Missouri Farmers Union Annual Meeting
Open to all farmers, not just members. This year's gathering celebrates the International Year of the Woman Farmer. It's an evening not to be missed!
You don't have to be a member to attend!
This year's gathering celebrates the International Year of the Woman Farmer, and it's an evening you will not want to miss. Women have always been the backbone of our farms, our families, and our rural and urban communities, and on November 10 we are gathering to honor them, learn from them, share a good meal together, and leave inspired.
Venue: Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, 1769 W Ash St, Columbia, MO 65203
Schedule
10am-12:00pm MFU Board Meeting
- Open to MFU Board members.
- 2:00-4:30pm Consideration & Adoption of 2027 MFU Policy
- Open to current MFU members. The revisions to Bylaws and Policy Priorities for 2027 will be discussed by membership. Non-members are welcome to observe, but discussion and voting are reserved for members only. Please let us know if you are attending this meeting so we have a head count. If you would like to submit a policy priority for consideration, please submit to Kallie by Nov 3rd.
- 5:00pm Registration begins
- 5:30-6:00pm Dinner served
- 6:00-6:10pm Welcome
- Katie Nixon, Missouri Farmers Union President
- Jeff Kipley, National Farmers Union Vice President
- 6:10-6:30pm Denise O'Brien Women Food and Agriculture Network
- 6:30-7:15pm Farmer Panel
- Denise O'Brien, Jolie Foreman, Brittany Sullivan, Janett Lewis, Kerissa Taylor.
- Moderated by Kelly Wilson, PhD, MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture.
- 7:15-7:45pm Keynote: Jolie Foreman Shelby County Cares
- 7:45-8:00pm Q&A
- Closing
Tickets
$30 for MFU members and $70 for Non-Members. Tickets include dinner catered by Chef Beth, Thompson Tables LLC
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Take the opportunity to engage with room full of farmers, growers, advocates, and community partners, which makes it a wonderful place to share what you do and make real connections. Here's how you can join in:
- Tabling: $150
- One table space, 2 tickets, and 2 dinners, plus your business logo featured on our promos leading up to the event.
- Sponsorship + Tabling: $500 (only 10 spots available!)
- One table space, 4 tickets, and 4 dinners, plus your logo featured on screen during the event and a spotlight in the MFU newsletter.
Hotel Accommodations
Available at $118 for the evening of November 10th at the Drury Inn & Suites Columbia Stadium Boulevard located at:
1000 Knipp Street Columbia, MO 65203
As always any questions may be directed to
Kallie Turner, Programs & Policy Director-Missouri Farmers Union
573-659-4787 kturner@wcmcaa.org