In this August/September 2024 issue

Digital Editor's Note: This issue is the first magazine issue that is also published on MFA-Inc.com as part of a transition to MFA's corporate page. Please follow this link to read the August/September issue's articles on MFA Incorporated's home page.

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Features

COVER STORY - The Little River Lookout inclusive playground in Leon, Iowa, was constructed during a six-day, community-build process earlier this summer. MFA Incorporated’s Ag Experience interns assisted in the project, funded in part by a grant from the MFA Incorporated Charitable Foundation.
by Makenna Stundebeck, MFA Communications intern.

Four decades for cooperatives
Longevity of leadership earns MFA’s Rick Brune a place in the MIC Hall of Fame

Passing the test
MFA replicated trials advance new MorCorn hybrids, MorSoy varieties
by Garrett Imhoff, Hadlee Swope and Koby Charles

2024 MFA Foundation Scholarships
MFA replicated trials advance new MorCorn hybrids, MorSoy varieties

Faces of farming
Kristi Urich, co-owner/ operator of Urich Farms
by Allison Jenkins

Food for thought
Growing wildlife plots takes planning and preparation
Story and photos by Allison Jenkins

Opinions and Columns

COUNTRY CORNER
Asked to take an ag survey? Make it count.
by Allison Jenkins

UPFRONT / Blog
‘Summer’s Best Story’ begins Aug. 8 at the Missouri State Fair
Agriculture, autism and education
Annual survey offers critical insights into farmland value trends across Missouri

AGRONOMY
Don’t rush plans to control brush
By David Moore, MFA range and pasture specialist

LIVESTOCK
Handle calves with care to reduce weaning stress
By Dr. Jim White, MFA Director of Nutrition.

MARKETS
Crush margins have been bright. Will it continue?
Cattle prices continue to rise higher

RECIPES
Turn up the heat

VIEWPOINT
A focus on youth is a focus on the future
By Ernie Verslues, MFA President and CEO

Digital Editor's Note: This issue will be launched story by story on the website. Some of the articles will be hosted on the MFA Incorporated website so the links will launch a second window. The print issue of the Augus/September shipped the last week of July.