farming

Having grown up in the rural part of Missouri, seeing farm equipment on the roads is not unusual, but we're approaching the time of year when being aware of that presence is literally a life and death situation. New data shared by the Missouri State Highway Patrol hammers that truth home.

If you're not a farmer, you likely have no idea all that goes into the spring planting.

At some level, all of us are looking for love. For one Sikeston, Missouri farmer, that pursuit will be a very public one as he's one of the featured guys on season 2 of reality show Farmer Wants a Wife on Fox.

If you want something done and done right, find a Missouri working dog. Don't believe me? You should see a team of canines who convinced a bunch of cattle that they needed to load onto a trailer like it was nothing.

If you need proof that agriculture is still the king of Illinois, consider this exhibit A. If you think the most expensive land in Illinois is a mansion, guess again. It's a more than 248 acre farm in Hebron.

Times are tough for many. That's as evident as ever in a notice that Smithfield Foods is closing 35 Missouri hog production sites which will mean 92 jobs will be lost by October.

I've dealt with these vicious birds off and on throughout my life and I'm not even a farmer. What has been declared as the most dangerous bird in Missouri truly is a cold-blooded killer.

If you have ever thought about trying to get away from society and living off-the-grid, you would be wise to take heed to a Missouri homesteader who warns of a current crisis with hay that's progressively getting worse and he's not alone with his warnings.

Parts of Missouri especially in the central parts of the state were already suffering from extreme drought conditions, but now that's expanded to the northeast officially according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service in St. Louis.

If you're a farmer in Missouri, it's not news that black vultures can be a problem for your livestock and your business. It's also true that black vultures are a protected species. There is a way you can legally shoot black vultures, but you need to do something first.