Author: Adam Buckallew

Grain Bin Entry is Risky Business Last fall’s record-breaking U.S. harvest of corn and soybeans has set the stage for “the perfect storm for more grain bin accidents in 2017,” according to Charles Ellis, a natural resources engineer with University of Missouri Extension. Across the country, grain bins are filled […]

Developing the next generation of leaders in agriculture grows more important every year as the average age of principal farm operators climbs higher. Data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture, the most recent, revealed farmers older than 65 years of age outnumber those under 35 by a ratio of six-to-one. […]

Employees are the heart and soul of a business. They are the most valuable assets any company possesses. That’s why the success of a company is often defined by its ability to put the right people in the right positions. The MFA Oil Board of Directors recognizes the important role […]

n early March, wildfires ravaged more than a million acres of land in Oklahoma and Kansas. MFA Oil is working with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association to help the farmers and ranchers who were devastated by the fires by donating $5,000 in gift cards to reimburse fuel expenses for volunteers who […]

MFA Incorporated, MFA Oil and the MFA Foundation pledged $750,000, payable over four years, to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) in 2015 to establish an endowed professorship that supports education and research. The first professorship role was recently filled. Joe Parcell, professor and […]

MFA Oil congratulates Beverly Twellman, who retired from the company with 44 years of service in 2015, for her induction into the Cooperative Hall of Fame by the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives (MIC). During her time with the company, Twellman worked closely with MFA Oil’s presidents, members of the board […]

Sarah Fuehring planted flowers in her front yard while her three- and five-year-old children played nearby on a peaceful summer’s day. Unbeknown to the her, danger slowly drew near. A drifter had wondered onto their property and leered at the family from the end of their driveway, which was near […]

MFA Oil’s bulk oil drivers travel thousands of miles each month delivering lubricants to customers. The deliveries go to farmers, schools, department of transportation offices, highway patrol outposts, automotive garages, oil change shops, construction companies and trucking firms. The bulk shipments are an ideal way for any customers with a […]

Spring is here and that means driving season is right around the corner. Just as spring cleaning is a good idea for your home, it also makes sense to give your vehicle a seasonal tune-up. “Winter can be hard on automobiles, so now’s the perfect time to perform preventive maintenance […]

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released a new heavy-duty engine oil specification to replace API CJ-4. The new API CK-4 service category for diesel engine oil has been in development for about a decade and will deliver improved fuel economy performance and reduce emissions. Known as PC-11A during its […]

Did you know that more than three quarters of the land in the continental U.S. is privately owned? The farmers, ranchers and foresters who own and manage the vast majority of private land in this nation hold the key to environmental improvement. Without their voluntary stewardship, our biggest conservation challenges […]

Break Time, the convenience store division of MFA Oil Company, announces it has reopened its store at 1416 Old Highway 63 S in Columbia with more pumps and amenities for customers.