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Buchanan County latest Agri-Ready Missouri County

Buchanan County has been granted the Missouri Farmers Care Agri-Ready Designation. The designation identifies counties conducive to agricultural opportunity which actively support Missouri agriculture.

County Farm Bureau board member Vernon Hart calls Buchanan County a prime place for agriculture, with stockyards, grain elevators and an ethanol plant among other agribusinesses.

The most recent data says Buchanan County generated $5.5 billion in agriculture sales in 2016 supporting almost 11,000 local jobs. The county’s ag production is primarily soybeans, corn and cattle. Value is added through animal processing, agriculture chemical manufacturing, biofuels and pet food manufacturing.

Through the Agri-Ready program, Missouri Farmers Care partners with county leaders to promote agriculture and agri-business development. Missouri Farmers Care also recruits 4-H and FFA leaders to implement Ag Education on the Move for county third graders.

To qualify for Agri-Ready status, counties must avoid enacting agriculture-regulating ordinances that are more stringent than state law. They also must support agriculture stewardship, growth, and opportunities.

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