Saturday Farm Feature: Classic & Antique Tractor Auction

The 2nd Annual Antique and Classic Tractor Consignment Auction will be held on Saturday, September 23 at the Joe Lyle Auction pavilion outside of Savannah, Missouri. Joe Lyle and Greg Clement were my guests for this Saturday Morning Get Together for a talk about the auction, antique tractors and what's on the auction listing.

Senator Jim Talent

US Senator Jim Talent visited with KFEQ Farm Director Tom Brand about 2 different issues in the forefront of Missouri agriculture this afternoon...Federal Assistance for producers affected by the drought in this year and in 2005 and his proposal to prohibit the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) from being mandatory, as has been suggested by the US Department of Agriculture.


Drought Assistance

National Animal ID

Missouri Soybean Update: Brooks Hurst

Meetings continue across the Show-Me State for Paseo Biofuels, a biodiesel facility in Kansas City. Paseo Biofuels will operate under a joint agreement with the Missouri Soybean Association and Cargill. Brooks Hurst, a farmer from Tarkio and past President of the Missouri Soybean Association is our guest for this week's Missouri Soybean Update. Brooks tells about the background of Paseo Biofuels, the state of the renewable energies marketplace and how farmers can get involved.

John Block Commentary: Hurricane Katrina

This week's John Block Commentary with former Agriculture Secretary Block looks back at where we were a year ago with the impact of Hurrican Katrina.

Missouri Corn Update: Jayne Glosemeyer

The US Grains Council just completed their annual Corn Mission to Japan and China. Jayne Glosemeyer, a Missouri Corn Growers Association board member from Marthasville was part of the delegation and joins us for this week's Misosuri Corn Update.

Kansas Soybean Update: Lawrence Sukalski

The American Soybean Association's 2006 Conservation Legacy Award winner is Lawrence Sukalski from Fairmont, Minnesota. On this week's Kansas Soybean Update, Lawrence joins us to talk a little about the award, his family farming operation and how producers can apply (or nominate a neighbor) for the 2007 award.