Author: Adam Buckallew

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MFA Oil Announces College Scholarships for Employees’ Children

MFA Oil Company has three scholarship endowments that provide educational assistance to the sons and daughters of its employees. Winners of MFA Oil Company’s 2023 employee college scholarships have been selected and will receive $2,000 each: Harrison Fowler, son of Lisa Fowler, accounts receivable administrator in the Home Office, is […]

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Spotlight: MFA Petroleum Company Acquires 13 KC-Area Big O Tires Locations

In December 2022, MFA Petroleum Company (MPC), a Big O Tires franchisee and a wholly owned subsidiary of MFA Oil Company, announced the acquisition of 13 Big O Tires stores in the Kansas City metropolitan area. MPC purchased the stores from TBC Corporation, which owns and operates more than 730 […]

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Sweeter with Time

Tending to sweet potatoes has been a passion for the Matthews family since 1885 These days, it seems the sweet potato has found its way onto American dinner tables with increased frequency. No longer is the venerable vegetable simply baked and buttered or smothered with marshmallows. There’s an entire new […]

Poised for Growth

MFA Oil Company declared it would pay $6.9 million in cash to its members in exchange for doing business with the cooperative during the company’s 93rd Annual Delegate Meeting on Dec. 12, 2022. Nearly 300 elected representatives of the cooperative convened in Columbia, Mo., at the Holiday Inn Expo Center […]

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Forging Valuable Connections

Nearly 80 young farmers from Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas participated in the second Emerging Leaders in Agriculture Conference hosted by MFA Oil and MFA Incorporated on Jan. 11-13. The event, held at Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake Ozark, Mo., is designed to help producers better manage and grow […]

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Q&A with Monte Fisher of the MFA Oil Board of Directors

Monte Fisher, a lifelong resident of Brashear, Mo., grew up on his family’s farm. Following his retirement from a 31-year career with the Missouri Department of Transportation, Fisher began farming full-time. Fisher was elected to the MFA Oil Board of Directors in 2017. You’ve served on the MFA Oil Board […]

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Supporting Agricultural Education in Classrooms Across Missouri

As the number of American farming families shrinks, the general population’s understanding of agricultural production has declined. The Missouri Farmers Care Foundation is working to address this information gap through its Agriculture Education on the Move™ (AEOTM) program, which builds agriculture and food science literacy in third-grade students. The program’s […]

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Freight Family

Since 1950, three generations of the Baughman family of Mora, Mo., have played a role in the transport of agricultural freight across central Missouri and surrounding states. The family business, Baughman Feed Service, Inc., is a regional trucking company that delivers key ingredients to livestock producers, feed mills and more. […]

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Three Keys to Pricing for 2023

Market Commentary In the first quarter of 2023, there are still a lot of unknowns about our economy, China and energy inventories. Each of these areas, along with volatility, will impact the direction of prices for the remainder of the year. U.S. Economy There is no shortage of opinions regarding […]

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News Briefs – Winter 2022

New Feature Added to Online Bill Pay Customers registered for MFA Oil’s Online Bill Pay can now access their last 13 months’ statements for bulk fuel, propane, Preferred Card and Petro-Card 24 accounts. Customers signed up for Online Bill Pay can take advantage of the following convenient features:• Pay by […]

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Five Keys to Lubricant Storage

How you store and handle your lubricants goes a long way in determining their productivity and sustainability. Proper lubricant storage is one of the most efficient ways to increase the performance and shelf life of your products. The following recommendations can help you maximize the condition of your oils and […]

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MFA Oil Opens Propane Autogas Fueling Station in Lebanon, Mo.

MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, has opened its first public propane autogas fueling dispenser. Motorists with vehicles that run on autogas will now be able to refuel at the company’s Petro-Card 24 at 22157 E. Route 66 in Lebanon, Mo. The new autogas pump in Lebanon is […]

Author: Adam Buckallew

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