AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoJobs: Conagra plans to close its Macon plant on Jan. 15, eliminating 442 jobs. Missouri workforce officials say their Rapid Response team is working with the company to assist affected workers. Farm Economy: USDA cut its forecast for U.S. corn yields, lifting corn and soybean prices. MU Extension is also seeking input for its annual Missouri farmland values survey. Household Costs: Spire is seeking a rate increase that could add about $10 a month to some western Missouri customers’ bills. Cannabis Rules: New Missouri hemp and cannabis regulations took effect this week, while the attorney general is suing four retailers over alleged illegal sales. Community: Marshfield students and local partners are organizing Missouri’s first school-linked deer donation drive, turning hunters’ harvests into food for families in need. Business: Kansas City breweries KC Bier Co. and BKS Artisan Ales earned the state’s top large- and small-brewery honors.
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