allows kids under 16 years old to work on a family farm

A review of city ordinances and state laws means a benefit for restaurants selling only beer and wine, but a possible loss of revenue for Rogers.

The Mitchell City Council has delayed an initial vote on an ordinance that would allow the sale of wine on sidewalks in downtown Mitchell.

One bill that passed provides $80,000 over the next two years for research, education and promotion of grapes, fruit and wine. A new Grape and Wine Advisory Committee will oversee the effort.

After a spring of health care and taxes, lawmakers in Kansas and Missouri are bellying up for a final fistfight - over how liquor is sold, how much you pay for it, and how many choices you have at the bar or liquor store.

Lawmakers passed a bill providing 80-thousand dollars over the next two years for the research, education and promotion of grapes, fruit and wine

the ScyFy channel's Ghost Hunters spent several days at it shooting an hour-long episode

Venture will align spirit brokerage efforts of companies

What began as a Missouri wine tasting exploration five years ago for Kevin and Kristy Long, of Smithton, became a dream-come-true on March 1 with the opening of their new winery, Wildlife Ridge, at the intersection of Pettis County state routes M and V.

Venture will align spirit brokerage efforts of companies

The North Dakota grape industry is toasting victories in the state Legislature, even though the emerging industry didn't get all the funding it had sought.

Wirtz Beverage Group, a Chicago-based leading North American spirits, wine and beer wholesaler, and McLane Company, Inc., a Texas-based global foodservice and supply chain leader, announced today the companies have formed a joint venture and entered into an agreement with St. Louis-based Missouri Beverage Company.

The House voted 69 to 64 in favor of the bill, which would raise income taxes on top earners, the cigarette tax and taxes on alcohol. Four Democrats voted against the bill

The Ham Lake City Council has given first reading to an ordinance allowing large assemblies and other special events as part of farm winery operations.

The Quintessential Family Wineries' "Road Trip," makes stops in Chicago, Denver and Vail, CO the week of May 13t

On Tuesday, Oklahoma and Texas will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court. The winner gets water. And this is not a game.

Climate change warnings tend to focus on the losers, but western Montana would come up a winery winner, according to a new scientific analysis of temperature trends.

The reason: A state law exception that protects confectioneries

While wheat farmers and other agriculture producers across Oklahoma struggle with drought, the reduced precipitation has been a boon for at least one crop.

As the franchise lawsuits make their way through the courts, lawmakers in Missouri again are pushing new legislation, Senate Bill 365 and House Bill 759, that would make it more difficult for alcohol suppliers to sever their relationships with distributors