The Missouri Farm Bureau annual meeting was held Dec. 2-5 at Osage Beach, Mo. Members focused on issues that affect agriculture and rural communities. They passed resolutions that would guide the organization in the 2018 legislative session, which is set to begin in January.

Some of the resolutions passed this year include:

• supporting the Missouri Department of Agriculture efforts to establish protocols for safe use of new technology, like dicamba.

• exempting “on-farm lodging” venues from jurisdictional regulations, controls, taxes and fees meant for hotels

• supporting incentives to attract cow processor facilities to the state

• keeping captive deer and elk as production livestock under the MDA

• granting the secretary of state authority to charge fees when filing a ballot initiative

• opposing a fuel tax on non-highway farm diesel

• supporting comprehensive regulatory reform

• requiring approval of county commissions for projects by the Public Service Commission

These are just a few of the highlights from this year's meeting. Check out the photo gallery to see scenes and people you may have missed at this year’s Missouri Farm Bureau meeting.