/tags/missouri-rural-crisis-center Missouri Rural Crisis Center en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:37:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-01/massive-livingston-county-hog-operation-plan-highlights-cafo-growth-in-missouri Hundreds of Livingston County residents, alongside environmental and farming advocacy groups, recently voiced opposition to a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation coming to the county. The proposal was since rescinded, but some believe the debate over CAFOs in Missouri is just getting started. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:37:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-01/massive-livingston-county-hog-operation-plan-highlights-cafo-growth-in-missouri Emily Woodbury /government-politics-issues/2016-06-09/corporate-agribusiness-gets-more-sway-on-missouris-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… Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:02:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-06-09/corporate-agribusiness-gets-more-sway-on-missouris-clean-water-comission /economy-business/2010-06-03/u-s-agriculture-chief-come-to-hillsboro-for-national-summit-of-rural-america This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 03, 2010 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Jefferson College in Hillsboro… Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:30:28 GMT /economy-business/2010-06-03/u-s-agriculture-chief-come-to-hillsboro-for-national-summit-of-rural-america Margaux Wexberg Sanchez /economy-business/2009-08-14/hog-farmers-struggle-to-make-ends-meat This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 14, 2009 - Harold Beach's family has been raising hogs in Shelby County, Mo., for four… Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:14:42 GMT /economy-business/2009-08-14/hog-farmers-struggle-to-make-ends-meat Julia Evangelou Strait