Missouri Farm Bureau
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Kevin Craig - "Liberty Under God"
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| General |
Education,
like groceries, should be taken out of the hands of government
entirely.
Most of what follows are state, not federal issues.
next: Agricultural Marketing and
Regulation
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| We believe Extension
continues to play an important role in Missouri agriculture and for
people across the state of Missouri. Agricultural programs, 4-H and
Home Economics activities, continue to be the strength of Extension
for rural Missouri. |
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| We believe the county
councils and the county program directors should have increased
authority and responsibilities for the local Extension programs. |
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| We support the
consideration of work experience and background in lieu of a
master's degree requirement for hiring a University Extension 4-H
Youth Specialist. We support allowing the Youth Specialist to work
toward a master's degree by offering credit hours from the
University at a reduced rate. |
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| We support promotional
activities that increase public awareness of county Extension
programs and services and we urge county Farm Bureaus to take an
active role in county Extension program development. |
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| We favor increased rural
representation on county councils. |
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| We also recommend more
funds be made available for the Extension program on a line item
basis. |
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| We believe every county
which finances the necessary office and travel expenses should be
assigned at least one agricultural extension agent. |
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| We favor increased funding
for county extension offices to allow specialists more time to deal
with customers. However, the counties are currently meeting their
share of office budget appropriations. Therefore, we would ask the
University of Missouri to consider increasing their portion of
budget appropriations. |
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| We believe that
Cooperative Extension, as well as the director of Cooperative
Extension, should reside in the University of Missouri College of
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. |
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| Commercial Agriculture
Program |
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We believe the Commercial Agriculture Program is a strong program
for Missouri farmers and ranchers. We support increased funding for
the Commercial Agriculture Program and other University of Missouri
programs within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources.
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