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Missouri Department of Agriculture Director, Chris Chinn, and colleagues sitting at a table intently listen during a meeting

Missouri’s farm perspective on national stage Missouri’s farm perspective on national stage

Mar 22, 2024

4 Min Read

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Find your place in state, national commodity groups Find your place in state, national commodity groups

Feb 27, 2024

3 Min Read

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A black and white historical image of botanist George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver left mark on agriculture

George Washington Carver left mark on agriculture

A close up of a crop sprouting through soil

Reflect on 2023 before flipping calendar

Reflect on 2023 before flipping calendar

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Celebrate season with Missouri Grown goodies

Celebrate season with Missouri Grown goodies

Chris Chinn, Missouri Director of Agriculture, on a stage with two other women

A golden celebration of agriculture

A golden celebration of agriculture

A multigenerational family walking through a pasture alongside grazing cattle

Family farms fight against gender bias

Family farms fight against gender bias

Steer spinning

Make safety a priority on your farm

Make safety a priority on your farm

Kevin Chinn works alongside his son Conner putting up hay this season

Make way for next generation in ag

Make way for next generation in ag

spotted lanternfly sits on the hood of a white car

Check your ride for unwanted pest passengers

Check your ride for unwanted pest passengers

black vulture

Black vulture control options available to producers

Black vulture control options available to producers

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State ag department oversees more than crops

State ag department oversees more than crops

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Bring next generation back to rural Missouri

Bring next generation back to rural Missouri

Blue Globe viewing from space at night with connections between cities

Missouri products promoted across the globe

Missouri products promoted across the globe

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Missouri timber products sold around the world

Missouri timber products sold around the world

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Faces of farming shine during fall harvest

Faces of farming shine during fall harvest

soybean field

Be counted in 2022 Census of Agriculture

Be counted in 2022 Census of Agriculture

farmer standing in wheat field talking on cell phone

It’s OK to not be OK

It’s OK to not be OK

tomatoes and yellow squash on scale

Fill your plate with fresh farm products

Fill your plate with fresh farm products

kids competing in the cattle show at the Missouri State Fair

Fairs are family tradition in rural America

Fairs are family tradition in rural America

Young woman working with her laptop from her couch

Broadband boost brings kids back to farm

Broadband boost brings kids back to farm

work boots standing in dirt with young seedling sprouted between feet

Farmers press on amid uncertainty

Farmers press on amid uncertainty

young pig being held in industrial hog barn

Time to reset biosecurity on farm

Time to reset biosecurity on farm

A combine tractor harvesting rows of corn

Agriculture makes impact on Missouri’s economy

Agriculture makes impact on Missouri’s economy

Hereford cattle

Beef, dairy farmers win with new processing plants

Beef, dairy farmers win with new processing plants

Missouri Grown team at the Department of Agriculture offers 10 state-specific items as a gift box for the holiday season

Holiday gifts straight from Missouri

Holiday gifts straight from Missouri

farmer looking at ear of corn next to cornfield

Conference offers help in farm planning for 2022

Conference offers help in farm planning for 2022

unhealthy school lunch

Schools serve local ag products for lunch

Schools serve local ag products for lunch

Steer being shown by a youth at Missouri State Fair

Celebrate Missouri at state fair

Celebrate Missouri at state fair

Grain barge traveling Mississippi River

Barge traffic increases on Missouri’s river systems

Barge traffic increases on Missouri’s river systems

roadside broadband installation in ditch

Connect every Missouri mile to internet

Connect every Missouri mile to internet

combine harvesting corn into grain cart pulled by tractor

Loan options for young farmers, ag businesses and small towns

Loan options for young farmers, ag businesses and small towns

Container barge on the Mississippi River

Missouri's ag industry outlook remains bright

Missouri's ag industry outlook remains bright

cattle drive on a winter day

Farming not for faint of heart

Farming not for faint of heart

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Borrow page from livestock playbook for COVID-19

Borrow page from livestock playbook for COVID-19

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