MOBeef Update

Today is officially Thank a Farmer day in Missouri. State Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler visited Forck Farms near Jefferson City to present the official proclamation to Kelly Forck, a diversified crop and livestock producer who is president of the Missouri Soybean Association.

Dr. Hagler said his favorite statistic at the Department of Agriculture is that “four out of four people eat” which is why we should all be grateful on Thanksgiving and every other day of the year that we enjoy affordable and abundant food.

Kelly pointed out that farmers are consumers too and are thankful for other farmers who produce the food they eat. “As farmers we have a lot of things to be thankful for – we even have the consumers to be thankful for,” he added.

Check out more photos from the event here.

Hear more about the event in this week’s Checkoff Chat:

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