agriculture

The 2020 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest has come to an end

West-Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) is searching for an individual with a disability in Benton, Henry, Lafayette, Johnson, Pettis, or Saline county interested in attending the AgrAbility National Training Workshop in Madison, Wisconsin in March 2020.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it signed a lease for permanent office space in Kansas City, MO, to serve as the new site for its Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Policy (NIFA) agencies.

Pettis County farmers Pat and Patty Wood recently directed $2,500 to State Fair Community College through America’s Farmers Grow Communities (AFGC), sponsored by the Bayer Fund.

For the third year in a row, agriculture groups in Missouri partnered to raise awareness of childhood food insecurity and raise support for food banks across the state through the Missouri Farmers Care (MFC) Drive to Feed Kids.

Farmer Matt and I had a nice talk!

Yes, this is a real thing that I just made up.

The 2016 Missouri State Fair offers a blend of family fun and adult revelry through its mix of exhibits, concerts and vendors.

According to a press release, Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe recently announced two programs for the 2016 Fair that will provide Missouri 4-H and FFA youth members with opportunities to educate fairgoers about Missouri agriculture and showing livestock.

Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 32 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair Foundation Youth in Agriculture (YIA) committee.