Farmers to discuss financial issues at Missouri meetings

Jun 23, 2016

Meetings scheduled for mid-July

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

Panels made up of farmers, agribusiness representatives and government agencies will participate in meetings across Missouri in July to shed light on financial stresses in the industry and discuss how to handle them.

The meetings are free to attend and will cover a variety of issues including lower land values and commodity prices; financial stress in rural economies will be the main focus of some of the meetings.

Dave Reinbott, an agriculture business official for the University of Missouri Extension’s Southeast region and Scott County program director, said he was contacted by the state’s Agriculture Director.

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"Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Richard Fordyce contacted the University of Missouri Extension because he was concerned about the financial stress potential in the state," Reinbott told the Siekston Standard Democrat. "He got the idea back in the spring when prices were low, and he was wondering what could be done."

Reinbott said the vision is for Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and other states to put on similar meetings and share information with one another.

The meeting dates are as follows:

Mexico — Noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 7, Audrain County 4-H Center. Mary Sobba, (573)581-3231, and Karisha Devlin, (660)397-2179.

Rock Port — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 7, MU Extension Center in Atchison County. Randa Doty, (660)582-8101.

Excelsior Springs — 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 8, Flander Hall. Nate Cahill, (660)747-3193.

Springfield — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, July 11, Springfield Livestock Marketing Center. Wesley Tucker, (417)326-4916.

Sikeston — 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 12, Miner Convention Center. David Reinbott, (573)545-3516.

St. Peters — 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, MU Extension Center in St. Charles County. Ken Bolte, (636)583-5141, and Rachel Hopkins, (573)438-2671.

Kirksville — 9:30 a.m.to noon Thursday, July 14, Missouri Department of Conservation Northeast Regional Office. Darla Campbell, (660)457-3469, and Joe Koenen, (660)947-2705.

The meetings are free to attend but organizers ask for advance registrations.

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