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Corn Belt land continues skyward, but slows pace » Over at the Chicago Federal Reserve, economist David B. Oppedahl reports that the Fed’s District 7 (see map) ag...

Will renewable energy renew Missouri's mining belt... » There recently has been considerable press about China's supposed monopoly on rare earth minerals. It's not s...

Worth saying again » Was visiting with an armchair economist about the state of China's economy and the future of import/export/moneta...

FAPRI's new baseline » University of Missouri Senior Writer Duane Dailey delivers the specifics on FAPRI&rs...

Grants for high tunnels » The trouble with being a town-marooned farm boy is the green thumb throbs this time of year with no real outlet. I...

Organic Seed Growers Trade Association case agains... » There was a distinct rumbling on from the organic side of the field as this case approached the courtroom. The "...

Panel on undercover video » The Center for Food Integrity approaches food systems debate with as much scientific objectivity as I'...

A word on "Your Vote Counts" » Guest opinion from Estil Fretwell director of public affairs for the Missouri Farm Bureau The Humane So...

China and the rural stupor » Over at Sp!ked, Patrick Hayes reinforces what ag economists have been telling us for a few years now: China’s u...

MFA Saddle Award » Warren County equine enthusiast Lorna Dreyer (left) was recently awarded the 2012 MFA Western Saddle....

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Country Corners

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Food wars claim new victims

“Pink slime” and raw milk claim victims of different kinds You are sure to have heard of the controversy surrounding lean finely textured beef. The product came to be labeled “pink sli...

Country Corner | webadmin | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 | Hits: 82

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Energy prices are the real story

You can walk back a statement, but actions persist Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” Steven Chu said that in 200...

Country Corner | stevefairchild | Thursday, 29 March 2012 | Hits: 115

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Link bait story calls ag majors useless; works for Yahoo writer Did you hear the news? Agriculture, horticulture and animal science degrees are worthless. That assessment comes via a gormless article pos...

Country Corner | stevefairchild | Thursday, 1 March 2012 | Hits: 296

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A new era in agriculture—at least in the

New scrutiny and a new point of view When something is dying, something else is always being born. You understand that from being on the farm. There is no vacuum in nat...

Country Corner | webadmin | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 | Hits: 232

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Risks worth taking

You can casually teach farm safety, but you still won’t make it out alive I was walking through the pasture with my six-year-old son recently, crunching through the drought-crisp grass toward the...

Country Corner | webadmin | Monday, 31 October 2011 | Hits: 641

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Your obligation is clear

The morals of farming come by proxy Prepare to have your moral obligations handed to you. I guess as a farmer, you’re used to such a thing by now. We’ve come a l...

Country Corner | stevefairchild | Thursday, 6 October 2011 | Hits: 656

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Proposition B was on
Livestock producers face an
Stirring in social m
Reality gets filtered throu
News cycle is hard o
Critics swipe at farming and
Learn the right less
MFA keeps focus on opportuni
Mandates crank up th
From 1.6-gallon toilets to d
Running with the bul
In the waning days of 2010, wh

Home for the holiday
Just after a contentious elect
Organize against the
It's time for agriculture t
Elk by any means
Missouri Department of Cons
We can talk about th
Today's Farmer is online and
Midwest is still cow
What else are you going to do
The debate swings on
In the post-scientific world,

The Yellow Tail affa
Social media can be good fo
Flying the Coop
T he chickens hav
The cost of climate
Coal and the Midwest lose unde

Dec 2011/ Jan 2012 Today's Farmer

Green Energy
A goal for energy from grass: make it loc
Finding Christmas
For Kevin Jones, Christmas was lost in clich&ea
What is it worth?
Survey respondents gauge land prices in Missour
2012 Agricultural Outlook
We asked three experts to offer their thoughts
When Wall Street was bombed
MFA founder, William Hirth, leveled his pen and
Fine Frying
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Hitting the brakes
A group of U.S. agricultural entities calls for

November 2011 Today's Farmer

Recognizing the cooperative spirit
The strength of a cooperative like MFA Incorpor
A man of vision
Former MFA President Bud Frew dies at 77 St
Generators on the farm
Are you ready for the next power outage? As
Mr. Greene Goes to Congress
MFA precision agronomy manager speaks out on Li
Small Town favorites
Some characters just fit a small town I&rsq
Carbon emssions academic?
Cuts in the West, increases in the East Rob
Remembering a great leader
B.L. Frew died Sept. 25. His force of will and
Risks worth taking
You can casually teach farm safety, but you sti

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October 2011 Today's Farmer

Winning with Cooperatives
Delivering value to members and communities
12 ways to be a better farm manager
Adopt Danny Klinefelter’s best farming pr
MFA participates in Safe Feed/Sage Food
Certification program fine tunes feed manufactu
Not a seed cap in sight
Looks like the drought of farmer-presidents wil
Get goat nutrition right
The great goat rush slowed last year with numbe
Halloween Fun
Pumpkin Cheese Ball 1 (8 oz.) package cr
Your obligation is clear
The morals of farming come by proxy Prepare

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September 2011 Today's Farmer

Getting the best education for your mone
The economics of ag school Jessica Roland r
GPS threatened
Earlier this summer, MFA’s Precision Agro
Demand pushes farm earnings
When harvest wraps up, the three key U.S. farm
2011 MFA Foundation Scholarships
Established in 1958, the Foundation is a nonpro
No wonder the Big 12 is fracturing
Charitiable Giving
Academic scholarships are the centerpiece of MF
Quick recipes that help you entertain
Impossible Cherry Pie 1 cup milk 2 tbls. b
Fenceline weaning, less whining
Strong fence and close weaning proximity helps

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Summer 2011 Today's Farmer

McCann's bullish on beef
Jason McCann spent last year promoting the beef
Cows head for fewer weeds
MU study shows investigates cows’ grazing
Make it while the sun shines and keep it
A quick guide to tarping hay Everything is
Keep her in condition
Tracking a cow’s body condition score has
Viewpoint: What an odd spring
This spring was hectic and delayed, all at the
Raspberry Parade
Lattice Raspberry Pie Pie Filling: 4
Proposition B was only a beginning
Livestock producers face an organized and well-
Beat bloat
Aim for feed efficiency and careful grazing

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May 2011 Today's Farmer

Aging on the Farm
Gene Boyd enjoys waking up on his farm near Albany
When Christmas is a new beginning
A holiday and a puppy to mend two hearts
Solid footing for the future
Anyone managing an agricultural business—from farm
MFA Incorporated Annual report for Augus
MFA Incorporated’s fiscal year, which ended Aug. 3
Time to watch those bins
Unlike the past several years, Mother Nature gave
Pin it on human resources
What did the future look like in 1959? In 195
Managing help on the farm
Scott Hays manages 20 full-time employees at hi
Running with the bulls
In the waning days of 2010, when Rabobank released

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March 2011 Today's Farmer

How to manage debt
Are you borrowing money to operate your farm? If y
Hold and miss
Tight stocks have commodity prices on the rise. Fo
How to read that tag
Quests for information may take us to the inter
Time to watch those bins
Unlike the past several years, Mother Nature gave
Pin it on human resources
What did the future look like in 1959? In 195
Mandates crank up the cranks
From 1.6-gallon toilets to dustless combines, we
Learn the right lessons
MFA keeps focus on opportunities and balance-she
Don’t get blinded by spring green
Don’t quit feeding hay too soon in the spring. It

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Viewpoints

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United We Stand

Animal-rights organizations seek conflict, disunity to target agriculture Agriculture is learning the hard way that we have to overcome silo mentality and turf battles and present a united front in opp...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 | Hits: 155

Your cooperative is on track to have another good year. That said, all of you know it’s always treacherous to look too far out in the volatile world of agriculture. A mul...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Thursday, 29 March 2012 | Hits: 78

The big picture in agriculture

MFA’s corporate board directors get an in-depth look at American agriculture First of all, I hope I see many of you at our district delegate meetings throughout MFA’s trade territory, some of ...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Thursday, 1 March 2012 | Hits: 211

Hitting the brakes

A group of U.S. agricultural entities calls for a moratorium on regulation. If you’ve been reading this column for any length of time, you know my feelings on the overabundance of gov...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Tuesday, 6 December 2011 | Hits: 633

We see it how we want to

Confirmation bias colors our world view, including weather We’ve seen a change recently with some of the major weather events that we’ve seen over the last few years. I think that eve...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Monday, 5 December 2011 | Hits: 172

Remembering a great leader

B.L. Frew died Sept. 25. His force of will and determination were legendary To fully appreciate Bud Frew and his accomplishments, pause to reflect on the unique point in history during whi...

Viewpoint | webadmin | Monday, 31 October 2011 | Hits: 530

A profitable year
MFA strengthens the balance
Charitiable Giving
Academic scholarships are t
Viewpoint: What an o
This spring was hectic and
Optimism in agricult
American Farm Bureau
Poised and ready for
MFA’s six district meetings we
Viewpoint: The coope
An open fall season kept combi

Oversight or onslaug
Proposals point out disconn
Moving MFA into the
Remarkable progr
An educational trip
Board trip highl
Missouri agriculture
I’m a farmer and a businessman
Beware wolves in pup
HSUS is not the benevolent ent
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The importance of bo
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MFA posts a loss and
The strength of MFA’s balance

Shield still shines out of the box

We've long considered the face of MFA to be the very faces of our dedicated employees and farmer/owners. But, if you ask most people in this cooperative's trade territory what first comes to mind when they hear "MFA," they'll tell you it's that red, white and blue shield with its stars and bold M-F-A. As far as logos go, the shield is truly an icon.

We kept that in mind as we gave thought to updating the MFA logo.

While we wouldn't think of changing the shield, we did want to give your cooperative logo a more modern look. You've been accustomed to seeing the shield in a box for the past 30 years. The new logo removes the box. The crossbar of the A has been replaced by a red stroke that arcs up and to the right-upward toward growth. You'll see the new logo first on stationery and vehicle decals. Signage and other more permanent displays will be replaced on an as-needed basis.