Credit Peggy Lowe / Harvest Public Media

Farmers growing crops have insurance to ward off the financial failure of their season during this terrible drought. But there’s no safety net like that in place for livestock producers. And any emergency aid is tied up in Washington politics.

The rock and the hard place where Stacey McCallister now sits looks like this:

Rock: McCallister’s herd of 200 dairy cattle in south central Missouri have feed for about the next 60 days.

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Agriculture
6:08 pm
Fri July 20, 2012

Nixon seeks to allow Mo. farmers to graze animals

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Gov. Jay Nixon is urging Missouri soil and water districts to allow farmers to briefly graze their animals on livestock exclusion areas.

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Agriculture
4:23 pm
Fri February 24, 2012

Missouri still dealing with last year's drought

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In 2011, Missouri experienced its worst drought season since the 1950s, causing a shortage of grains and lowering the quality of feed for livestock.

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Business
7:12 am
Thu January 19, 2012

FDA challenging the use of antibiotics in animals

Credit Jessica Naudziunas / Harvest Public Media
Cows on Sally Angell's farm in Missouri eat feed without antibiotics.

The Food and Drug Administration is publishing an order this month that limits the way farmers can use certain antibiotics to treat animals, and eggs.

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