Author: Adam Buckallew

Beginning in May, MFA Oil customers will have the opportunity to lock in prices with propane contracts for next winter. The MFA Oil Pre-Buy Program allows individuals and businesses to contract a predetermined volume of propane at a set price. Spring and summer are traditionally great times to contract propane. […]

Donating resources to youth and education are two of the primary ways the MFA Oil Foundation seeks to support the communities where MFA Oil does business. MFA Oil recognizes the important role of public education in building and maintaining healthy communities in the towns and cities it serves. The stronger […]

Finding the right MFA Oil lubricant product for vehicles and equipment can now be accomplished within seconds on the MFA Oil website. Lube Advisor, a digital oil and lubricant recommendation tool, is now available to help customers match the right MFA Oil product to their engine based on the year, […]

The MFA Oil lineup of passenger car motor oil (PCMO) products is receiving a new name and look. Moving forward, these products will be sold under the Excede® brand with the tagline “Give it everything.” “Rebranding gives us a more marketable product and helps to set us apart from our […]

If it’s a weed, spray it. That’s the mindset that most in the agriculture industry held for years. That thinking no longer works as more weeds become resistant to herbicides, says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist. Bradley uses waterhemp as an example. Waterhemp is one of 14 […]

MFA Oil Announces $10 Million in Cash Returns to Owners In a year often described as unprecedented and bizarre, it was perhaps fitting that MFA Oil Company reported an extraordinary 2020 during its 91st Annual Delegate Meeting, which was held virtually for the first time in the company’s history due […]

MFA Oil is exploring non-traditional business opportunities that could benefit its members in the future. The Earth is indisputably round. But standing on its surface, the curvature is imperceptible. Just as it’s difficult to recognize the planet’s rounded nature, it can be easy to miss gradual changes that lead to […]

MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, has declared it will pay more than $10 million in cash to its members in exchange for doing business with the company. The announcement was made during the cooperative’s 91st Annual Delegate Meeting on December 14, which was held virtually for the first […]

Since the day Lester Rufenacht first got his hands in the dirt on his family’s farm in southern Henry County, Mo., he’s found himself drawn to working the land. “I guess it’s in my blood at this point,” Lester says with a laugh. With the exception of a two-year deployment […]

The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and Harry S. Truman Veterans’ Hospital have entered into a three-year agreement to use CCUA’s urban farm site at 1209 Smith St. in Columbia to develop a new community space for mid-Missouri veterans. Beginning in the spring of 2020, the two organizations will work […]

In spite of tight profit margins and challenging market conditions, farmland values are up. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2019 Land Values report revealed the average value of agricultural cropland was $4,100 per acre in 2019, up $50 per acre or 1.2% from 2018. The average value of pastureland was […]

The holidays are quickly approaching. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family good health and good cheer. All MFA Oil offices will be closing in observance of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. This gives our employees an opportunity to enjoy this special time […]