Bates County - Missouri Farm Bureau

12/11/2025

Congratulations to our new MOFB Vice President Andy Clay. Andy is a seventh generation farmer from Jamestown. He previously served as District 3 Board Member and was the Young Farmer & Rancher Chairman and advisory board member.

12/11/2025

Get a quote during the first week of January ’26! Missouri Farm Bureau Health Plans are health coverage options for individuals and families under age 65. Eligible Missouri Farm Bureau members who purchase a plan will have access to a nationwide
provider network. Interested? Make sure you have an active membership with Missouri
Farm Bureau. Contact your local agent for
more information.

12/11/2025

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – – Senator Josh Hawley, Greg Matthews and Ed Holhubner received Missouri Farm Bureau’s (MOFB) Outstanding Service to Agriculture award during the organization’s 111th annual meeting on […]

12/11/2025

Missouri Farm Bureau will start taking applications for its new health plans in the New Year. “This has been a need that has been a long time coming.” It took three years for the plans to get approval and MOFB President Garrett Hawkins says it operates outside of the Affordable Care Act. “Our ...

12/11/2025

Congratulations to Bates County's Reagan O'Farrell for being named one of Missouri Farm Bureau's 2026 Ambassador at the MOFB Annual Meeting on Sunday evening. Way to go Reagan!

11/20/2025

This year’s Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost $55.18, or about $5.52 per person—that’s a moderate decline from last year, according to the Farm Bureau's 40th annual . 📰 https://bit.ly/486hjHW

11/20/2025

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a revised rule on Monday aimed at clearer permitting and fewer regulatory surprises, such as narrowing which water features fall under federal oversight and confirming exclusions.

11/20/2025

According to the Farm Bureau Federation, 91 percent of rural adults say mental health is important to them and their family.

08/12/2025

Go to https://mofb.org/ and sign up for Health Plan updates. Very excited to see how this benefits our members.

Coming Soon: MOFB Health Plans! 🎉

Missouri Farm Bureau is excited to introduce MOFB Health Plans: coming soon — an alternative health coverage designed with Missourians in mind.

✅ Stay informed! Be the first to know any information regarding MOFB Health Plans by filling out our interest form: https://mofb.org/health-plans-interest-form/
✅ Get ready to enroll! You must be a Missouri Farm Bureau member for 30 days before you are eligible for MOFB Health Plans.

Take the first step and become a MOFB member today so you are prepared when MOFB Health Plans go LIVE!

07/31/2025

Attention Bates County Farm Bureau Members! Please join us on August 27th at 6:30 pm for our Annual Meeting at the Lakeview Event Center. Please RSVP by 18th!

07/27/2025

There's no better time than now to become a member of Missouri Farm Bureau. For just $30 per year, you become part of the largest agriculture organization in the state, which is truly the voice of agriculture as well as all Missourians. Thanks to the passage of SB79, Missouri Farm Bureau's Health Plan will be available in the coming months but, you must be a member for 30 days prior to signing up for the plan so we encourage you to become a member now so you will be ready when it becomes available.

07/24/2025

For just $30 a year, you can receive access to hundreds of discounts on products and services you use every day; a subscription to Missouri Farm Bureau’s Show Me Magazine; access to top-notch insurance products; and a voice at the Capitol advocating for farmers, the rural way of life, and all Miss...