House Advances Measure to Support Missouri Farmers (HB 3) Lawmakers returned to the State Capitol building this week to give their support to...

Dear Friend, At the end of this month, two programs you’ve probably never heard of will expire: the Medicare Dependent Hospital Program and the...

Monday, September 12, 2022 Kyle Wilkens, Missouri State Director, USDA Rural Development The mornings and evenings are getting a bit cooler, and...

Dear Friend, President Biden wants to double the size of the Internal Revenue Service and hire 87,000 new IRS agents to audit and investigate...

Dear Friend, WOTUS. It stands for “waters of the United States.” The acronym is five letters, but if you live and farm in North Missouri, it...

Dear Friend, After months of haggling with his political advisors, President Biden finally pulled the trigger on his disastrous plan to...

The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia was a big success, 2 weeks of food, fun, exhibits, music, and livestock. My staff from USDA Rural Development...

Dear Friend, North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez was just 32 years old when he was taken from us—senselessly gunned down at what...

Dear Friend, First it was the “Green New Deal,” then it was “Build Back Better,” now it’s the “Inflation Reduction Act.” You can call it...

Dear Friend, Like everything else in this country, the price of fertilizer has gone through the roof. Last year, we were paying around $400 a...

Legislature Prepares for Special Session to Provide Tax Relief for Missourians Governor Parson is planning on calling legislators in for a...

Legislature Provides Funding Increase to Bright Flight Program Thanks to new funding allocated by the General Assembly, thousands of additional...

Dear Friend, Back in March, I wrote about the devastating impact inflation was having on our infrastructure dollars and how rising prices are...

Dear Friend, It’s been a difficult week for folks in parts of North Missouri. As most have seen or heard by now, the Amtrak Southwest Chief...

Celebrating Our Independence This July 4th marks the 246th year since our nation first declared its independence from Great Britain, when our...