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# Missouri Rural Crisis Center

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- [People's Hearing on A.I. Data Centers](https://morural.org/2026/08/30/peoples-hearing-on-a-i-data-centers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||24px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Peoples_Hearing_-_fb_eventbanner_20.png” title_text=”Peoples_Hearing_-_fb_eventbanner_20″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]Have you RSVP’d yet for the People’s Hearing on A.I. Data Centers in Jefferson City? Join us at 1:00 PM on September 16th as we gather from around the state and
- [2026 Mid-Year Update](https://morural.org/2026/07/29/2026-mid-year-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Read our 2026 Mid – Year Update[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-MRCC-Mid-Year-Newsletter.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download the PDF” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#8E1700″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [2025 Year End Newsletter](https://morural.org/2025/12/17/seeds-of-hope-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.9em” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Read our December 2025 newsletter. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-EOY-newsletter.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download the PDF” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#8E1700″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Sign Our Stop Data Center Petition](https://morural.org/2026/07/20/sign-our-stop-data-center-petition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||24px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Make Your Voice Count [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-hyperscale-data-centers-in-mo?source=direct_link&” button_text=”Link to Petition” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”RGBA(68,19,0,0.77)” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” url_new_window=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Opinion: Our Rural Missouri Way of Life is at Risk from Data Centers](https://morural.org/2026/04/23/opinion-our-rural-missouri-way-of-life-is-at-risk-from-data-centers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||24px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] What We’re Reading– this St. Louis Post-Dispatch op-ed from MRCC member Tom Westoff about the Montgomery County fight against the hyperscale data centers threatening their farmland, water and power
- [No Data Center](https://morural.org/2026/04/23/no-data-center/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||24px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/No-Data-Center-1.jpg” title_text=”No Data Center” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] We told you in our last update email about an upcoming townhall
- [Digging Deep on Conservation!](https://morural.org/2026/04/23/digging-deep-on-conservation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cows-2026.jpg” title_text=”cows 2026″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] In late January, over 100 people participated in our “Conservation on the Land”
- [Amplifying Voices & Issues in at the Capital!](https://morural.org/2026/04/23/amplifying-voices-issues-in-at-the-capital/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Family-Farm-Advocacy-Day-2026.jpg” title_text=”Family Farm Advocacy Day 2026″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” min_height=”618.9px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] From our big group Family Farm Advocacy Day to small, targeted groups of members joining
- [Catch Our Healtcare Roadshow Around MO!](https://morural.org/2026/04/23/catch-our-healtcare-roadshow-around-mo/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Healthare-Eldon-FB.jpg” title_text=”Healthare- Eldon FB” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” min_height=”618.9px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC staff and leaders
- [MRCC Healthcare Highligh Dec 2025](https://morural.org/2025/12/24/mrcc-healthcare-highligh-dec-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https://youtu.be/GQiZgwsk7QQ” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” min_height=”618.9px” custom_margin=”11px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Check out our most recent Healthcare Highlights with Iva from the Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA)
- [US Farmers and Ranchers Beef with Government over Argentinian Dumping](https://morural.org/2025/11/05/usfarmersandranchersbeefwithgovermentoverargentiniandumping/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Darvin-with-his-cattle-Golden-City-MO.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Darvin Bentlage leans on the tailgate of his farm truck in rural Golden City, MO, looking at the camera with a friendly expression. In the background, a lush green field stretches under a clear blue sky adorned with wispy clouds. A group of Angus
- [MRCC Statement on Midguided Effort to Lower Beef Prices](https://morural.org/2025/10/30/mrcc-statement-on-midguided-effort-to-lower-beef-prices/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||61px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]For Immediate Release Contact: Jamie Blair Email: jamie@morural.orgPhone: 573-449-1336 Columbia, MO (Oct. 28, 2025) – Recent reports signal the Trump Administration is attempting to address beef prices by potentially dumping tons of Argentinian
- [Become an MRCC Farmland Defender Today](https://morural.org/2025/01/23/become-an-mrcc-farmland-defender-today/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8E1700″ custom_padding=”3px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/farmland-devenders.png” title_text=”farmland devenders” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://morural.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285e8b557cc4166bd78c4f594&id=169449dfd2&e=53fb013f97″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Click Here to Sign Up” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#8E1700″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”67%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|true”
- [2025 Mid- Year Update](https://morural.org/2025/07/01/mid-year-update-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Engaging, Advocating and Celebrating A Voice for Missouri Farms, Food, Community & Democracy It’s that time again already– our 2025 midyear update! In a year of nonstop news, MRCC members and leaders, like you, have been raising your voices, breaking through
- [President Biden Issues Executive Order to Promote Competition in American Economy and Agriculture and Food](https://morural.org/2021/07/13/president-biden-issues-executive-order-to-promote-competition-in-american-economy-and-agriculture-and-food/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/letterhead.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”letterhead”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ header_2_text_align=”center”]Media Statement; July 9, 2021 Contact: Tim Gibbons, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, (573) 449-1336, timgibbons@morural.org Columbia, MO—Today, Friday, July 9th, President Biden issued an Executive Order that takes action
- [The Meat of the Matter with Tim Gibbons and Patty Lovera](https://morural.org/2021/08/10/the-meat-of-the-matter-with-tim-gibbons-and-patty-lovera/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]MRCC’s own Tim Gibbons and Patty Lovera, Policy Director for Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, explain the new Executive Orders and what they mean for our food system. Watch the video below. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″
- [Executive Order to Promote Competition in Agriculture Good First Step](https://morural.org/2021/08/10/executive-order-to-promote-competition-in-agriculture-good-first-step/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]MRCC Executive Director and 5th generation cattle and grain farmer’s Op-Ed was published by multiple media across our state and region commending President Biden’s Executive Order to promote competition in agriculture. For decades, MRCC led the call for action to stop further corporatization and concentration within agriculture and our
- [Mid-Year Update 2021](https://morural.org/2021/08/11/mid-year-update-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”32px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway into 2021, still grappling with a global pandemic but beginning to see each other’s faces again. It’s been a turbulent year and a half for all of us, but here at MRCC, we’re organizing to
- [Country Of Origin Labeling Call TO ACTION](https://morural.org/2021/12/17/country-of-origin-labeling-call-to-action/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-11px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] December 9, 2021 Dear Members of the United States Senate: We, the hundreds of undersigned organizations, businesses, and individuals, urge you to cosponsor and immediately pass the American Beef Labeling
- [Petition to Support Country of Origin Labeling](https://morural.org/2022/01/13/petition-to-support-country-of-origin-labeling/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px||16px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center”]Take Action to Support Country of Origin Labeling TODAY! Sign Our Petition![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cool-petition-image.png” title_text=”cool petition image” url=”https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-support-country-of-origin-labeling?source=direct_link&” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.14.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.5″
- [Country of Origin Labeling American Beef Labeling Act on the Table](https://morural.org/2022/02/07/country-of-origin-labeling-american-beef-labeling-act-on-the-table/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Farmer and MRCC member Susan Williams’ letter-to-the-editor in the Boonville Daily News. “In the US Senate, a bipartisan group of senators introduced The American Beef Labeling Act (Senate Bill 2716) which would reenact mandatory COOL
- [Petition to Support Country of Origin Labeling](https://morural.org/2022/08/04/petition-to-support-country-of-origin-labeling-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/COOL_Image_2.png” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”COOL_Image_2″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat was passed in the 2008 Farm Bill and was immediately opposed by the
- [MRCC Mid-Year Activities Update Summer 2022](https://morural.org/2022/08/10/mrcc-mid-year-activities-update-summer-2022/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Adamina||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”47px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”62px|||||”] 2022 Mid-Year Update [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3540522-Enhanced-scaled-e1661263316178.jpg” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”_3540522-Enhanced” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ max_width=”69%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_text_align=”center” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Building
- [Rising Costs and Who is Behind Them Telephone Town Hall](https://morural.org/2022/10/17/rising-costs-and-who-is-behind-them-telephone-town-hall/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rising-Costs-and-Whos-Behind-Them.png” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Rising Costs and Who’s Behind Them” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”25px|||||”] Click here to listen to the recording
- [Comment Period Extended! Animal I.D. is back & Why it Matters to All](https://morural.org/2023/04/07/comment-period-extended-animal-i-d-is-back-why-it-matters-to-all/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|600|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#8E1700″ header_3_line_height=”1.4em” background_color=”#f9f100″ global_colors_info=”{}”] *USDA has extended the comment period to let them know what you think about mandatory animal identification to April 19th, 2023. So, If you previously didn’t get around to submitting a comment, NOW’s your time!
- [June 11th the Deadline to Stop the False Labeling of Imported Meat!](https://morural.org/2023/06/06/sunday-is-the-deadline-to-stop-the-false-labeling-of-imported-meat/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#0d22dd” border_width_all=”8px” border_color_all=”#8E1700″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”6px|27px|6px|27px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] Thank you for those of you who have already taken action on this comment period! The deadline is approaching, so, if you would, please help us spread the word before June
- [2023 Mid-Year Update](https://morural.org/2023/07/19/2023-mid-year-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Building Power to Win—A Voice for Missouri Farms, Food, Communities & Democracy. Time sure does fly—it’s hard to believe we’re already in the Summer of 2023—and we’ve already done A LOT! From working in our communities around the
- [Take Action Here to STOP Big Ag Mergers -- By September 18th](https://morural.org/2023/08/23/take-action-here-to-stop-big-ag-mergers-by-september-18th/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AA-USE-ME-Vector-High-Res-of-MRCC-logo-HK-EDIT.png” alt=”MRCC Logo” title_text=”AA USE ME Vector-High-Res-of-MRCC-logo-HK-EDIT” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”66%” max_width=”35%” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”43px” header_line_height=”1.4em” global_colors_info=”{}”] Please Comment on New Proposed Rules [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://morural.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285e8b557cc4166bd78c4f594&id=3200b4ccbc&e=7d6e26d55d” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Click Here to Take Action ^ Make Your Comments Today” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default”
- [CoMo Gives 2023 is Here!](https://morural.org/2023/11/27/como-gives-2023-is-here/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Help MRCC reach our goal by donating through #CoMoGives until the end of December! Scroll down the CoMoGives page to see all the fun (and delicious!) ways
- [You Can Help Stop California from Fueling MORE Factory Farms in the Midwest](https://morural.org/2024/02/14/you-can-help-stop-california-from-fueling-more-factory-farms-in-the-midwest/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Biogas-Image-4.png” title_text=”Biogas Image (4)” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”49px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] History & Talking Points In 2006, California passed the “California Global Warming Solutions Act”, which resulted in California’s “Low Carbon
- [U.S. Beef Trade Update](https://morural.org/2024/04/08/u-s-beef-trade-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Missouri farmers and consumers demand the ability to know where out meat comes from. Earlier this week, MRCC testified in favor of two resolutions in a MO Senate
- [4 Things you should know about COOL](https://morural.org/2024/05/28/4-things-you-should-know-about-cool/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat was passed in the 2008 Farm Bill and was immediately opposed by the multi-national meatpackers. At the bidding of corporate Ag,
- [Livestock Producer Survey Report](https://morural.org/2024/06/21/livestock-producer-survey-report/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/producers-1.png” custom_padding=”||121px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#124f18″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” sticky_enabled=”0″] Livestock Producer Survey Report [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”] In 2023, we mailed thousands of independent owner-operators of
- [Important! Here's How to Comment on Federal Fair Market Rules](https://morural.org/2024/08/21/important-heres-how-to-comment-on-federal-fair-market-rules/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_color=”#f20018″ header_2_font_size=”29px” background_color=”#0b13ba” custom_padding=”10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] It’s about time — better late than never! We need you to show our support for open, fair, and competitive livestock markets! You can help in our mutual fight to ensure family and
- [Missouri Farms Need Help. More Trump Tariffs are No Answer](https://morural.org/2025/04/30/missouri-farms-need-help-more-trump-tariffs-are-no-answer/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] In 2025, with the talk of tariffs from the Trump administration and concerns that already low farm prices will plunge further, one thing is clear: In order to
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- [2023 Mid Year Update](https://morural.org/2024/07/30/2023-mid-year-udpate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Building Power to Win A Voice for Missouri Farms, Food, Community & Democracy Time sure does fly—it’s hard to believe we’re already in the Summer of 2023—and we’ve already done A LOT! From working in
- [2024 Mid Year Update](https://morural.org/2024/07/30/2024-mid-year-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] What We’ve Done & Where We’re Going Taking 2024 by Storm 2024 is flying by, and SO MUCH has happened in just a few short months! You’ve helped us make great progress on the
- [2022 Mid Year Update](https://morural.org/2024/07/30/2022-mid-year-update/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Building Power to Win Support Missouri Farms, Food, Community And Democracy In 2022, MRCC has been successfully organizing to make the truth known about the challenges that keep people separated and the solutions that bring people together in both
- [Farmers and Consumers Demand Country of Origin Labeling be included in Farm Bill](https://morural.org/2024/06/12/farmers-and-consumers-demand-country-of-origin-labeling-be-included-in-farm-bill/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The unelected World Trade Organization (WTO) is unaccountable to Americans and functionally obsolete. Check out Rhonda’s Op-Ed about why Congress can’t keep hiding behind the WTO on COOL.
- [Meet Industry Increases Political Spending Lobbying as USDA Updates Crucial Regulations](https://morural.org/2024/06/06/meet-industry-increases-political-spending-lobbying-as-usda-updates-crucial-regulations/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] This is one of the systemic fundamental problems with America’s form of “democracy”. While good steps are being made to rein in corporate monopolistic power of our markets,
- [It's Simple: Transparency in Labeling of Meat Forum](https://morural.org/2024/05/31/its-simple-transparency-in-labeling-of-meat-forum/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] It’s Simple Transparancy, Consumers want to be able to choose where their meat comes from like they can with virtually every other product. We Need honest labeling for
- [Where Does Your Beef Come From  with Giles Stockton](https://morural.org/2024/05/29/where-does-your-beef-come-from-with-giles-stockton/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Where does your meat come from and who benefits? It may not be what you think and a better question might be, why does Congress want to keep you in
- [MRCC and Farm Groups Push Back on COOL Omission in Farm Bill Draft](https://morural.org/2024/05/31/mrcc-and-farm-groups-push-back-on-cool-omission-in-farm-bill-draft/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Let’s turn up the heat on COOL! Did you know: Meatpackers are literally importing billions of pounds of beef every year from countries all around the world. For example, in
- [Medicaid Postpartum Expansion is Real,  Available in Missouri Now!](https://morural.org/2024/01/08/medicaid-postpartum-expansion-is-real-available-in-missouri-now/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last May, the Missouri legislature passed a bill to give new mothers Medicaid coverage for a full year instead of just 60 days. Although Gov. Mike Parson signed
- [Ag Census and Farm Bill Show that Dodging Deadlines Leads to Bad Policies](https://morural.org/2024/04/16/ag-census-and-farm-bill-show-that-dodging-deadlines-leads-to-bad-policies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Corporate control of a large swath of our farm and food system wasn’t born from efficiency or inevitability. It’s because they write, lobby for and pass the policies
- [Grocery Prices are Up Because Big Food Corporations Keep Missouri Farmer's Hands Tied](https://morural.org/2024/04/18/grocery-prices-are-up-because-big-food-corporations-keep-missouri-farmers-hands-tied/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] 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 know how to get
- [Medicaid Town Hall March 13 2024](https://morural.org/2024/03/15/medicaid-town-hall-march-13-2024/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image005.png” title_text=”image005″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] In case you missed MRCC’s telephone town hall on Wednesday, March 13th with experts from Missouri Primary Care Association and Legal Services of Eastern
- [Missouri Advocates Help Navigate Recent Changes in Missouri Medicaid](https://morural.org/2024/03/29/missouri-advocates-help-navigate-recent-changes-in-missouri-medicaid/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] Do you have questions about Medicaid renewal? Read more about our recent telephone townhall about upcoming Medicaid changes that Missourians need to know about, like the annual renewal process and the return of paying
- [A California Regulation with Big Missouri Consequences](https://morural.org/2024/03/06/a-california-regulation-with-big-missouri-consequences/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Family farm advocates in Missouri are concerned a regulation on the other side of the country could have unintended effects on rural Missourians.“If Californians knew that their policy
- [Country of Origin Labeling Offers Both a Big Win and a Call to Action!](https://morural.org/2024/03/19/country-of-origin-labeling-offers-both-a-big-win-and-a-call-to-action/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] “Closing this loophole is a big win for farmers and consumers alike. Big wins do not happen in a vacuum. Good policy requires participation. Missouri Rural Crisis Center
- [How California's Prized Solution for Methane Gas is Backfiring on Farmers](https://morural.org/2024/03/18/how-californias-prized-solution-for-methane-gas-is-backfiring-on-farmers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] At MRCC we know that factory farm biogas is a false solution to solving climate change, and could very well create more corporate control and more factory farms.
- [Harvesting Change Advocating for Family Farms](https://morural.org/2024/02/29/harvesting-change-advocating-for-family-farms/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tim-Gibbons-still.webp” title_text=”Tim-Gibbons-still” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”49px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Check out this powerful story about MRCC and Patchwork Family Farms–who we are, what
- [Hyper Concentration in Food Markets is Harmful to Consumers and Producers Alike](https://morural.org/2024/01/22/hyper-concentration-in-food-markets-is-harmful-to-consumers-and-producers-alike/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] From MRCC farmer member, Darvin Bentlage, in the Missouri Independent: “In 2022, the United States imported 3.4 billion pounds of boxed beef and 1.6 million live
- [Young Farmers Are Struggling. We Need a New Farm Bill for a New Generation](https://morural.org/2024/01/19/young-farmers-are-struggling-we-need-a-new-farm-bill-for-a-new-generation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] In late 2023, MRCC farmer member Noah Earle traveled to Washington D.C. to talk to our Congresspeople about the 2024 Farm Bill and what policies are
- [Against the Grain Episode 2: Hoodwinked - Farm Aid](https://morural.org/2023/12/06/against-the-grain-episode-2-hoodwinked-farm-aid/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Check out Farm Aid‘s new “Against the Grain” podcast! Our own Tim Gibbons joins musicians Dave Matthews & Allison Russell and former contract poultry grower, Craig
- [Medicaid Minute with Iva Shepard - Postpartum Extension and Annual Renewal](https://morural.org/2024/01/26/medicaid-minute-with-iva-shepard-postpartum-extension-and-annual-renewal/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adNo7jAieX4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] On this edition of MRCC’s Medicaid Minute, we were joined by Iva Shepherd of the Missouri Primary Care Association, where
- [Clean Water Event Speaking about CAFO Water Pollution](https://morural.org/2023/11/28/clean-water-event-speaking-about-cafo-water-pollution/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Check out these pictures from the recent Clean Water events where MRCC presented to over 175 people in both Columbia and Springfield. Panelists Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic,
- [MRCC and CFFE go to Washington DC to Take on Farm Bill Priorities](https://morural.org/2023/11/20/mrcc-and-cffe-go-to-washington-dc-to-take-on-farm-bill-priorities/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Last Tuesday, MRCC members joined with other farmer members of the Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, to go to D.C. and take our Farm Bill priorities to our Congressional representatives. We called
- [Mo Family Farmers: Inflation Reduction Act Funds Not for Factory Farmers](https://morural.org/2023/11/20/mo-family-farmers-inflation-reduction-act-funds-not-for-factory-farmers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last week, in our nation’s capital, Tim Gibbons of MRCC had this to say to lawmakers and the USDA; “Here in Missouri and throughout our entire
- [Something is amiss in Iowa](https://morural.org/2023/11/08/something-is-amiss-in-iowa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Read this! A sad and true description of what’s happening out here and why by Art Cullen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of Storm Lake Times
- [Briefing on the People's Hearing of the Farm Bill](https://morural.org/2023/11/08/briefing-on-the-peoples-hearing-of-the-farm-bill/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLmQSi2ov9M” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Grassroots organizers have a unique understanding of how our current Farm Bill
- [Patchwork Farms Donates 150 lbs of Pork to Striking UAW allies.](https://morural.org/2023/10/23/patchwork-farms-donates-150-lbs-of-pork-to-striking-uaw-allies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last week, Patchwork Family Farms donated over 150 pounds of pork to our UAW allies on strike in St. Louis. Did you know that numerous UAW
- [MU School of Medicine looking to combat Missouri's Rural Health Care Crisis - ABC17NEWS](https://morural.org/2023/10/06/mu-school-of-medicine-looking-to-combat-missouris-rural-health-care-crisis-abc17news/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] MRCC’s Jamie Blair spoke with ABC17 about the $16 million grant awarded to University of Missouri for programs to help alleviate the rural health care crisis. “We are looking
- [Farm Aid Hearing Calls for 'Sea Change' in Ag Policy](https://morural.org/2023/09/23/farm-aid-hearing-calls-for-sea-change-in-ag-policy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The people have spoken and we are demanding that farming in America be done by families with a sincere connection to the land, not billion-dollar multinational companies.
- [USDA to Begin issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs](https://morural.org/2023/09/28/usda-to-begin-issuing-1-75-billion-to-agricultural-producers-through-critical-emergency-relief-programs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] ATTENTION! MRCC farmer members and all Missouri farmers, today USDA announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers
- [It's Time for Annual Medicaid Renewal in Missouri.  Here's What You Need to Know](https://morural.org/2023/04/27/its-time-for-annual-medicaid-renewal-in-missouri-heres-what-you-need-to-know-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Starting in April of 2023, annual renewals started for Missouri Medicaid recipients for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Since it has been a
- [Rural Advocacy Groups: Corporate Farming Infringing on MO Family Farms](https://morural.org/2023/08/29/rural-advocacy-groups-corporate-farming-infringing-on-mo-family-farms/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Despite the goal to unite Missourians around a common cause, rural advocacy groups have been pushing the EPA for more regulation from the Clean Water Act on corporate
- [Tim Gibbons: Corporate Mega-Mergers Hurt Farmers and Consumers Alike](https://morural.org/2023/09/11/tim-gibbons-corporate-mega-mergers-hurt-farmers-and-consumers-alike/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Concentrated economic power creates concentrated political power, allowing giant corporations to invest growing sums of money into influencing our government and tilting laws and rules in their
- [History of the Hog Industry Shows how to Save the Cattle Industry](https://morural.org/2023/09/05/history-of-the-hog-industry-shows-how-to-save-the-cattle-industry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] In one generation, we’ve lost the vast majority of the hog farms in the country, foreign corporations now control half of the industry and consumer prices for
- [Thousands of Farmers and Ranchers Sign Petition, Urge Biden to enforce antitrust laws](https://morural.org/2023/02/21/thousands-of-farmers-and-ranchers-sign-petition-urge-biden-to-enforce-antitrust-laws/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] President Joe Biden’s 2021 “Executive Order On Promoting Competition in the American Economy” is a “win” for independent farming and other industries. MRCC’s petition pushes the
- [Patchwork Family Farms Turns 30](https://morural.org/2023/07/19/patchwork-family-farms-turns-30/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Patchwork Family Farms is turning 30 and we want to celebrate it with YOU! Join us at our office on Tuesday, August 15th for food from Broadway
- [Guebert: Hemming and Hawing Avoids Tougher Actions and "Us"](https://morural.org/2023/07/07/guebert-hemming-and-hawing-avoids-tougher-actions-and-us/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last month, USDA released a report on concentration and competition in agriculture (read: corporate control). Although we agree, as Alan Guebert points out in this article, USDA’s
- [Patchwork Family Farms Recipes](https://morural.org/2023/06/23/patchwork-family-farms-recipes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Calling all Patchwork Fans! You’ve been asking, and it’s finally happening– we’re making a recipe book featuring not just delicious ways to prepare your favorite Patchwork Family
- [Brazil's JBS Starts Building Lab-Grown Beef Factory in Spain](https://morural.org/2023/06/09/brazils-jbs-starts-building-lab-grown-beef-factory-in-spain/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] It sure does look like JBS wants to get rid of all farmers. Brazil’s JBS, is largest beef meatpacker in the world, controls 25% of the U.S.
- [The Fertilizer Trap](https://morural.org/2023/05/24/the-fertilizer-trap/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] This follows what we are hearing from our farmer members: fertilizer corporations are using their market power to capture mega profits on the backs of farmers, consumers,
- [Join us in MRCC's Photo Project](https://morural.org/2023/05/22/join-us-in-mrccs-photo-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Join us in MRCC’s photo project showcasing what we love about rural Missouri. We know we’re preaching to the choir when we say: Missouri’s great outdoors and
- [My Story of Easter Morning 2023 and our New CAFO Neighbor](https://morural.org/2023/05/13/my-story-of-easter-morning-2023-and-our-new-cafo-neighbor/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] “It was Easter morning of 2023, I had my face half shaven and two toilets filled with human waste that I couldn’t flush…The whole situation started several
- [2014 End of Year Update](https://morural.org/2014/12/03/2014-end-of-year-update/) - MRCC members continue to fight for family farms and rural communities. Read our 2014 End of Year update by clicking on this link.
- [Happy 90th Birthday Willie Nelson](https://morural.org/2023/05/03/happy-90th-birthday-willie-nelson/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last weekend, we got together with some of our oldest friends to do what we do best —tell stories. But this time, we did it in honor
- [MRCC and CFFE head to Washington DC](https://morural.org/2023/04/28/mrcc-and-cffe-head-to-washington-dc/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Last week, MRCC farmer members, Darvin Bentlage and Noah Earle, traveled with other members of the Campaign for Family Farms & the Environment to Washington D.C. to
- [Foreign Ownership Restrictions Gain Momentum](https://morural.org/2023/03/14/foreign-ownership-restrictions-gain-momentum/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The Missouri Rural Crisis Center, an organization that advocates for family farms, has long attempted to further restrict foreign ownership. The grassroots organization sees the issue
- [Report: Conservation Funding for Smaller Farms Needed in Farm Bill](https://morural.org/2023/03/15/report-conservation-funding-for-smaller-farms-needed-in-farm-bill/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC member and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County, MO gives his insight on the direction and importance of United States Deparment of Agriculture (U.S.D.A)
- [Loss of Local Control Hurts Rural Communities](https://morural.org/2023/05/04/loss-of-local-control-hurts-rural-communities/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] But corporate ag had their crosshairs on county health ordinances for decades, and for decades family farmers and rural Missourians have stopped their attempts to take
- [Worried About Spying and Tensions with China, Midwest States Want to Limit Who Can Buy Farm Land](https://morural.org/2023/03/13/worried-about-spying-and-tensions-with-china-midwest-states-want-to-limit-who-can-buy-farm-land/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The Missouri Rural Crisis Center has been working on the issue of foreign ownership of farmland for more than a decade and supports completely stopping all
- [2000 + Urge Biden to Enforce Exec-Order Antitrust Pledge](https://morural.org/2023/02/21/2000-urge-biden-to-enforce-exec-order-antitrust-pledge/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC pointed out the trend toward more centralized, multinational, and often foreign control of our food system removes profits from rural communities, costs consumers more, and
- [Stopping Corporate Ownership of U.S. Farmland Should Be a Priority for Government](https://morural.org/2023/04/27/stopping-corporate-ownership-of-u-s-farmland-should-be-a-priority-for-government/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Rhonda Perry, MRCC Executive Director and 5th generation livestock and grain farmer, tells it like it is in Newsweek: “We deserve robust protections that limit corporate
- [Medicaid Coverage Now Requires Renewal and Many Don't Know It.](https://morural.org/2023/04/11/medicaid-coverage-now-requires-renewal-and-many-dont-know-it/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]I’m not a Medicaid recipient but every day I come in contact with those who qualify. These are children, single moms, the working poor, the disabled, the
- [It's Time for annual Medicaid renewal in Missouri.  Here's what you need to know...](https://morural.org/2023/04/27/its-time-for-annual-medicaid-renewal-in-missouri-heres-what-you-need-to-know/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]At the beginning of this month, the annual renewal began for Medicaid recipients. It sounds simple enough but prompts many questions, depending on how closely you have
- [Federal Government Won't Stop Buying Food from Meatpackers Tied to Bribery Case](https://morural.org/2023/01/12/federal-government-wont-stop-buying-food-from-meatpackers-tied-to-bribery-case/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] From 2013-2021, solely through USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. taxpayers have bought $741,177,717 worth of meat from JBS, a Brazilian corporation, the biggest meatpacker in the world, and a corporation with numerous
- [MRCC Third Annual Auction Starts October 11th at 3:00pm](https://morural.org/2022/09/19/mrcc-third-annual-auction-starts-october-11th-at-300pm/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Mark your calendars for MRCC’s 2022 Annual Online Auction. We kick off the fun at 3 PM on Tuesday, October 11th, but you can start building your
- [Noah Earle Live at MRCC Track 3](https://morural.org/2023/01/27/noah-earle-live-at-mrcc-track-3/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_audio title=”Noah Earle Live at MRCC Track 3″ artist_name=”Noah Earle” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Noah Earle Live at MRCC Track 3″ audio=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Noah-Earle-Live-at-MRCC-Track-3.wav” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_audio][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Missouri Lawmakers Want to Restrict Foreign Corporations from Owning Too Much Farmland](https://morural.org/2022/12/22/missouri-lawmakers-want-to-restrict-foreign-corporations-from-owning-too-much-farmland/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Missouri Rural Crisis Center has been fighting against foreign corporate ownership of farmland since day one. Our own Tim Gibbons sat down with Steve Kraske of KCUR’s
- [JBS Buys Assets from its Hog Supplier TriOak](https://morural.org/2022/12/20/5500/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Our federal government and anti-trust regulators should stop the proposed acquisition of TriOak by JBS (Brazilian corporation and the biggest meatpacker in the world). “These types of
- [Push to Restrict Foreign Ownership of Missouri Farmland](https://morural.org/2022/12/12/push-to-restrict-foreign-ownership-of-missouri-farmland/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]MRCC has been working to stop foreign corporate ownership of MO farmland since 2013–the year the legislature passed a bill that opened up 289,000 acres of Missouri farmland
- [Why Cattlemen are Being Told to Shut Up](https://morural.org/2022/10/10/why-cattlemen-are-being-told-to-shut-up/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Cattlemen all over America are being told to “shut up” by large scale propaganda tactics from Corporate meatpackers. Ask any independent cattle farmer and they will tell
- [Why the Potential Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Receiving Pushback](https://morural.org/2022/12/14/why-the-potential-kroger-albertsons-merger-is-receiving-pushback/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] It’s a farmer and consumer emergency–for every dollar, Americans spend on groceries, farmers are now receiving less than 15 cents, the smallest portion since the U.S. Department
- [Just 4 Meatpackers Control 85% of the Market. Missouri Cattlemen Like Me Need a Voice](https://morural.org/2022/10/18/just-4-meatpackers-control-85-of-the-market-missouri-cattlemen-like-me-need-a-voice/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC member and cattle and grain farmer wrote this, which was placed in The Kansas City Star.“In the last two decades, hundreds of thousands of U.S.
- [Medicaid Story Soapboxx](https://morural.org/2022/10/31/medicaid-story-soapboxx/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Halloween is spooky, but you know what is even spookier? Being uninsured and facing a major medical crisis. Luckily this year as we move from
- [The Power of Big Pork](https://morural.org/2022/11/01/the-power-of-big-pork/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC was interviewed on this FoodPrint podcast about the “Power of Big Pork”…although, here at MRCC, we know that all of us, farmers, consumers, urban and rural,
- [MRCC REACH update with Dr. Ed Weisbart](https://morural.org/2022/12/14/mrcc-reach-update-with-dr-ed-weisbart/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqAxnCDc9OU” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Dr. Ed Weisbart with PNHP joins our own Dina van der Zalm to
- [Half Hog Raffle](https://morural.org/2022/06/30/half-hog-raffle/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/header-2.png” title_text=”header 2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||0px|||” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC is holding our first-ever half-hog raffle! Don’t miss your chance to stock up on Patchwork Family Farms’ sustainably raised pork. The raffle will support MRCC in its
- [US Farmers Struggle Through Drought To Bring Food To the Table but Face More Challenges Ahead](https://morural.org/2022/09/02/us-farmers-struggle-through-drought-to-bring-food-to-the-table-but-face-more-challenges-ahead/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]MRCC member and farmer, Darvin Bentlage, and other farmers spoke with Forbes earlier this month about the drought facing many farmers across the country. “The pastures are burning
- [Gaby Patch Kids Cooking Program](https://morural.org/2022/08/08/gaby-patch-kids-cooking-program/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Gaby Patch Kids program is a collaboration between MRCC, Windsor Street Montesorri School, Chef Gaby, and Patchwork Family Farms. The goal of the program is to create a safe, creative space where youth can use
- [Tim Gibbons OP ED Mergers Bad for Farmers and Consumers](https://morural.org/2022/08/19/tim-gibbons-op-ed-mergers-bad-for-farmers-and-consumers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC Op-Ed in The Joplin Globe:For decades, MRCC members, farmers, and consumers across Missouri and our country have been sounding the alarm about the negative impacts of
- [Bi-Partisan Beef Bill Still Not Passed](https://morural.org/2022/08/16/bi-partisan-beef-bill-still-not-passed/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Remember the “American Beef Labeling Act”, a bipartisan bill that would let us know where beef on grocery store shelves comes from? Well, even though the
- [Merger of Sanderson Farms and Cargill is a Bad Deal](https://morural.org/2022/08/18/merger-of-sanderson-farms-and-cargill-is-a-bad-deal/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] “Mergers like these lead to increased market share for fewer companies, and the opportunity for anticompetitive practices increases. It increases the consolidation that puts independent livestock producers
- [How Farmers are Being Shafted by Monopolies](https://morural.org/2022/08/12/how-farmers-are-being-shafted-by-monopolies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Remember when Robert Reich visited MRCC in 2015 during his “Saving Capitalism” book tour? Well, here he is again stating the truth: “Monopolies are slowly killing rural
- [MRCC and Campaign for Family Farms Testified before Congress about CAFOs](https://morural.org/2022/08/06/mrcc-and-campaign-for-family-farms-testified-before-congress-about-cafos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] “The sophisticated CAFO industry is highly dependent on cheap feed and avoiding environmental regulations — pushing farmers, animals and the earth to their limits.” MRCC along with
- [Growing the Local Food Chain Recipe Book](https://morural.org/2022/08/04/growing-the-local-food-chain-recipe-book/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] MRCC wrote a youth local food recipe book! Get your own FREE copy of our fun and colorful Growing the Local Food Chain Recipe Book: In the
- [KC Area Farmers and rural communities feel impact of inflation](https://morural.org/2022/07/13/kc-area-farmers-and-rural-communities-feel-impact-of-inflation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Missouri Rural Crisis Center blames corporate greed for high-cost farmers and consumers pay and say [we need] government action to prevent mergers and monopolies of large companies.
- [Bolster Regenerative Practices Not CAFOs](https://morural.org/2022/07/21/bolster-regenerative-practices-not-cafos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On Tuesday, July 19th, Doug Doughty, MRCC member, and livestock and grain farmer from Livingston County, MO, testified in front of Congress at a House Committee on Oversight & Reform on how
- [Help for Ranchers as Beef Costs Rise Draws Backlash](https://morural.org/2022/05/10/help-for-ranchers-as-beef-costs-rise-draws-backlash/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] For the last three decades, roughly 40 U.S. family cattle operations went out of business every day, and the proposed “compromise” bill, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency
- [Bill Would Impose Moratorium on Large Ag Business Mergers](https://morural.org/2022/05/19/bill-would-impose-moratorium-on-large-ag-business-mergers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] More 👏 Of 👏 THIS!👏 Here’s what Senator Jon Tester (family farmer from Montana) has to say about the “Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act”:
- [USDA Would Reform Tournament System for Poultry](https://morural.org/2022/05/05/usda-would-reform-tournament-system-for-poultry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Today, the United States Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule that would provide some basic transparency to the abusive contract poultry growing system. These are useful steps
- [Lake Regional Express Care Closure](https://morural.org/2022/06/01/lake-regional-express-care-closure/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] As more healthcare services shut their doors in rural Missouri, MRCC continues the fight for healthcare access for all Missourians. As Medicaid Expansion continues to roll out to
- [Destroying Family Farms, Rural Communities and Our Democracy](https://morural.org/2022/06/07/destroying-family-farms-rural-communities-and-our-democracy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”18px” text_text_color=”#000000″]“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 no future in it.
- [Policies, Technology Change and the Agriculture Industry](https://morural.org/2022/06/23/policies-technology-change-and-the-agriculture-industry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” sticky_enabled=”0″]Corporate control of our food system by way of corporate control of our democratic process is bad for farmers and consumers, our communities and economies, our national security, and
- [MRCC's Local Food Youth Cooking Video Episode 3 with Tsokolate Working With Chocolate](https://morural.org/2022/07/07/mrccs-local-food-youth-cooking-video-episode-3-with-tsokolate-working-with-chocolate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” sticky_enabled=”0″] From tree to treat! Watch students learn how chocolate is made in Episode 3 of MRCC’s Local Food Youth Cooking Video Series. Jan from Tsokolate is an expert
- [This Summer Family Farmers Will Need More Than Lip Service to Survive](https://morural.org/2022/07/08/this-summer-family-farmers-will-need-more-than-lip-service-to-survive/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px”] From a farmer member of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Barb Kalbach. “My husband and I have been running our family farm for nearly 50 years, and each
- [Medicaid Minute with Iva Shepard](https://morural.org/2022/07/12/medicaid-minute-with-iva-shepard/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px”]For this MRCC Medicaid Minute, we are joined by Iva Shepherd from Missouri Primary Care Center to talk about the Medicaid application process. As an expert on all things
- [Farms are for Everyone Camp](https://morural.org/2022/07/12/farms-are-for-everyone-camp/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em”] On Saturday, MRCC and United People St. Louis brought together over 60 people for our “Farms are for Everyone Farm Camp” hosted by New Roots Urban Farm
- [MRCC Celebration of Local Farmers, Local Businesses and Mid Missouri Community of Delicious Food.](https://morural.org/2022/04/24/mrcc-celebration-of-local-farmers-local-businesses-and-mid-missouri-community-of-delicious-food/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] On April 21st, 250 people showed up in MRCC’s parking lot to celebrate local farmers, local food businesses, the Mid-Missouri community, and delicious food. The event included: a free local food meal prepared by
- [Treat to Traditional Medicare with Dr. Ed Weisbart](https://morural.org/2022/04/24/treat-to-traditional-medicare-with-dr-ed-weisbart/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Learn more about the current threat to Traditional Medicare from our expert guest Dr. Ed Weisbart with the recording of our webinar on 4/22/22. Watch our Interview on YouTube now. Watch and listen
- [Family Farmers Applaud Biden's Commitment to National Agriculture Day](https://morural.org/2022/03/22/family-farmers-applaud-biden-commitment-to-national-agriculture-day/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Family Farmers Applaud Biden’s Commitment to National Agriculture Day and Urge Further Action for Independent Decentralized Food System (March 22, 2022) – In recognition of National Agriculture Day, President Biden has issued a proclamation highlighting
- [Patchwork Family Farms - The Importance of Buying Local](https://morural.org/2022/03/02/patchwork-family-farms-the-importance-of-buying-local/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/patchwork-logo.png” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”patchwork logo” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Patchwork Family Farms is in Feast Magazine! Check out our #BuyLocalCoMo local food highlight in the March edition. Read more here…[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Corporate Ag at odds with American Farmers OP Ed with Darvin Bentlage](https://morural.org/2022/02/18/corporate-ag-at-odds-with-american-farmers-op-ed-with-darvin-bentlage/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Cattle and grain farmer and MRCC member Darvin Bentlage explain the negative consequences of the corporate consolidation of our food system while pointing out some rays of hope such as the American Beef Labeling Act.
- [The Devil is in the Details: USDA Owes Independent Processors Clear Commitments](https://morural.org/2021/11/02/the-devil-is-in-the-details-usda-owes-independent-processors-clear-commitments/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”8px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The risks of our highly consolidated processing system may have come to light for many during the pandemic, but these consequences aren’t new. For decades, Missouri Rural Crisis Center has heard from our
- [Local Farmers Not Seeing Return on Inflated Meat Prices](https://morural.org/2021/10/15/local-farmers-not-seeing-return-on-inflated-meat-prices/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] So where is the money consumers are paying going, if not back to the farmers? Gibbons said he knows exactly where the money is going. “It’s the corporate agriculture business and the big multi-national
- [Opinion: Corporate Meat Lobby Claims They’re the Scapegoat When They’re Really the Problem](https://morural.org/2021/10/08/opinion-corporate-meat-lobby-claims-theyre-the-scapegoat-when-theyre-really-the-problem/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Recently, in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a mouthpiece for the corporate meatpacking industry, complained that the Biden Administration’s work to combat concentration in the
- [Opinion: Your View Executive Order Needs to Become Real Policy](https://morural.org/2021/09/25/opinion-your-view-executive-order-needs-to-become-real-policy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Finally, some good news for the agriculture and food industries. President Joe Biden issued an executive order that takes aim at breaking up monopolistic control and promoting competition in several industries, including agriculture and
- [Opinion: Will Joe Biden's Executive Order Spark Real Change in Food Production?](https://morural.org/2021/08/20/opinion-will-joe-bidens-executive-order-spark-real-change-in-food-production/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”10px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at increasing competition across all sectors of the economy. This is a long time coming and a good first step in addressing a number of
- [Biden Executive Order is Just One Move to 'Level Playing Field' in Livestock Industry](https://morural.org/2021/08/16/biden-executive-order-is-just-one-move-to-level-playing-field-in-livestock-industry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]President Biden recently issued an executive order that seeks to increase competition in the agriculture industry and decrease corporate consolidation that has put so many independent family farmers, local businesses, and local processors out of
- [Second Annual Online Auction to Support MRCC](https://morural.org/2021/10/16/second-annual-online-auction/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Join our online auction to support MRCC– we have everything from delicious food to beautiful art and plenty of ways to spoil yourself and your loved ones. Bidding will open at noon on Tuesday, October 19th, and close at 7 PM on Sunday,
- [TPP Action Alert](https://morural.org/2014/12/04/tpp-action-alert/) - STOP Secret “Free Trade” Corporate Sell-Outs Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership! Congress is currently considering a new sweeping “Free Trade” agreement—the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—that has been negotiated in secret and is being “fast-tracked” through Congress. Since “fast-track” authority was granted, this NAFTA-style corporate power grab will be an up-or-down vote only with no public input
- [Federal Senate Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Lack of Competition in Cattle Markets](https://morural.org/2021/07/01/missourians-need-to-make-their-voices-heard-about-the-future-of-farm-and-food-systems/) - Missouri Rural Crisis Center recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their request for comments to “improve and reimagine the supply chains for the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural commodities and food products.” Now is the time to move forward with policies that create a fairer, and more
- [Is this a joke, or does the National Pork Producers Council think we are stupid?](https://morural.org/2021/05/26/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 lobbying for the multinational meatpackers, in this case, arguing for increased line speeds at packing plants. This article claims "small producers" will be disproportionately impacted and that the U.S. pork production system is "characterized by robust
- [JBS Cyberattack Shines A Spotlight on the Biggest Risk to Big Meat: Consolidation](https://morural.org/2021/06/02/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 meatpacker in the world that controls a huge amount of the beef, chicken, and pork industries. What we haven't heard is how dangerous one corporation controlling a large percentage of our food system is. During
- [Missourians need to make their voices heard about the future of farm and food systems](https://morural.org/2021/06/24/missourians-need-to-make-their-voices-heard-about-the-future-of-farm-and-food-systems-2/) - “And through that cycle, the big corporate packers get filthy rich, and we squeeze out the small guy,” said Justin Tupper, a South Dakota cow-calf producer, and manager of the St. Onge livestock auction. Yesterday, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing on the challenges facing the cattle industry, including packer concentration, lack of competition,
- [Family Farms are the solution corporate agriculture is the problem](https://morural.org/2021/05/03/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 is harming local communities and in turn the democratic values that Americans hold so dear. He contends that to uphold democracy, we need fairness, competition, and equal opportunity in the marketplace. Yet Corporate Ag prevents local farmers from achieving
- [Electronic Tracking of Livestock Has Many Opponents in the US](https://morural.org/2021/03/22/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 use electronic tags to track his cattle, he and other small farmers are the ones who will be footing the bill. Read more here...
- [President Biden, Don't Make the Same Mistakes in Rural America](https://morural.org/2021/03/03/president-biden-dont-make-the-same-mistakes-in-rural-america/) - MRCC member and 4th generation cattle and grain farmer, Darvin Bentlage, penned this opinion. “In 2011, I helped write an op-ed called ‘What a good president would do — that would really help family farmers.’ It stemmed from President Obama’s and then-Secretary Vilsack’s unsuccessful attempt to level the playing field and increase competition in agriculture.
- [CAFO Application Withdrawn Victory](https://morural.org/2021/04/19/cafo-application-withdrawn-victory/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] “While we do not know the exact reasons why they withdrew their application, we remain vigilant about the importance of local control, plus wary that another CAFO does not take its place,” said Doug Doughty, a local farmer and supporter of Poosey Neighbors United. Doughty added, “But, for
- [Significant Lagoon Breaches are just one problem northern Missouri hog farmers face](https://morural.org/2021/04/19/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 about them unless they get caught,” said Tim Gibbons, spokesman for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, an organization made up of family farmers and other members and donors that advocate against large factory farms.
- [Tim Gibbons: Corporate Factory Farming Threatens Missouri Water](https://morural.org/2021/03/22/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 farming and rural communities across Missouri and across our country. Out-of-state and foreign factory farm corporations have been invading of our communities by way of controlling our democracy. They have not only taken control of
- [Should Foreign Companies own Missouri Farmland?](https://morural.org/2021/03/03/should-foreign-companies-own-missouri-farmland/) - MRCC members, family farmers, and rural Missourians discuss the history and negative impacts of foreign corporations controlling large parts of our food industry and Missouri farmland and what some elected representatives are proposing to do about it. Read more here...
- [Missouri Department of Natural Resources Sells out to Foreign Factory Farms](https://morural.org/2021/02/05/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 Department of Resources and our state government doing the bidding for absentee and foreign factory farm corporations at the expense of Missouri family farms, rural communities, and our clean water and air. Read more here...
- [Missouri County Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate, as Regulations Vanish](https://morural.org/2021/03/23/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 huge percentages of commodity markets and industries,” said Tim Gibbons, communications director for the Missouri Rural CrisisCenter. “And when you lose competition and you have huge amounts of corporate concentration, family farmers lose, consumers lose, our environment loses and our
- [All Things Considered: Massive Livingston County Hog Operation Plan Highlights CAFO Growth in Missouri](https://morural.org/2021/06/01/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 Small Missouri Family Farms are up against. Read more or listen to the show here...
- [Beef Industry Lobby Groups Attempt to Get More Taxes from Cattle Farmers](https://morural.org/2014/11/29/beef-industry-lobby-groups-attempt-to-get-more-taxes-from-cattle-farmers/) - The Beef Checkoff is a $1 tax on every head of cattle sold. The money is supposed to support the promotion and research of beef. Missouri cattle farmers pay over $2 million every year into this federal program. Now, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) wants to increase the checkoff tax from $1 to $2-$3
- [What Corporate Concentration Looks Like](https://morural.org/2014/12/01/what-corporate-concentration-looks-like/) - The pork industry is a prime example—an industry that in one generation (30 years) has become vertically integrated and controlled by a few corporations. Here’s how that effects family farms, consumers and our economy: Two-thirds of the hog market is controlled by four companies, Smithfield, Cargill, JBS/Swift and Tyson, two of which are foreign-owned, JBS/Swift
- [Run to Support Independent Livestock Producers: Call MO Senators TODAY--Tell Them To Support Senator Grassley's Bill to Ban Packers Owning Livestock](https://morural.org/2016/05/25/run-to-support-independent-livestock-producers-ban-packers-from-owning-livestock/) - Want to help curb corporate control of agriculture?--Of course you do! and it only takes a few seconds of your time. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently introduced a bill that bans meatpackers from being able to own livestock more than 7 days prior to slaughter. And, corporate ag HATES IT. Packers owning their own livestock
- [You, Family Farmers & Consumers, Helped Defeat Bad Trade Deal](https://morural.org/2016/12/22/you-family-farmers-consumers-helped-defeat-bad-trade-deal/) - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will not be moving forward in Congress because everyday people like us raised our voices against corporate power and prevailed over the mass of corporate lobbyists. There had been the expectation that Congress would try to pass the TPP during the “lame duck” session, but they abandoned this strategy for one
- [Stop Factory Farms in Missouri-Support Family Farms, Clean Water & Democracy](https://morural.org/2017/01/25/support-family-farms-stop-factory-farms-sign-the-petition/) - There are numerous factory farms trying to set up shop in our state. Factory farms pollute our environment, create significant health concerns, deprive property owners of their rights, put family farms out of business, and have little to no accountability to our families and communities. This is why we are fighting so hard to ensure
- [The Farm Bill Farce--Darvin Bentlage, MRCC Board Member, in The Hill](https://morural.org/2018/09/05/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, Barb Kalbach, John Harter and Joel Penner, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 09/04/18 04:30 PM EDT Darvin Bentlage is a livestock and grain farmer in Barton County, Missouri. Barb Kalbach is a grain farmer from Dexter, Iowa. John Harter is a livestock and grain farmer from
- [Senate Bill 391 eliminates local control, putting our farms, families, water & air and property rights at risk](https://morural.org/2019/03/08/senate-bill-391-eliminates-local-control-putting-our-farms-families-water-air-and-property-rights-at-risk/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Senator Mike Bernskoetter, the new Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, sponsored and is advancing a bill (Senate Bill 391) that will strip Local Control from rural counties, taking away our right to protect our farms,
- [We need Local Control, not corporate control.](https://morural.org/2019/09/23/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 to believe that Missouri family farms are the same as corporate factory farms, but that couldn't be further from the truth. The truth is that corporatization, industrialization and vertical integration of the livestock industry through corporate
- [UPDATE: Momentum is building--Autumn Organizing for Family Farms & Local Control.](https://morural.org/2019/12/05/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 voices made the CAFO bill one of the most contentious in the whole legislative session. How worried were they? Well, Corporate Ag’s response to our power was to hire 7 new lobbyists in the
- [Broadway Diner Helps Feed Hungry Children During Covid-19](https://morural.org/2020/03/31/broadway-diner-helps-feed-hungry-children-during-covid-19/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”]The iconic Broadway Diner did its part helping to feed Columbia’s hungry school children during the Covid-19 outbreak. The Diner was able to feed 255 in the first week of their program. Learn more and listen to an interview with David Johnson the restaurant owner
- [Rural Missouri Residents Need Medicaid Expansion Now](https://morural.org/2020/04/10/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 lack of access to referral for testing tell the story of undeserved areas not ready to take on this pandemic. If you are under-insured you are much less likely to get testing for Covid-19, have a primary
- [MRCC's Immediate & Long-term Response to COVID-19](https://morural.org/2020/04/15/mrccs-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 current pain suffered in Missouri as a result of the coronavirus. This ranges from working to ensure Missourians in need have access to family farm food (including Patchwork Family Farms pork) to doing everything we can to help sustain everyone
- [Missouri's C&C Produce, a Restaurant Supplier, Sent Out up to 140,000 Boxes Weekly for Covid-19 Food Relief Program](https://morural.org/2020/06/09/missouris-cc-produce-a-restaurant-supplier-sent-out-up-to-140000-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 Farmers to Family Food Box Program was a great way to keep food getting to people and keep employees working. Learn more here.
- [As Meat Plants Close Due to Covid-19 People Question the Safety of the Corporate Controlled System of Huge Producers](https://morural.org/2020/06/13/as-meat-plants-close-due-to-covid-19-people-question-the-safety-of-the-corporate-controlled-system-of-huge-producers/) - Monopolistic corporate control is harmful to our national security and exploits family farmers. When such a large portion of our meat processing is done by giant multinational firms to much power is put in too few hands. Read more here.
- [Medicare Expansion is what Missouri Needs](https://morural.org/2020/06/25/medicare-expansion-is-what-missouri-needs/) - "[Medicaid Expansion] is not only what our state needs; it’s what we deserve." "If my parents had Medicaid coverage for the care they needed, we could have had more time together. No Missourian should have to make the choices I had to ever again. And by voting yes on Amendment 2, we can help ensure
- [Missouri Rural Health Care Senior - Ask Me Anything](https://morural.org/2020/06/29/missouri-rural-health-care-senior-ask-me-anything/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.facebook.com/morural/videos/700503664084113/” image_src=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mrcc-logo.png” thumbnail_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″]Meet Janie Shelburn and Christi Lero, who are senior are managers. Ask anything and learn more about services, options and ideas to help seniors retain their independence with dignity. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [What COVID-19 has Spotlighted with MRCC](https://morural.org/2020/07/02/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. Usually we only hear the negative. Here some some spotlights. Tim also describes MRCC’s COVID-19 response and about how how the crisis has exposed cracks in our food and farm system. Read More
- [Does your zip code determine how long you live? This Letter to the Editor Says So](https://morural.org/2020/07/10/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 how long you’ll live. As a critical care nurse, I see it every day. Looking at outcomes by ZIP code, we see huge disparities in uninsured, chronic illness and, most heartbreaking, infant and child mortality. Fortunately,
- [Director of Missouri Rural Crisis Center Speaks Out](https://morural.org/2020/07/10/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 Health of Rural Missouri. July 28th 2020 As a cattle and grain farmer from Howard County and program director of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, I work with hundreds of rural families throughout Missouri. I have seen many
- [Can Medicaid Save Lives and Reduce Crime?](https://morural.org/2020/07/10/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 2020 Our state was facing an epidemic long before we had ever heard of COVID-19, and our Medicaid-funded efforts and facilities have been the front-line defense. This epidemic doesn’t discriminate, it kills white, Black,
- [Mo HealthNet Provides Prenatal Care](https://morural.org/2020/07/14/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 issues, social and developmental delays. Missouri's HealthNet provides care for Mothers at or under 196% of the federal poverty level. Learn more with this article in the Mo Heathnet: A SafetyNet for All of US.
- [Missouri Divided over Medicaid Expansion](https://morural.org/2020/07/19/missouri-divided-over-medicaid-expansion/) - As resistance to Medicaid continues to crumble in red and blue states Missouri faces its decision. While many representatives still oppose the plan the people will have their say. Many law makers oppose the plan based on the price ticket that goes along with it. however supporters say the benefits outweigh the costs. Read more
- [MRCC on The Check-In Towns Getting By on KBIA](https://morural.org/2020/07/27/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 solutions & MRCC's response to the COVID pandemic on "The Check In" with Janet Saidi on KBIA 91.3 FM. From our on-the-ground projects like Patchwork Family Farms buying more hogs from Missouri independent hog producers and distributing family farm
- [Pandemic Disastrous to Family Cattle Farmers](https://morural.org/2020/07/30/pandemic-disastrous-to-family-cattle-farmers/) - Missouri cattle producer and MRCC board member, Darvin Bentlage, describes the threat to Missouri's cattle industry in the Columbia Daily Tribune. And it's not pretty out here. Economic damage to the cattle industry from COVID is estimated to be in the BILLIONS of dollars. This is disastrous to Missouri's thousands of independent cattle producers and our
- [JBS just purchased the 2nd Largest Lamb Processing Facility in USA.](https://morural.org/2020/07/30/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 processing facility in the U.S. Why does this matter to you? Because JBS is already the largest beef processor in the U.S., the second largest pork processor, owns Pilgrim's Pride poultry, and (according to this article) is the
- [Advocates Cheer Missouri's Medicaid Expansion - We Did it](https://morural.org/2020/08/05/advocates-cheer-missouris-medicaid-expansion-we-did-it/) - US News and World Report covers the Missouri Medicaid Expansion Win August 5th, 2020 The people spoke and Medicaid Expansion was what they wanted in Missouri. The ballot initiative showed support in both rural and urban areas. Our own Dina Van Del Zalm was interviewed in the report and was quoted as saying "Folks saw,
- [Senator Jon Tester Supports Senate Bill 3693](https://morural.org/2020/08/06/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 in the cattle industry. Yesterday on the Senate floor, Senator and livestock producer, Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) spoke about his bi-partisan bill that would require meatpackers to purchase 50% of their supply on the cash market and not
- [MRCC's New Home](https://morural.org/2020/08/09/mrccs-new-home/) - We Moved? It is with great excitement that we can announce that we have moved to our new and improved location. Our new address is 1906 Monroe St. Columbia, MO 65201. We have new onsite facilities for storing Patchwork Family Farms productions and room to grow. Our phone number and contact information has stayed the
- [Is Market Based Farm Prosperity Possible?](https://morural.org/2020/08/25/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 farmers and consumers. Over the last decades, U.S. Farm Bills and Free Trade Agreements incentivize overproduction driving down prices to family farmers, necessitating taxpayer dollars as a safety net, while multi-national and foreign owned corporate
- [Multinational Meatpacking Corporations Cash-In During Covid](https://morural.org/2020/08/25/multinational-meatpacking-corporations-cash-in-during-covid/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||27px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”]MRCC member Jeff Jones co-wrote this op-ed with other producer members within the Campaign for Family Farms & the Environment. Pandemic fallout shows weaknesses of supply chains and corporate control of meat production, packing and distribution. 17,300 workers sickened in 29 states, rising consumer
- [Missouri Rural Crisis Centers 35th Anniversary Campaign, #35for35](https://morural.org/2020/09/04/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-- but it's also MRCC's 35th anniversary! To mark such an important milestone, we created the #35for35 Campaign: 1) raise $35,000 2) increase our membership by 35%! We know that people and money=power, and we need your
- [Can Medicaid Help People Get Care & Help Care Centers Stay Open](https://morural.org/2020/09/10/can-medicaid-help-people-get-care-hos-help-care-centers-stay-open/) - Letters to the Editor as seen in the Springfield News-Leader June 27th, 2020 Medicaid ensures people get health care regardless of financial situation As a nurse, I don’t look to see how my patients are paying for their care before treating them. It doesn’t affect the care I provide. However, I can tell when they don’t
- [Can Medicaid Help Families Stay together?](https://morural.org/2020/09/10/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. When the care of their brother with Down Syndrome fell to this Missouri family they did not know how they would make it. Medicaid services gave them the support they needed to keep their family together.
- [Letter to the Editor Pleads for Heath Care Access](https://morural.org/2020/09/10/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 of God's family. Within each of our communities there are so many who are going without adequate health care coverage. Lack of health care coverage (including preventative, dental, mental care and substance abuse
- [Covid-19 Relief Efforts Must Support Family Farming](https://morural.org/2020/09/10/covid-19-relief-efforts-must-support-family-farming/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] September 9th,2020 This opinion piece by Jeff Jones was in the Columbia Tribune and calls out the crisis as it effects the family farms in Missouri. Multinational corporations lining their pockets with small family farms drown in uncertainty. Lack of State Governmental support has left many family farms
- [Feeding a Community in Crisis](https://morural.org/2020/09/23/feeding-a-community-in-crisis/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLkEi6tpYsg” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]MRCC and Patchwork Farms partnered with local businesses to help the community in need. With community support we have distributed over 3900 relief boxes with over 19,000 lbs of sustainably raised and processed pork
- [As Missourian's Lose their Jobs, They Also Lose Health Insurance](https://morural.org/2020/10/12/as-missourians-lose-their-jobs-they-also-lose-health-insurance/) - As the pandemic continues to impact families and communities across the state, continued unemployment means more individuals are losing their health insurance, many finding themselves uninsured for the first time ever. Losing insurance, and by extension, your access to health care, during a pandemic adds layers of stress and anxiety to a situation that is
- [We Need Change, Not Corporate Ag's Best Friend as the Secretary of Agriculture](https://morural.org/2020/12/19/we-need-change-not-corporate-ags-best-friend-as-the-secretary-of-agriculture/) - President Biden Picked Tom Vilsack as the new Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack is known as the Dairy Checkoff-funded Millionaire is not the right choice for small family farmers. Read more here as Missouri Rural Crisis Center tells it like it is.
- [Missouri Rural Crisis Center Puts Pressure on Senators to Support Medicaid Expansion](https://morural.org/2021/04/17/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 not let up on putting pressure on Senators to do what the people have asked for. Read more and watch the story coverage here.
- [Missouri Governor Parson Refuses to Fund Medicaid Expansion](https://morural.org/2021/05/13/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 Expansion to be implemented. It is estimated that the expansion would have helped over 275,000 lower-income Missourians. Read more here.
- [Country of Origin Labeling Resolutions Introduced by Missouri House and Senate... Contact Your Representatives Now!](https://morural.org/2021/05/17/country-of-origin-labeling-resolutions-introduced-by-missouri-house-and-senate-contact-your-representatives-now/) - SCR 10 & HCR 33 Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (introduced by Senator Doug Beck) and House Concurrent Resolution 33 (introduced by Representative Tracy McCreery) "support the right of consumers to know the origins of their food, support the use of country of origin labels, and urge the United States Congress to reinstate mandatory country of
- [Missouri eases rules for massive industrial hog farms, despite pollution concerns](https://morural.org/2021/05/18/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 the health of their livestock. This will also effect Missouri state infrastructure that is not set up to service the needs of CAFO industrial systems. Read more here...
- [Columbia Brewery Serves Free Farm Dinner to Community](https://morural.org/2021/05/20/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 farm-fresh dinners to those in need. With the help of Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Patchwork Family Farms, Veterans United Foundation, and the Heart of Missouri United Way over 500 meals were served over a period of 5 weeks. Learn more
- [Family Farm Groups Applaud Competition Rules to Benefit Independent Livestock Producers](https://morural.org/2016/12/21/family-farm-groups-applaud-competition-rules-to-benefit-independent-livestock-producers/) - Family Farm Groups Applaud USDA GIPSA Rules that Benefit Independent Livestock Producers Groups Call Out NPPC Response as Outrageous 12/16/16 The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment applauds the new Farmer Fair Practices Rules released last week by the USDA’s Grain Inspections, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as an important and positive step
- [We the "Corporations"?--TPP Threatens Family Farms & Our Democracy--Call Senators Blunt & McCaskill TODAY!](https://morural.org/2016/10/25/we-the-corporations-tpp-threatens-family-farms-our-democracy-call-senators-blunt-mccaskill-today/) - The TPP is Dangerous & A Direct Attack on America's Independent Livestock Producers Our Senators should be representing Missourians-- NOT BIG AG at our expense Call & Email Senators Blunt & McCaskill Today and Tomorrow! Call Senator Blunt at (202) 224-5721 Email Senator Blunt HERE: https://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-roy Call Senator McCaskill at (202) 224-6154 Email Senator McCaskill
- [Missouri’s Cattle Producers Overwhelmingly Reject New Missouri Beef Checkoff](https://morural.org/2016/04/25/missouricattlewin/) - April 25th, 2016 Today, the Missouri Rural Crisis Center (MRCC) is pleased to announce a stunning victory for Missouri’s independent cattle farmers over corporate agriculture, with the defeat of the proposed Missouri beef checkoff. MRCC, a statewide farm and rural organization that represents independent cattle farmers, led the “Vote NO” campaign. This was a tremendous
- [Stop the New Missouri Beef Checkoff!](https://morural.org/2016/01/25/stop-the-beef-checkoff/) - STOP the New Missouri Beef Checkoff Tax In order to Vote NO on this corporate money grab— Cattle Producers Must Register before March 4th The Missouri Department of Agriculture is holding a referendum to add a new beef checkoff tax. If passed, all cattle sold in Missouri will be assessed an additional $1 a head checkoff
- [Former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, visited Roger and Rhonda's family livestock and grain farm in Howard County Sunday Afternoon](https://morural.org/2015/10/06/former-secretary-of-labor-robert-reich-visited-roger-and-rhondas-family-livestock-and-grain-farm-in-howard-county-sunday-afternoon-2/) - "That's why organizations like the Missouri Rural Crisis Center are so important," said Secretary Reich. What a great Sunday afternoon! 50 MRCC members had a chance to meet and talk about many challenges facing family farmers and rural communities and discuss real solutions, with former Labor Secretary and author Robert Reich! Secretary Reich came to a mid-Missouri farm to
- [YOU Helped Preserve Local Control & Protect Family Farms](https://morural.org/2015/05/21/you-helped-preserve-local-control-protect-family-farms/) - We all have had some very important and major wins in the 2015 Legislative Session protecting LOCAL CONTROL and preserving "Our Right to Know"! You Protected Local Control-- The anti-local control Agri-Ready language in Senate Bill 131 was removed this week and House Bill 882 died in the Senate. This legislation would have punished Missouri counties that have health ordinances
- [The Beef Checkoff—It’d be funny if it weren’t so deceitful and out of touch.](https://morural.org/2015/04/23/the-beef-checkoff-itd-be-funny-if-it-werent-so-deceitful-and-out-of-touch/) - It’d be funny if it weren’t so deceitful and out of touch—and could cost Missouri cattle producers a lot of money. Some organizations just don’t get it—farmers don’t need or want any more government check-offs. The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association is so desperate to increase their beef check-off tax on the backs of Missouri producers that
- [Stop the "RACE to the BOTTOM"! Tell Congress--VOTE NO on Fast-Track!](https://morural.org/2015/04/17/stop-the-race-to-the-bottom-tell-congress-vote-no-on-fast-track/) - Yesterday, Senator's Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced Fast-Track legislation, an anti-democratic procedure that gives away Congress' Constitutional trade authority to the President. All the while, the vast majority of Americans (75%) think that current "free trade agreements" should be delayed or rejected, according to a bipartisan poll from the Wall Street Journal
- [It was a Big Week!!!  MRCC Meets with Willie! Call Governor Nixon--Veto SB 12!](https://morural.org/2015/04/04/it-was-a-big-week-mrcc-meets-with-willie-call-governor-nixon-veto-sb-12/) - MRCC Meets with Willie Nelson! Family Farm & Democracy Day at the Capitol! It was a BIG week but there's still work to be done--Call Governor Nixon TODAY!!! MRCC Visits with Willie! On Monday, March 30th, MRCC had the pleasure of visiting with Willie Nelson on his tour bus before his concert at the Missouri
- [STOP The Corporate Ag Bill](https://morural.org/2015/02/18/stop-the-corporate-ag-bill/) - Senate Bill 12 further entrenches foreign ownership of Missouri farmland and moves forward a very unpopular and unnecessary beef check-off tax! Last year, we all took action and got Governor Nixon to veto an agriculture omnibus bill that was bad for Missouri’s independent farm families and our food supplyUnfortunately, the Senate passed an almost identical
- [Fast Track, Free Trade Agreements Bad for Farmers, Consumers, Democracy](https://morural.org/2014/12/02/fast-track-free-trade-agreements-bad-for-farmers-consumers-democracy/) - In July, MRCC farmer members & staff traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with allies and MO Congresspeople to discuss Fast-track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Members met with Reps. Vicky Hartzler & Billy Long, & staff from Rep. Sam Graves’, Ann Wagner’s & Senator Claire McCaskill’s offices. Our message was clear: These trade deals
- [MRCC Leads in Fight Against “Right to Farm”](https://morural.org/2014/11/30/mrcc-leads-in-fight-against-right-to-farm/) - On Tuesday, August 4th, half a million Missourians agreed with MRCC—that the “Right to Farm” constitutional amendment is a horrible idea that supports corporate interests at the expense of family farms, the environment and de-mocracy. This was an incredible campaign, in which tens of thousands of Missourians engaged to challenge the corpo-rate, industrial vision of

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- [Shop MRCC Merchandise](https://morural.org/shop-mrcc-merchandise/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AAA-Farm-Aid-2019-44.jpeg” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Shop MRCC Merchandise” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_stops=”#f2835a 0%|#fab993 100%” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” min_height=”488.1px” custom_padding=”3vw||0vw||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true”
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- [Missouri Rural Crisis Center Food Cooperative](https://morural.org/missouri-rural-crisis-center-food-cooperative/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bags-3336684_640.jpg” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”MRCC Rural Food Cooperative” subhead=”Working Together to Make A Difference in Rural Missouri” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”|700|||||||” subhead_text_color=”#000000″ subhead_font_size=”34px” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_stops=”#f2835a 0%|#fab993 100%” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||”
- [Producer Survey](https://morural.org/producersurvey/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/producers-1.png” custom_padding=”||121px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#124f18″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” sticky_enabled=”0″] Livestock Producer Survey Report [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”] In 2023, we mailed thousands of independent owner-operators of
- [Thanks](https://morural.org/thanks/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/thank-you-g903c32664_1920.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”||300px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.15″ custom_margin=”-2px|||||” custom_padding=”8px|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”2em” ul_font=”|700|||||||” ul_line_height=”2em” ol_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_6_font=”||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ header_2_text_align=”center”] Thank you for taking action. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Patchwork Family Farms](https://morural.org/patchwork-family-farms-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/patchwork-logo.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_size_phone=”contain” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=” ” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#02437f” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”|600|||||||” subhead_text_color=”#000000″ subhead_font_size=”27px” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”1vw||1vw||true|” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false”
- [Sustainability Cinema](https://morural.org/sustainability-cinema/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cover-banner.png” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”14px||14px||true|false” background_last_edited=”on|phone” background_size_tablet=”contain” background_size_phone=”contain” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”|700|||||||” subhead_text_color=”#FFFFFF” subhead_font_size=”29px” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”11vw||9vw||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”
- [Volunteer with Missouri Rural Action Center](https://morural.org/volunteer-with-missouri-rural-action-center/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_image=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/volunteer-cover-shot.jpg” custom_padding=”9vw||0||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” background_color_gradient_start__hover=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_start__hover_enabled=”#2b87da” background_color_gradient_end__hover=”#29c4a9″ background_color_gradient_end__hover_enabled=”#29c4a9″ use_background_color_gradient__hover=”off” use_background_color_gradient__hover_enabled=”off” background_color_gradient_type__hover=”linear” background_color_gradient_type__hover_enabled=”linear” background_color_gradient_direction__hover=”180deg” background_color_gradient_direction__hover_enabled=”180deg” background_color_gradient_direction_radial__hover=”center” background_color_gradient_direction_radial__hover_enabled=”center” background_color_gradient_start_position__hover=”0%” background_color_gradient_start_position__hover_enabled=”0%” background_color_gradient_end_position__hover=”100%” background_color_gradient_end_position__hover_enabled=”100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image__hover=”off” background_color_gradient_overlays_image__hover_enabled=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ max_width=”80%” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px__hover=”1080px” custom_width_px__hover_enabled=”1080px” custom_width_percent__hover=”80%” custom_width_percent__hover_enabled=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}” gutter_width__hover=”3″ gutter_width__hover_enabled=”3″ parallax_1__hover=”off” parallax_1__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_2__hover=”off” parallax_2__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_3__hover=”off” parallax_3__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_4__hover=”off” parallax_4__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_5__hover=”off” parallax_5__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_6__hover=”off” parallax_6__hover_enabled=”off” parallax_method_1__hover=”on” parallax_method_1__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_2__hover=”on” parallax_method_2__hover_enabled=”on” parallax_method_3__hover=”on” parallax_method_3__hover_enabled=”on”
- [Sample Page](https://morural.org/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Call to Action Articles and News](https://morural.org/call-to-action-articles-and-news/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/international-trade-cover.jpg” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”international trade cover” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Call to Action Articles & News” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#02437F” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light”
- [Local Food Internship](https://morural.org/local-food-internship/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/local-food-internship-cover-scaled.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”local food internship cover” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Local Food Internship” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0vw||0vw||true|”
- [Farm Camps](https://morural.org/farm-camps/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/farm-camp-cover.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”farm camp cover” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Farm Camps” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0vw||0vw||true|” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true”
- [Local Food Roundtable](https://morural.org/local-food-roundtable/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/local-food-roundtable-cover.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”local food roundtable cover” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Local Food Roundtable” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0vw||0vw||true|”
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- [Corporate Control of Healthcare](https://morural.org/corporate-control-of-healthcare/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Corporate-Control-of-Heathcare-cover.jpg” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Corporate Control of Healthcare” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0vw||0vw||true|” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” title_font_size_tablet=”35px” title_font_size_phone=”25px”
- [Medicaid Expansion and Implementation](https://morural.org/medicaid-expansion-and-implementation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||1px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#02437f” header_font_size=”77px” custom_margin=”|-238px||||” header_text_shadow_style=”preset1″] Medicaid Expansion and Implementation [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/heart-beat-2.png” title_text=”heart beat 2″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||167px||”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_color=”#02437f” min_height=”129px” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”-46px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||18px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_button button_url=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/index.php/help-support-mrcc/” button_text=”Click Here to Get Involved” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_button=”on”
- [Local Control](https://morural.org/local-control-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MRCC-Farmer-Member-Jeff-Jones-talks-at-Hickory-County-CAFOs-and-Local-Control-Meeting-8.14.20-cover-image.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Local Control” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”5vw||5vw||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” title_font_size_tablet=”35px” title_font_size_phone=”25px”
- [Confinement Animal Farming Operations (CAFO's)](https://morural.org/confinement-animal-farming-operations-cafos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.5.0″ background_image=”http://devsitemrcc.buzzwellmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cafo-pig-pic-crop.jpeg” parallax=”on” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”CAFOs” button_one_url=”#” button_two_url=”#” scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=”” scroll_down_icon_size_phone=”” scroll_down_icon_size_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.5.0″ title_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.2em” content_font=”|600|||||||” content_font_size=”20px” content_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”18px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f2835a” button_one_bg_color_gradient_end=”#fab993″ button_one_bg_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” button_one_bg_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” button_one_border_width=”10px” button_one_border_color=”#f2835a” button_one_border_radius=”0px” button_one_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”18px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_width=”10px” button_two_border_color=”#557df3″ button_two_border_radius=”0px” button_two_font=”Ubuntu|700|||||||” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0vw||0vw||true|” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false” custom_padding_phone=”3vw||3vw||true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” title_font_size_tablet=”35px” title_font_size_phone=”25px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” content_font_size_tablet=”16px”

## Products

- [Stop Factory Farm T Shirt](https://morural.org/product/stop-factory-farm-t-shirt/) - Stop Factory Farms from taking over our heartland. Wear this shirt with Pride. T-shirts are the USA made, 100% cotton, Slim fit, Patchwork Farms logo on the back of shirt, Additional sizes are available upon request. Please contact MRCC directly for additional size options.
- [Stop Data Centers T-Shirt](https://morural.org/product/stop-data-center-t-shirt-copy/) - Stop Data Center from taking over our heartland. Wear this shirt with Pride. T-shirts are USA-made, 100% cotton,
- [Soap: Deforest Soap Company](https://morural.org/product/soap-deforest-soap-company/) - DeForest Soaps: from our hearts to your home; local, quality products rooted in traditional greatness. Deforest Soap Co. is now using lard made from Patchwork Family Farms' hogs in their all-natural soaps! You can buy their soaps at the MRCC/Patchwork Family Farms office (at 1906 Monroe Street). DeForest Soap Company strives to provide a natural cleansing bar with ingredients you can pronounce, oils that nourish your body, and essential extracts to delight your senses. DeForest Soaps are handcrafted in Kansas City, Missouri, by our family. Our products are of exceptional quality, made in small batches using time-honored traditions; slowly, with care, and only the best natural ingredients.
- [MRCC Winter Hat](https://morural.org/product/mrcc-winter-hat/) - Be seen in this striking yellow Missouri Rural Action Center Winter Hat.
- [Missouri Rural Crisis Center T Shirt](https://morural.org/product/missouri-rural-crisis-center-t-shirt/) - MRCC supports family farms, stands up to corporate interests, and represents the people. Wear our shirt with Pride. T-shirts are the USA made, 100% cotton, Slim fit, Additional sizes are available upon request. Please contact MRCC directly for additional size options. Missouri Rural Crisis Center on the back of the shirt.
- [Patchwork Family Farms Trucker Hat](https://morural.org/product/patchwork-family-farms-trucker-hat/) - Wear Patchwork Family Farm with Pride
- [MRCC Trucker Hat](https://morural.org/product/mrcc-trucker-hat/) - Get your own Missouri Rural Crisis Center Truckers Hat
- [Patchwork Family Farms Winter Hat](https://morural.org/product/patchwork-family-farms-winter-hat/) - Sport this Snazzy Patchwork Farms Hat and Support Local Family Farms

## Divi Mega Pro

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- [CoMo Gives](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/como-gives/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8E1700″ width=”60%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/como-gives-logo.png” title_text=”como gives logo” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8E1700″ width=”60%” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”38px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||4px|||” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] Help MRCC reach our goal by donating
- [CoMo Gives Week 1 Match](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/como-gives-week-1-match/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8E1700″ width=”60%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Match-como-gives.png” title_text=”Match como gives” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8E1700″ width=”60%” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”38px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||4px|||” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true”
- [Auction Live](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/auction-live/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”15px|15px|15px|15px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” header_text_align=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] MRCC’s 2024 Online Auction is Here Shop October 23rd to 30th. Bid on our unique collection. Gear up for gifting season, stock up on fall goodies or just treat yourself. We’ve got a little
- [Common Ground](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/common-ground/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(68,19,0,0.77)” width=”52%” custom_padding=”3px||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Common-Ground-Movie-Flyer.png” title_text=”Common Ground Movie Flyer” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#E09900″ width=”52%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||on|||#FFFFFF|” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] RSVP Here to Email Jamie@morural.org [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Truth in Labeling: COOL, the WTO, and the Way Forward](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/truth-in-labeling-cool-the-wto-and-the-way-forward/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.73)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Truth in Lending: COOL, the WTO, and the Way Forward” use_icon=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”23px” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”] Care about where your food comes from? Join us Wednesday May 8th at 1:00 for a
- [Take Action](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/take-action/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#0C71C3″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” border_width_all=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#E09900″ header_line_height=”1.3em” header_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Take Action Here to STOP Big Ag Mergers [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”23px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”] This is your chance to make your voice heard on the new proposed rules that aim
- [Patchwork 30th Anniversary Party](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/patchwork-30th-anniversary-party/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f47f1f” width=”60%” custom_padding=”14px|14px|14px|14px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/patchwork-30th-anniversary.jpg” title_text=”patchwork 30th anniversary” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”37px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” background_color=”#f47f1f” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||46px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Join us and Help us Celebrate. We hope to see you there. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdEVzEClAdbVvm4_diQpzqhPmCnaKatTZe2FRNXFndkWmWfA/viewform?pli=1″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Click
- [Farm Bill 2023 Zoom](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/farm-bill-2023-zoom/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.73)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/farm-bill.png” title_text=”farm bill” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”59%” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.73)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Farm Bill: Factory Farms, Conservation & Competition” use_icon=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”23px” body_text_align=”center” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”] Wednesday, June 7th 12:00-1:00
- [Expert Panel on Corporate Consolidation Threat](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/expert-panel-on-corporate-consolidation-threat/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f9f900″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” border_width_all=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”] Expert Panel Webinar on Corporate Consolidation and Our Next Move [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”23px” text_line_height=”1.8em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” text_text_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Join us on Tuesday, February 28th at 6PM to learn more about the history
- [Petition Popup](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/petition-popup/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(229,249,0,0.71)” width=”60%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] Sign the Petition to President Biden [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”38px” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”] Make Your Voice
- [Thanksgiving Popup](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/thanksgiving-popup/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f47f1f” width=”60%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Thanksgiving-cover.png” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Thanksgiving cover” align=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f47f1f” width=”60%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|10px||10px|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_2_font=”Adamina|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”38px” sticky_enabled=”0″] Sale Choose from Smoked Boneless and
- [Report Overlay](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/report-overlay/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”close-divi-overlay” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”100vh” height=”100vh” height_tablet=”85vh” height_phone=”100vh” height_last_edited=”on|phone” max_height=”100vh” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_color=”#ffffff” positioning=”absolute” position_origin_a=”center_center” position_origin_f=”center_center” position_origin_a_tablet=”center_center” position_origin_a_phone=”center_center” position_origin_a_last_edited=”on|tablet” position_origin_f_tablet=”” position_origin_f_phone=”” position_origin_f_last_edited=”on|desktop” position_origin_r_tablet=”” position_origin_r_phone=”” position_origin_r_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||200px|” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” positioning_tablet=”absolute” positioning_phone=”” positioning_last_edited=”on|phone” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”60px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(145,145,145,0.22)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color_gradient_direction=”35deg” custom_padding=”40px|40px|40px|40px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_code disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”Mobile Close Button” _builder_version=”4.16″ positioning=”absolute” position_origin_a=”top_right” position_origin_f=”top_right” position_origin_r=”top_right” vertical_offset=”0px” horizontal_offset=”-5px”
- [Button Overlay](https://morural.org/divi_overlay/button-overlay/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” background_color=”rgba(2,67,127,0.31)” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(224,153,0,0.42)” custom_padding=”25px|37px|25px|37px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://morural.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/chick-6652163_640.jpg” title_text=”chick-6652163_640″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”] MRCC Semi-Annual Report [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Newsletter Here” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#02437F” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”#02437F”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

## Events

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