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2006 Agriculture Stories

• 12/ 6/2006: Newspaper Story - The on-going drought that has plagued the midwest could lead to the cancellation of the 2008 navigation season on the Missouri River.
• 10/16/2006: Radio Story - Rural Missourians have the opportunity to find jobs as the number of state ethanol plants triple. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 9/18/2006: Radio Story - Illinios and Nebraska now report cases of E.Coli
• 9/ 5/2006: Radio Story - Missouri's Conservation Department urges Missourians to help the state keep out harmful forest insects
• 5/10/2006: Radio Story - Senator John Cauthorn saved the governor's ethanol plan by compromising with the House.
• 5/ 3/2006: Radio Story - President Bush's new bird flu preparedness plan gives responsibility to local government.
• 5/ 2/2006: Radio Story - Tuesday the Missouri senate debated off and on a bill that would protect homeowners from eminent domain abuse.
• 4/25/2006: Radio Story - A bill won first round approval in the Senate Monday to penalize employers who hire illegal immigrants.
• 4/25/2006: Newspaper Story - The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that requires gasoline distributors to sell ethanol-blended gasoline.
• 4/17/2006: Radio Story - Missouri's Farm Bureau announces opposition to the House-passed bill on eminent domain.
• 4/10/2006: Radio Story - Farmers use organic material otherwise slated for the landfill to create fertilizer.
• 4/ 5/2006: Radio Story - Some lawmakers are concerned about the impact ethanol will have on the price Missouri drivers pay at the pump.
• 3/28/2006: Newspaper Story - As hunting seasons approach, hunters must stay abreast of bird flu activity in the U.S.
• 3/15/2006: Radio Story - Senator Cauthorn says cattle herds in Missouri are constantly tested for the disease. The herds are also tagged and given a number ID to ensure they can be tracked back to their producer.
• 3/14/2006: Radio Story - The Missouri House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Tuesday from both sides of the eminent domain debate.
• 3/14/2006: Radio Story - Mad Cow disease is being prevented in Missouri by constant surveillence and testing for the disease.
• 3/ 7/2006: Radio Story - The Governor defended his ethanol plan at his Advisory Council on Agrigulture.
• 3/ 7/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence, sponsored the change.
• 3/ 1/2006: Radio Story - The recent hike in temperature and drought in southwestern Missouri could affect the wildlife population of Missouri.
• 2/28/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. Kathlyn Fares, R-St. Louis County has proposed a bill to make the chanterelle, not the morel, the state's official mushroom.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - A state representative has proposed that the chanterelle be named the state's official mushroom.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed legislation that would tighten the definition of blight.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed a tighter definition of blight in an effort to curb eminent domain abuse in the state.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Based off of a Department of Natural Resources study, Governor Blunt made recommendations on dam safety laws and regulations. Changes to the law could bring the total of dams inspected in Missouri from 600 to 5,000.
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - The Senate Economic Development committee voted 7-0 to pass a bill restricting when cities can seize private lands for private redevelopment.
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - Bill penalties include fines and possible suspension of the person's hunting license.
• 1/30/2006: Radio Story - Lawmakers were expected to vote eminent domain out of committee, but the chairman of the Senate Economic Development Committee says they won't vote until next week.