Missouri Farm Bureau

Mo. Farm Bureau Eyes Fiscal Cliff At Annual Meeting

Tim Lloyd — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:20:10 +0000

Blake Hurst is president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, and he sounds kind of exhausted when talking about a farm bill that remains stalled in the House Agriculture Ccommittee.

He says if lawmakers really want to slam the brakes before rolling off fiscal cliff, the farm bill is a pretty good place to start.

Mo. Farm Bureau PAC reaffirms Akin endorsement

Kelsey Proud — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:39:36 +0000

Will be updated.

The Missouri Farm Bureau political action committee announced that it's sticking by its endorsement of Congressman Todd Akin as he faces incumbent Claire McCaskill in the race for US Senate.

In a release to the media, FARM-PAC, made up of trustees from the farm bureaus in every Missouri county, say that they again "overwhelmingly" voted to support Akin.

Mo. Farm Bureau reconsidering Akin endorsement

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:04:52 +0000

Missouri Farm Bureau members are reconsidering their endorsement of Republican Todd Akin for U.S.

Mo. Farm Bureau endorses Spence for Governor, Akin for US Senate

Marshall Griffin — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:45:57 +0000

Dave Spence, the Republican nominee for Governor, has been endorsed by the Missouri Farm Bureau’s regional political action committees.

Both Spence and Democratic incumbent Jay Nixon spoke to Farm Bureau members from across the state at a forum in Jefferson City today. Spence told them that his business background will translate well in handling agricultural issues.

“If you want an advocate to stand up to the (Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources) and the (Environmental Protection Agency) and all the crazy regulations that come out of DC by bureaucrats who have no idea what’s going on in the real world, I’ve got your back," Spence said.

Missouri food prices surpass national average, says Farm Bureau

Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:30:11 +0000

If you've noticed your grocery bill has gotten higher lately, you're not imagining things.

Food prices in Missouri rose in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the Missouri Farm Bureau's year-end Marketbasket Survey.