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David Foster in a light purple button-up shirt and an MFA Oil baseball cap stands in a barn with cows visible in the background. Sunlight streams through the gaps in the barn walls.

More than Milk

How a Fourth-Generation Dairyman Built a Future Beyond the Farm David Foster couldn’t believe it. The $20,000 he had wired overseas for a farm implement was gone. What seemed like a promising deal from a Chinese manufacturer turned out to be a scam. For many people, a mistake like that […]

Close-up of soybean plants silhouetted against a golden sunset, with the sun shining through the pods and a blurred landscape with trees in the background.

High Yields, Hard Times

Rising expenses and weak markets are squeezing farm profits Across the countryside, combines are rolling through a projected fall harvest of 21.5 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and grain sorghum, a 10% increase over last year. While silos are being filled to the brim, the bin-bursting crop is not expected […]

Traves Merrick, wearing a cap and jacket, stands in a snowy field, holding a red bucket and petting a black cow. Other cows are nearby. A barn is visible in the background under a clear sky.

Angus Ambitions

Southwest Missouri Cattleman Honors His Grandfather’s Legacy While Taking the Family Herd to the Next Level Building a solid reputation doesn’t happen overnight—especially in the registered cattle business. Yet over the course of more than six decades, Leon Kleeman developed bulls that earned the respect of Angus breeders well past […]

A person with red nail polish types on a laptop displaying a paperless payment billing webpage, with a smartphone showing the same page beside the laptop, a small green plant, and notebooks on a gray desk.

Go Paperless to Avoid Mail Delays

Living in rural Missouri has its perks: the fresh air, wide-open spaces, and most importantly, the strong sense of community. However, for a growing number of rural residents, it also comes with a familiar frustration: slower mail delivery. In recent months, concerns about rural mail delivery have intensified, with lawmakers […]

A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a tan vest and black sleeves, smiles while standing in front of a large yellow semi-truck inside a spacious garage—Mikka Felty is ready for another day on the job.

A Dream Takes Root

Third-Generation Arkansas Farmer Steps Up for Her Family In the flat, fertile farmland of Greene County, Ark., where the horizon stretches unbroken and the sky can seem endless, Mikka Felty farms the same land her family has cultivated for three generations. Here in the heart of the Arkansas Delta, vast, […]

A group of ten people, mostly women and ag educators, stand smiling on a balcony. Most wear matching dark gray t-shirts with yellow key graphics and the phrase Your inspiration is the key. Teach Ag. Trees are visible in the background.

Solving The Ag Educator Shortage

The agriculture and natural resources industries are arguably among America’s most productive and foundational sectors. A strong educational system is a key contributor to the country’s success in agriculture. However, there’s a growing concern: There aren’t enough teachers to prepare the next generation of agricultural educators in Missouri or across […]

Abby Arauz-Chase and her brother, Anthony, run a family business selling feathers in California, Mo., that has spread its wings.

Flying High

Third-Generation Family Feather Business Roosts in California, Mo. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what about when life gives you feathers? You start a company and let it soar to new heights. What began as a side business in a family’s basement more than seven decades ago […]

A man in a white t-shirt and cap stands with arms crossed in front of a helicopter on a helipad, with trees and blue sky in the background. The sun shines brightly, creating a lens flare behind him.

Help From Above

Buckman Aviation LLC Elevates Farmers Yield Potential with Spraying Solutions Jay Buckman had a fungal problem in his fields in the summer of 2015, and he knew he needed to act fast to limit the damage. Buckman hired an aerial applicator to spray his crops with a foliar fungicide that […]

A blue and white National Oil diesel fuel delivery truck drives on a gravel road next to a grassy field, with trees and a red metal fence in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Everything You Need to Know About Diesel Fuel

Do you know what’s in your diesel fuel? Did you know that diesel specifications change throughout the year? Should you be buying additives for your fuel? These are important questions you need to be able to answer to get the most out of the fuel you buy. Many people commonly […]

Photo of Ty May in a plaid shirt and cap is sitting in a workshop, holding a cowboy boot and tools. Several pairs of cowboy boots are displayed on the shelf behind him. The space is filled with equipment and materials for boot crafting.

Legacies in Leather

When telling the tale of Andy Dufresne’s prison escape in the classic 1994 film, “The Shawshank Redemption,” actor and narrator Morgan Freeman explains how Andy wears the warden’s shoes back to his jail cell, shoes that he had buffed to a “high mirror shine,” as instructed. Yet neither the guards […]

Three men in suits, identified as MFA Oil Members, stand together smiling. They are in a formal setting with flags and a stage in the background.

Meeting Members’ Needs

MFA Oil Company had good tidings to share with its members this past holiday season. The company announced that members would receive a combined $19.9 million in cash and equity in exchange for doing business with the co-op. The company announced the planned distribution at its 94th Annual Delegate Meeting […]

Growing Together

MFA Oil and MFA Incorporated Hold Third Annual Emerging Leaders in Agriculture Conference More than 80 young farmers and ranchers from Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas traveled to mid-Missouri for the third annual Emerging Leaders in Agriculture Conference. MFA Oil and MFA Incorporated jointly hosted the event on Jan. 10-12 […]

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