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Missouri Farm Bureau to Launch “Our Energy, Our Future” Petition Campaign at the State Fair
Long before today's fuel crisis and a renewed interest in our nation's energy independence, Missouri Farm Bureau urged Congress and the Administration to get serious about developing a comprehensive national energy policy.
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Smithville High Students Work With Mentors to Build Robots
Known as S.W.A.T. (Smithville Warriors Advancing Technology Team), students and mentors have just wrapped up their third season of competition in a unique program that tests their marketing, design and machining skills. Starting with identical parts, teams across the country build a robot. The teams then gather their robots together in a competition to see who can perform the same task best.
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TOUR OF MISSOURI
The Tour takes place Sept. 8th through the 14th and Farm Bureau is a major part of it — the second Tour of Missouri international cycling race.
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OTHER NEWS
Members can complete the online Policy Development Questionnaire to aid in formulating Farm Bureau policy resolutions and policy for next year.
The full 2008 MFB Policy is online
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KRUSE REQUESTS IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY DISASTER ASSISTANCE
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Missouri Farm Bureau President Charlie Kruse asked for the immediate implementation of the new Supplementary Disaster Assistance Program provided for in the recently adopted farm bill, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act, and consideration of measures to ease concerns of livestock producers.
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Farm Bureau is investing in rural history.
Reconstruction of a two-story log home built in the mid 1800's began a journey into history for
Missouri Farm Bureau in 2005. The restored home is the start of the Rural Heritage Learning Center
that when finished will tell the story of agriculture. Here is more information on this special project.
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Missouri Farm Bureau Opposes Mandatory NAIS Registration for School Lunch Program Purchases
Missouri Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse sent a letter to the Missouri's members of the U.S. House of Representatives expressing the organization's opposition to a current provision of the 2009 agriculture spending bill approved by the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. As written, the legislation would require USDA to purchase School Lunch Program meat products from premises registered with the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The letter reads as follows:
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