Tag: Missouri
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Tiny Wasps Provide Natural Pest Control in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some of Missouri’s smallest wasps may also be among the most useful insects working in gardens and landscapes. Parasitoid wasps provide a natural form of pest control by targeting insects including aphids, caterpillars and beetles. Unlike the wasps homeowners typically notice around yards and buildings, these tiny beneficial insects generally do…
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The Ranch Radio App Is Here
The Ranch is putting Red Dirt and Texas Country right in your pocket. The official The Ranch Radio mobile app is now available, giving listeners another way to take Northeast Missouri’s home for Red Dirt and Texas Country wherever the road takes them. The new app provides direct access to The Ranch stream, making it…
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New Soybean Pest Confirmed in Macon County
Missouri soybean growers are being urged to watch their fields following the state’s second confirmed discovery of the soybean tentiform leafminer. University of Missouri Extension crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida confirmed the pest in Macon County on Aug. 19. Missouri’s first known case was discovered in a Cooper County soybean field in August 2025. The soybean…
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Missouri Soybean Group Warns on RFS Exemptions
Proposed refinery exemptions could cut biodiesel demand and cost soybean farmers nearly $1 billion JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri soybean leaders are asking President Donald Trump to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard as the Environmental Protection Agency considers additional exemptions for small oil refineries. The Missouri Soybean Association says expanded small refinery exemptions could weaken…
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Missouri Angus Sets Fifth Ladies of Autumn Sale
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — The Missouri Angus Association will hold its fifth annual Ladies of Autumn Sale on Oct. 18 at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout. The sale begins at 1 p.m. CDT and will feature Angus females, including open and bred heifers, cow-calf pairs, bred cows and donor females. The event…
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Missouri Soybean Yield Outlook Takes a Hit From Heat
Northern Missouri is seeing the biggest drop in projected yields as hot, dry weather continues COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri soybean growers are watching the weather closely as a long stretch of heat and shrinking soil moisture take a bite out of this year’s yield potential. The latest University of Missouri Extension soybean report shows projected…