The primary mission of the Missouri Department of Agriculture is to serve, promote and protect agricultural producers, processors and consumers of Missouri's food, fuel and fiber. The purpose of this page is to present matters of public interest concerning MDA’s programs, activities, news stories and photos. We welcome your comments, however, please note this is a moderated online discussion page
and not a public forum. Furthermore, while we encourage discussion, we respectfully request commentators be mindful that this is a family-friendly page, and that comments and posts be courteous and civil. Comments or posts made by the public to this page will be monitored, and while they will not be removed based on their opinion or viewpoint, the Department reserves the right to remove comments that include:
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