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Mizzou Welcomes New CAFNR Dean

The University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has named Christopher R. Daubert its new vice chancellor and dean. Daubert is currently a professor and department head of Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences and system co-chair of Food, Biochemical & Engineered Systems at North Carolina State […]

Drive to Feed Kids Targets Food Insecurity in Missouri

Missouri Farmers Care (MFC) has launched a new summer service program to fight childhood hunger. The Drive to Feed Kids program will leverage existing food banks and in-school food pantries to deliver kid-friendly meals to underfed youth. The food is delivered through backpack programs and in-school pantries. “Hunger isn’t an […]

David and Brenda Reed have raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by hosting annual trail rides for nearly 20 years.

Saddling Up for St. Jude

Nearly two decades ago, David Reed and his wife, Brenda, received a phone call from a fellow horse lover. She asked if they would take over as coordinators for a charity trail ride benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Reeds’ “yes” took them down a trail they never expected. […]

Keller Colley, senior EH&S compliance administrator, cleans out an underground storage fuel tank for disposal. Discarded tanks are frequently sold to scrap yards.

Keeping Hazards to a Minimum

Much responsibility comes with jobs dedicated to reducing risks, protecting people and being a trustworthy steward of our environment, but it’s all in a day’s work for MFA Oil’s Department of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S). The department manages the company’s 260 petroleum storage tank sites, and its primary objective […]

A lone diesel pump labeled No. 2 Diesel-Red stands on a concrete platform outdoors. The pump features a colorful advertisement and boasts a green nozzle with a long hose on the ground, against a backdrop of trees and grass.

Diesel Fuel Selection is Critical

Diesel engines have come a long way since Rudolf Diesel first introduced his invention to the world in the late 19th century. Though it’s been more than 100 years since Diesel demonstrated his single-cylinder engine in 1897, many of the most significant advancements in diesel engine technology have occurred within […]

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Working Hard to Better Serve You

As a farmer-owned cooperative, we strive to make sure everything we do at MFA Oil is in service of the membership and meets your energy needs. On a day-to-day basis, this consists of negotiating with vendors to get the best combination of pricing and quality, watching world energy markets, conducting […]

Agriculture in the Trump Era

President Donald Trump’s victory in the November election was fueled in large part by big wins he secured throughout rural America. Many farmers supported Trump and now they are cautiously optimistic their faith in the new commander in chief will be rewarded with policy that is more advantageous for agriculture. […]

A family of three stands smiling in a green field with rows of plants. They are surrounded by trees under a clear blue sky. The man wears a cap, the woman has long hair, and the child is holding a small plastic basket.

Thinking Outside the Row Crop

New Ventures Mean New Revenue for Moreland Family Matt Moreland never dreamed pumpkins would have a place on his farm. He grew up raising dairy and beef cattle, corn, and soybeans with his father and uncle. Pumpkins did not even register on the list of possibilities. Now, pumpkins, strawberries and […]

Greenhouses Thrive with Propane

Winter’s chill has no effect on plants growing in climate-controlled commercial greenhouses heated by propane. The warmth generated by propane-powered heaters keeps annual and perennial plants comfortable and unfazed by the cold throughout winter and early spring. This allows greenhouse operators to have their plants ready to go when planting […]

The Danger Zone

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 […]

MFA Oil Hosts Inaugural Young Farmers Conference

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. […]

A field of vibrant crimson clover blooms under a cloudy sky, with each flower standing tall and creating a vivid red and green tapestry against the backdrop of a subtly illuminated horizon.

Farmers Needed for Missouri Strip Trial Program

Ten years ago, not many farmers were talking about cover crops. That is not the case now, says Greg Luce, University of Missouri Extension corn specialist and research director for the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. He invites farmers to take part in MU’s Missouri Strip […]