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Opinion: Our Rural Missouri Way of Life is at Risk from Data Centers
What We're Reading-- this St. Louis Post-Dispatch op-ed from MRCC member Tom Westoff about the Montgomery County fight...
No Data Center
We told you in our last update email about an upcoming townhall in Montgomery County-- nearly 500 people attended that...
Digging Deep on Conservation!
In late January, over 100 people participated in our "Conservation on the Land" webinar connecting Missouri farmers...
Amplifying Voices & Issues in at the Capital!
From our big group Family Farm Advocacy Day to small, targeted groups of members joining MRCC in Jefferson City for...
US Farmers and Ranchers Beef with Government over Argentinian Dumping
US Farmers and Ranchers Beef with Government over Argentinian Dumping As seen in The Joplin Globe and the Springfield...
MRCC Statement on Midguided Effort to Lower Beef Prices
For Immediate Release Contact: Jamie Blair Email: jamie@morural.orgPhone: 573-449-1336 Columbia, MO (Oct. 28, 2025) –...
Missouri Farms Need Help. More Trump Tariffs are No Answer
In 2025, with the talk of tariffs from the Trump administration and concerns that already low farm prices will plunge...
Become an MRCC Farmland Defender Today
Join our Farmland Defender leadership team working on our Clean Water Campaign as we build momentum for the 2026...
Livestock Producer Survey Report
Livestock Producer Survey ReportIn 2023, we mailed thousands of independent owner-operators of cattle and hog farms in...
Farmers and Consumers Demand Country of Origin Labeling be included in Farm Bill
The unelected World Trade Organization (WTO) is unaccountable to Americans and functionally obsolete. Check out...
Meet Industry Increases Political Spending Lobbying as USDA Updates Crucial Regulations
This is one of the systemic fundamental problems with America's form of "democracy". While good steps are being made...
It’s Simple: Transparency in Labeling of Meat Forum
It's Simple Transparancy, Consumers want to be able to choose where their meat comes from like they can with virtually...
MRCC and Farm Groups Push Back on COOL Omission in Farm Bill Draft
Let's turn up the heat on COOL! Did you know: Meatpackers are literally importing billions of pounds of beef every...
Where Does Your Beef Come From with Giles Stockton
Where does your meat come from and who benefits? It may not be what you think and a better question might be, why does...
4 Things you should know about COOL
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat was passed in the 2008 Farm Bill and was immediately opposed by the...
Grocery Prices are Up Because Big Food Corporations Keep Missouri Farmer’s Hands Tied
We're organizing to take on the corporate power of our farm and food system. We know how we got where we are, and we...
Ag Census and Farm Bill Show that Dodging Deadlines Leads to Bad Policies
Corporate control of a large swath of our farm and food system wasn't born from efficiency or inevitability. It's...
U.S. Beef Trade Update
Missouri farmers and consumers demand the ability to know where out meat comes from. Earlier this week, MRCC testified...
Country of Origin Labeling Offers Both a Big Win and a Call to Action!
"Closing this loophole is a big win for farmers and consumers alike. Big wins do not happen in a vacuum. Good policy...
How California’s Prized Solution for Methane Gas is Backfiring on Farmers
At MRCC we know that factory farm biogas is a false solution to solving climate change, and could very well create...
A California Regulation with Big Missouri Consequences
Family farm advocates in Missouri are concerned a regulation on the other side of the country could have unintended...
You Can Help Stop California from Fueling MORE Factory Farms in the Midwest
History & Talking Points In 2006, California passed the "California Global Warming Solutions Act", which resulted...
Hyper Concentration in Food Markets is Harmful to Consumers and Producers Alike
From MRCC farmer member, Darvin Bentlage, in the Missouri Independent: "In 2022, the United States imported 3.4...
Young Farmers Are Struggling. We Need a New Farm Bill for a New Generation
In late 2023, MRCC farmer member Noah Earle traveled to Washington D.C. to talk to our Congresspeople about the 2024...
Against the Grain Episode 2: Hoodwinked – Farm Aid
Check out Farm Aid's new "Against the Grain" podcast! Our own Tim Gibbons joins musicians Dave Matthews & Allison...
Clean Water Event Speaking about CAFO Water Pollution
Check out these pictures from the recent Clean Water events where MRCC presented to over 175 people in both Columbia...
MRCC and CFFE go to Washington DC to Take on Farm Bill Priorities
Last Tuesday, MRCC members joined with other farmer members of the Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, to...
Mo Family Farmers: Inflation Reduction Act Funds Not for Factory Farmers
Last week, in our nation's capital, Tim Gibbons of MRCC had this to say to lawmakers and the USDA; "Here in Missouri...
Something is amiss in Iowa
Read this! A sad and true description of what's happening out here and why by Art Cullen, Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Briefing on the People’s Hearing of the Farm Bill
Grassroots organizers have a unique understanding of how our current Farm Bill affects communities on the ground who...
USDA to Begin issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs
ATTENTION! MRCC farmer members and all Missouri farmers, today USDA announced that it will begin issuing more than...
Farm Aid Hearing Calls for ‘Sea Change’ in Ag Policy
The people have spoken and we are demanding that farming in America be done by families with a sincere connection to...
Tim Gibbons: Corporate Mega-Mergers Hurt Farmers and Consumers Alike
Concentrated economic power creates concentrated political power, allowing giant corporations to invest growing sums...
History of the Hog Industry Shows how to Save the Cattle Industry
In one generation, we’ve lost the vast majority of the hog farms in the country, foreign corporations now control half...
Rural Advocacy Groups: Corporate Farming Infringing on MO Family Farms
Despite the goal to unite Missourians around a common cause, rural advocacy groups have been pushing the EPA for more...
Take Action Here to STOP Big Ag Mergers — By September 18th
Please Comment on New Proposed RulesThis is your chance to make your voice heard on the new proposed rules that aim to...
Guebert: Hemming and Hawing Avoids Tougher Actions and “Us”
Last month, USDA released a report on concentration and competition in agriculture (read: corporate control). Although...
June 11th the Deadline to Stop the False Labeling of Imported Meat!
Thank you for those of you who have already taken action on this comment period! The deadline is approaching, so, if...
The Fertilizer Trap
This follows what we are hearing from our farmer members: fertilizer corporations are using their market power to...
MRCC and CFFE head to Washington DC
Last week, MRCC farmer members, Darvin Bentlage and Noah Earle, traveled with other members of the Campaign for Family...
Stopping Corporate Ownership of U.S. Farmland Should Be a Priority for Government
Rhonda Perry, MRCC Executive Director and 5th generation livestock and grain farmer, tells it like it is in Newsweek:...
Comment Period Extended! Animal I.D. is back & Why it Matters to All
*USDA has extended the comment period to let them know what you think about mandatory animal identification to April...
Report: Conservation Funding for Smaller Farms Needed in Farm Bill
MRCC member and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County, MO gives his insight on the direction and...
Worried About Spying and Tensions with China, Midwest States Want to Limit Who Can Buy Farm Land
The Missouri Rural Crisis Center has been working on the issue of foreign ownership of farmland for more than a decade...
2000 + Urge Biden to Enforce Exec-Order Antitrust Pledge
MRCC pointed out the trend toward more centralized, multinational, and often foreign control of our food system...
Thousands of Farmers and Ranchers Sign Petition, Urge Biden to enforce antitrust laws
President Joe Biden’s 2021 “Executive Order On Promoting Competition in the American Economy” is a “win” for...
Federal Government Won’t Stop Buying Food from Meatpackers Tied to Bribery Case
From 2013-2021, solely through USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. taxpayers have bought $741,177,717 worth of...
Missouri Lawmakers Want to Restrict Foreign Corporations from Owning Too Much Farmland
Missouri Rural Crisis Center has been fighting against foreign corporate ownership of farmland since day one. Our own...
Why the Potential Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Receiving Pushback
It's a farmer and consumer emergency--for every dollar, Americans spend on groceries, farmers are now receiving less...
Push to Restrict Foreign Ownership of Missouri Farmland
MRCC has been working to stop foreign corporate ownership of MO farmland since 2013--the year the legislature passed a...
Why Cattlemen are Being Told to Shut Up
Cattlemen all over America are being told to "shut up" by large scale propaganda tactics from Corporate meatpackers....
US Farmers Struggle Through Drought To Bring Food To the Table but Face More Challenges Ahead
MRCC member and farmer, Darvin Bentlage, and other farmers spoke with Forbes earlier this month about the drought...
Bi-Partisan Beef Bill Still Not Passed
Remember the "American Beef Labeling Act", a bipartisan bill that would let us know where beef on grocery store...
How Farmers are Being Shafted by Monopolies
Remember when Robert Reich visited MRCC in 2015 during his "Saving Capitalism" book tour? Well, here he is again...
MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022
2022 Mid-Year UpdateBuilding Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy In 2022, MRCC has...
MRCC and Campaign for Family Farms Testified before Congress about CAFOs
"The sophisticated CAFO industry is highly dependent on cheap feed and avoiding environmental regulations — pushing...
Petition to Support Country of Origin Labeling
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat was passed in the 2008 Farm Bill and was immediately opposed by the...
Bolster Regenerative Practices Not CAFOs
On Tuesday, July 19th, Doug Doughty, MRCC member, and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County, MO, testified...
KC Area Farmers and rural communities feel impact of inflation
Missouri Rural Crisis Center blames corporate greed for high-cost farmers and consumers pay and say [we need]...
Healthcare
Catch Our Healtcare Roadshow Around MO!
MRCC staff and leaders are traveling Missouri giving our Rural Emergency: The State of Missouri's...
MRCC Healthcare Highligh Dec 2025
Check out our most recent Healthcare Highlights with Iva from the Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) to learn...
Changes to Home and Community Based Services for Missouri Medicaid Recipients
Did you know about the recent changes for home and community based services (HCBS) for Missouri Medicaid recipients?...
Medicaid Town Hall March 13 2024
In case you missed MRCC's telephone town hall on Wednesday, March 13th with experts from Missouri Primary Care...
Medicaid Postpartum Expansion is Real, Available in Missouri Now!
Last May, the Missouri legislature passed a bill to give new mothers Medicaid coverage for a full year instead of just...
MU School of Medicine looking to combat Missouri’s Rural Health Care Crisis – ABC17NEWS
MRCC's Jamie Blair spoke with ABC17 about the $16 million grant awarded to University of Missouri for programs to help...
It’s Time for Annual Medicaid Renewal in Missouri. Here’s What You Need to Know
Starting in April of 2023, annual renewals started for Missouri Medicaid recipients for the first time since the start...
Medicaid Coverage Now Requires Renewal and Many Don’t Know It.
I’m not a Medicaid recipient but every day I come in contact with those who qualify. These are children, single moms,...
MRCC REACH update with Dr. Ed Weisbart
Dr. Ed Weisbart with PNHP joins our own Dina van der Zalm to share important updates about Medicare. Dr. Weisbart...
Medicaid Story Soapboxx
Halloween is spooky, but you know what is even spookier? Being uninsured and facing a major medical crisis. Luckily...
MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022
2022 Mid-Year UpdateBuilding Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy In 2022, MRCC has...
Medicaid Minute with Iva Shepard
For this MRCC Medicaid Minute, we are joined by Iva Shepherd from Missouri Primary Care Center to talk about the...
Treat to Traditional Medicare with Dr. Ed Weisbart
Learn more about the current threat to Traditional Medicare from our expert guest Dr. Ed Weisbart with the recording...
Missouri Governor Parson Refuses to Fund Medicaid Expansion
Governor Parson ignores the State Constitution after a referendum of the people indicating that they wanted Medicaid ...
Missouri Rural Crisis Center Puts Pressure on Senators to Support Medicaid Expansion
As the Missouri Republican-held senate considered whether to finance the voter-approved expansion program MRCC did no...
As Missourian’s Lose their Jobs, They Also Lose Health Insurance
As the pandemic continues to impact families and communities across the state, continued unemployment means more indi...
Letter to the Editor Pleads for Heath Care Access
Health care and loving others As seen in The Southeast Missourian Thursday, July 23, 2020 I appeal to you as a member...
Can Medicaid Help Families Stay together?
This letter to the Editor of the Missourian shows how Medicaid services are helping to keep this family together. Whe...
Can Medicaid Help People Get Care & Help Care Centers Stay Open
Letters to the Editor as seen in the Springfield News-Leader June 27th, 2020 Medicaid ensures people get health ...
Advocates Cheer Missouri’s Medicaid Expansion – We Did it
US News and World Report covers the Missouri Medicaid Expansion Win August 5th, 2020 The people spoke and Medicaid Ex...
Missouri Divided over Medicaid Expansion
As resistance to Medicaid continues to crumble in red and blue states Missouri faces its decision. While many represe...
Mo HealthNet Provides Prenatal Care
Lack of prenatal care is the biggest contributor to low infant birth weight and it’s associated risks of health...
Can Medicaid Save Lives and Reduce Crime?
Medicaid will Save Lives and Reduce Crime Joe Poor of Columbia, Missouri writes a Letter to the Editor on July 17th 2...
Director of Missouri Rural Crisis Center Speaks Out
Rhonda Perry speaks out in this letter to the editor in Columbia Missourian. Medicaid Expansion Will Strengthen Healt...
Does your zip code determine how long you live? This Letter to the Editor Says So
Missourians need Medicaid expansion as seen in The Joplin Globe July 26th, 2020 Right now, where you live determines ...
Missouri Rural Health Care Senior – Ask Me Anything
Meet Janie Shelburn and Christi Lero, who are senior are managers. Ask anything and learn more about services, options...
Medicare Expansion is what Missouri Needs
“[Medicaid Expansion] is not only what our state needs; it’s what we deserve.” “If my parents had...
Rural Missouri Residents Need Medicaid Expansion Now
Covid-19 further proves that rural Missouri needs medicaid expansion now. The lack of services, lack of testing and l...
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US Farmers and Ranchers Beef with Government over Argentinian Dumping
US Farmers and Ranchers Beef with Government over Argentinian Dumping As seen in The Joplin Globe and the Springfield...
Become an MRCC Farmland Defender Today
Join our Farmland Defender leadership team working on our Clean Water Campaign as we build momentum for the 2026...
It’s Simple: Transparency in Labeling of Meat Forum
It's Simple Transparancy, Consumers want to be able to choose where their meat comes from like they can with virtually...
MRCC and Farm Groups Push Back on COOL Omission in Farm Bill Draft
Let's turn up the heat on COOL! Did you know: Meatpackers are literally importing billions of pounds of beef every...
Where Does Your Beef Come From with Giles Stockton
Where does your meat come from and who benefits? It may not be what you think and a better question might be, why does...
4 Things you should know about COOL
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat was passed in the 2008 Farm Bill and was immediately opposed by the...
U.S. Beef Trade Update
Missouri farmers and consumers demand the ability to know where out meat comes from. Earlier this week, MRCC testified...
Harvesting Change Advocating for Family Farms
Check out this powerful story about MRCC and Patchwork Family Farms--who we are, what we do, and why we do it!...
You Can Help Stop California from Fueling MORE Factory Farms in the Midwest
History & Talking Points In 2006, California passed the "California Global Warming Solutions Act", which resulted...
Hyper Concentration in Food Markets is Harmful to Consumers and Producers Alike
From MRCC farmer member, Darvin Bentlage, in the Missouri Independent: "In 2022, the United States imported 3.4...
Against the Grain Episode 2: Hoodwinked – Farm Aid
Check out Farm Aid's new "Against the Grain" podcast! Our own Tim Gibbons joins musicians Dave Matthews & Allison...
Clean Water Event Speaking about CAFO Water Pollution
Check out these pictures from the recent Clean Water events where MRCC presented to over 175 people in both Columbia...
Mo Family Farmers: Inflation Reduction Act Funds Not for Factory Farmers
Last week, in our nation's capital, Tim Gibbons of MRCC had this to say to lawmakers and the USDA; "Here in Missouri...
Brazil’s JBS Starts Building Lab-Grown Beef Factory in Spain
It sure does look like JBS wants to get rid of all farmers. Brazil's JBS, is largest beef meatpacker in the world,...
The Fertilizer Trap
This follows what we are hearing from our farmer members: fertilizer corporations are using their market power to...
My Story of Easter Morning 2023 and our New CAFO Neighbor
"It was Easter morning of 2023, I had my face half shaven and two toilets filled with human waste that I couldn’t...
Loss of Local Control Hurts Rural Communities
But corporate ag had their crosshairs on county health ordinances for decades, and for decades family farmers and...
Comment Period Extended! Animal I.D. is back & Why it Matters to All
*USDA has extended the comment period to let them know what you think about mandatory animal identification to April...
Foreign Ownership Restrictions Gain Momentum
The Missouri Rural Crisis Center, an organization that advocates for family farms, has long attempted to further...
Missouri Lawmakers Want to Restrict Foreign Corporations from Owning Too Much Farmland
Missouri Rural Crisis Center has been fighting against foreign corporate ownership of farmland since day one. Our own...
JBS Buys Assets from its Hog Supplier TriOak
Our federal government and anti-trust regulators should stop the proposed acquisition of TriOak by JBS (Brazilian...
Why the Potential Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Receiving Pushback
It's a farmer and consumer emergency--for every dollar, Americans spend on groceries, farmers are now receiving less...
Push to Restrict Foreign Ownership of Missouri Farmland
MRCC has been working to stop foreign corporate ownership of MO farmland since 2013--the year the legislature passed a...
The Power of Big Pork
MRCC was interviewed on this FoodPrint podcast about the "Power of Big Pork"...although, here at MRCC, we know that...
Just 4 Meatpackers Control 85% of the Market. Missouri Cattlemen Like Me Need a Voice
MRCC member and cattle and grain farmer wrote this, which was placed in The Kansas City Star."In the last two decades,...
Why Cattlemen are Being Told to Shut Up
Cattlemen all over America are being told to "shut up" by large scale propaganda tactics from Corporate meatpackers....
Tim Gibbons OP ED Mergers Bad for Farmers and Consumers
MRCC Op-Ed in The Joplin Globe:For decades, MRCC members, farmers, and consumers across Missouri and our country have...
Merger of Sanderson Farms and Cargill is a Bad Deal
"Mergers like these lead to increased market share for fewer companies, and the opportunity for anticompetitive...
Bi-Partisan Beef Bill Still Not Passed
Remember the "American Beef Labeling Act", a bipartisan bill that would let us know where beef on grocery store...
MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022
2022 Mid-Year UpdateBuilding Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy In 2022, MRCC has...
Bolster Regenerative Practices Not CAFOs
On Tuesday, July 19th, Doug Doughty, MRCC member, and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County, MO, testified...
KC Area Farmers and rural communities feel impact of inflation
Missouri Rural Crisis Center blames corporate greed for high-cost farmers and consumers pay and say [we need]...
This Summer Family Farmers Will Need More Than Lip Service to Survive
From a farmer member of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Barb Kalbach. "My husband and I have been running our...
Policies, Technology Change and the Agriculture Industry
Corporate control of our food system by way of corporate control of our democratic process is bad for farmers and...
Destroying Family Farms, Rural Communities and Our Democracy
"I love farming and have been doing it all my life, but I told my kids not to come back to the farm, because there’s...
Help for Ranchers as Beef Costs Rise Draws Backlash
For the last three decades, roughly 40 U.S. family cattle operations went out of business every day, and the proposed...
The Devil is in the Details: USDA Owes Independent Processors Clear Commitments
The risks of our highly consolidated processing system may have come to light for many during the pandemic, but these...
Opinion: Corporate Meat Lobby Claims They’re the Scapegoat When They’re Really the Problem
Recently, in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a mouthpiece for...
Opinion: Your View Executive Order Needs to Become Real Policy
Finally, some good news for the agriculture and food industries. President Joe Biden issued an executive order that...
Federal Senate Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Lack of Competition in Cattle Markets
Missouri Rural Crisis Center recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their requ...
JBS Cyberattack Shines A Spotlight on the Biggest Risk to Big Meat: Consolidation
Many of you have probably heard in the media about the cyberattack on JBS, a Brazilian corporation and the biggest me...
All Things Considered: Massive Livingston County Hog Operation Plan Highlights CAFO Growth in Missouri
Listen to the All Things Considered Focusing on the CAFO growth in Missouri. Get informed and make sure you know what...
Missouri eases rules for massive industrial hog farms, despite pollution concerns
Missouri State Legislature is relaxing CAFO regulations. This will impact people living near CAFOs their health and t...
Family Farms are the solution corporate agriculture is the problem
Tim Gibbons, the communications director of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, tackles just how Corporate Agriculture ...
CAFO Application Withdrawn Victory
"While we do not know the exact reasons why they withdrew their application, we remain vigilant about the importance...
Significant Lagoon Breaches are just one problem northern Missouri hog farmers face
There’s just this sort of Wild West of Class II operations, that they can do anything they want and nobody knows ab...
Missouri County Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate, as Regulations Vanish
We’re seeing agribusiness corporations getting even more concentrated, so concentrated that they own and control hu...
Electronic Tracking of Livestock Has Many Opponents in the US
MRCC member Darvin Bentlage argues in an interview with Nebraska Public Media, that even though he doesn’t plan to ...
Tim Gibbons: Corporate Factory Farming Threatens Missouri Water
MRCC written op-ed about a proposed JBS hog factory farm in Livingston County. “This is also the story of countless...
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Sells out to Foreign Factory Farms
Doug Doughty, MRCC member, and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County MO, discusses the Missouri Departmen...
Is Market Based Farm Prosperity Possible?
The laws governing our food and how it’s produced are dictated by corporate Ag lobbyists at the expense of both...
Senator Jon Tester Supports Senate Bill 3693
Senate Bill 3693 would be a step in the right direction to help address the massive corporate concentration problem i...
JBS just purchased the 2nd Largest Lamb Processing Facility in USA.
JBS, a Brazilian company and biggest meat processor in the world, recently purchased the second largest lamb processi...
Pandemic Disastrous to Family Cattle Farmers
Missouri cattle producer and MRCC board member, Darvin Bentlage, describes the threat to Missouri’s cattle indu...
MRCC on The Check-In Towns Getting By on KBIA
We had the opportunity to discuss the challenges facing rural communities, family farms and our food supply, a few so...
UPDATE: Momentum is building–Autumn Organizing for Family Farms & Local Control.
2019 saw the most egregious attack ever on local control with the fight against and passage of Senate Bill 391. Our v...
We need Local Control, not corporate control.
We need Local Control, not corporate control. Why? Corporate Ag and their public relations and campaign firms want us...
Senate Bill 391 eliminates local control, putting our farms, families, water & air and property rights at risk
Senator Mike Bernskoetter, the new Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, sponsored and is advancing a bill (Senate Bill...
The Farm Bill Farce–Darvin Bentlage, MRCC Board Member, in The Hill
Farm bill farce: Corporate ag reports huge profits while farmers struggle to feed their families BY Darvin Bentlage,&...
Sustainable Food Supply
Patchwork Farms Donates 150 lbs of Pork to Striking UAW allies.
Last week, Patchwork Family Farms donated over 150 pounds of pork to our UAW allies on strike in St. Louis. Did you...
Why the Potential Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Receiving Pushback
It's a farmer and consumer emergency--for every dollar, Americans spend on groceries, farmers are now receiving less...
Just 4 Meatpackers Control 85% of the Market. Missouri Cattlemen Like Me Need a Voice
MRCC member and cattle and grain farmer wrote this, which was placed in The Kansas City Star."In the last two decades,...
Rising Costs and Who is Behind Them Telephone Town Hall
Click here to listen to the recording of our "Rising Costs and Who's Behind Them" telephone town hall from September...
Why Cattlemen are Being Told to Shut Up
Cattlemen all over America are being told to "shut up" by large scale propaganda tactics from Corporate meatpackers....
MRCC Third Annual Auction Starts October 11th at 3:00pm
Mark your calendars for MRCC's 2022 Annual Online Auction. We kick off the fun at 3 PM on Tuesday, October 11th, but...
US Farmers Struggle Through Drought To Bring Food To the Table but Face More Challenges Ahead
MRCC member and farmer, Darvin Bentlage, and other farmers spoke with Forbes earlier this month about the drought...
How Farmers are Being Shafted by Monopolies
Remember when Robert Reich visited MRCC in 2015 during his "Saving Capitalism" book tour? Well, here he is again...
MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022
2022 Mid-Year UpdateBuilding Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy In 2022, MRCC has...
Gaby Patch Kids Cooking Program
The Gaby Patch Kids program is a collaboration between MRCC, Windsor Street Montesorri School, Chef Gaby,...
Growing the Local Food Chain Recipe Book
MRCC wrote a youth local food recipe book! Get your own FREE copy of our fun and colorful Growing the Local Food Chain...
KC Area Farmers and rural communities feel impact of inflation
Missouri Rural Crisis Center blames corporate greed for high-cost farmers and consumers pay and say [we need]...
Farms are for Everyone Camp
On Saturday, MRCC and United People St. Louis brought together over 60 people for our “Farms are for Everyone Farm...
MRCC’s Local Food Youth Cooking Video Episode 3 with Tsokolate Working With Chocolate
From tree to treat! Watch students learn how chocolate is made in Episode 3 of MRCC's Local Food Youth Cooking Video...
Half Hog Raffle
MRCC is holding our first-ever half-hog raffle! Don't miss your chance to stock up on Patchwork Family Farms'...
MRCC Celebration of Local Farmers, Local Businesses and Mid Missouri Community of Delicious Food.
On April 21st, 250 people showed up in MRCC's parking lot to celebrate local farmers, local food businesses, the...
Patchwork Family Farms – The Importance of Buying Local
Patchwork Family Farms is in Feast Magazine! Check out our #BuyLocalCoMo local food highlight in the March edition. ...
The Devil is in the Details: USDA Owes Independent Processors Clear Commitments
The risks of our highly consolidated processing system may have come to light for many during the pandemic, but these...
Local Farmers Not Seeing Return on Inflated Meat Prices
So where is the money consumers are paying going, if not back to the farmers? Gibbons said he knows exactly where the...
Opinion: Corporate Meat Lobby Claims They’re the Scapegoat When They’re Really the Problem
Recently, in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a mouthpiece for...
Opinion: Your View Executive Order Needs to Become Real Policy
Finally, some good news for the agriculture and food industries. President Joe Biden issued an executive order that...
Opinion: Will Joe Biden’s Executive Order Spark Real Change in Food Production?
President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at increasing competition across all sectors of the...
Biden Executive Order is Just One Move to ‘Level Playing Field’ in Livestock Industry
President Biden recently issued an executive order that seeks to increase competition in the agriculture industry and...
Is this a joke, or does the National Pork Producers Council think we are stupid?
Is this a joke, or does the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) think we’re stupid? Once again, NPPC is lobb...
Columbia Brewery Serves Free Farm Dinner to Community
Curing the Covid-19 Lockdown Columbia’s own Broadway Brewery bought together area organizations to serve free f...
Feeding a Community in Crisis
MRCC and Patchwork Farms partnered with local businesses to help the community in need. With community support we have...
Broadway Diner Helps Feed Hungry Children During Covid-19
The iconic Broadway Diner did its part helping to feed Columbia's hungry school children during the Covid-19 outbreak....
MRCC Updates and News
Patchwork Family Farms Turns 30
Patchwork Family Farms is turning 30 and we want to celebrate it with YOU! Join us at our office on Tuesday, August...
2023 Mid-Year Update
Building Power to Win—A Voice for Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy. Time sure does fly—it's...
Patchwork Family Farms Recipes
Calling all Patchwork Fans! You've been asking, and it's finally happening-- we're making a recipe book featuring not...
Join us in MRCC’s Photo Project
Join us in MRCC's photo project showcasing what we love about rural Missouri. We know we're preaching to the choir...
Happy 90th Birthday Willie Nelson
Last weekend, we got together with some of our oldest friends to do what we do best —tell stories. But this time, we...
MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022
2022 Mid-Year UpdateBuilding Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy In 2022, MRCC has...
Mid-Year Update 2021
It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway into 2021, still grappling with a global pandemic but beginning to see each...
Missouri Rural Crisis Centers 35th Anniversary Campaign, #35for35
We’re excited to launch our #35for35 Campaign! What’s that? Glad you asked! 2020 has been a LOT of things...
MRCC’s New Home
We Moved? It is with great excitement that we can announce that we have moved to our new and improved location. Our n...
2014 End of Year Update
MRCC members continue to fight for family farms and rural communities. Read our 2014 End of Year update by clicking o...
Covid-19
Feeding a Community in Crisis
MRCC and Patchwork Farms partnered with local businesses to help the community in need. With community support we have...
Covid-19 Relief Efforts Must Support Family Farming
September 9th,2020 This opinion piece by Jeff Jones was in the Columbia Tribune and calls out the crisis as it effects...
What COVID-19 has Spotlighted with MRCC
Join Tim Gibbons for a Q&A talking about the positives that have resulted form the pandemic for Missouri Farmers....
Missouri’s C&C Produce, a Restaurant Supplier, Sent Out up to 140,000 Boxes Weekly for Covid-19 Food Relief Program
When the pandemic hit C&C Produce began a program to get food out to those in need. Joining the USDA’s Farm...
MRCC’s Immediate & Long-term Response to COVID-19
MRCC’s Response to COVID-19 Coming Together to Make A Difference MRCC is working harder than ever to offset the...
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2025 Mid- Year Update
Engaging, Advocating and Celebrating A Voice for Missouri Farms, Food, Community & Democracy...