The Inaugural Laclede County Agribusiness Summit and Expo is a free, half-day program hosted by MU Extension. The event provides community members access to essential resources and educational opportunities for Laclede County and area farmers, farm supporters, hobby farmers, future farmers, cooperative farming groups, and other stakeholders in one location.
Join your friends, neighbors, and family immediately following the Agribusiness Brunch for an exciting and enriching experience that will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Exchange at Wall Street Cattle Company. This comprehensive event is not to be missed, offering a wealth of educational programming on the latest trends in agriculture, agritourism, value-added farming, hydroponic food production, farm safety, health, ergonomics, cooperative farming and local foods, farm financing, and much more to help you start or grow your own agricultural business.
Plus, from 1:15 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., catch presentations by Bill McKelvey of MU Extension and Anna Maria Desipris, Sun and Bloom Farms co-owner.
The Ag Summit and Expo is a gateway to valuable resources for anyone currently participating or interested in farming, fishing, and forestry as a means of income. Learn about beekeeping as a business from Heroes to Hives Missouri Chapter. Enjoy a unique barrel-making demonstration courtesy of Missouri Cooperage throughout the event. End your experience with a networking session featuring a complimentary Missouri wine tasting hosted by the Missouri Wine and Grape Board and Mathany Vineyards from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The Inaugural Laclede County Agribusiness Summit and Expo is part of Laclede County Commission Agriconomy Week, which MU Extension organizes in partnership with the Laclede County Commission.
Admission to the Inaugural Laclede County Agribusiness Summit and Expo is free.
Partners:
- The Laclede County Council of MU Extension
- Wall Street Cattle Company
- Missouri Cooperage
- Cackle Hatchery
- S&H Farm Supply
- Bennett Spring State Park
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
- Sun and Bloom Farms
- Mathany Family Vineyards
- Missouri Wine & Grape Board
- Missouri Grows
- USDA
- Missouri Agrability
- Missouri Heroes to Hives Chapter
- Show-Me MO Success Podcast
- Heritage Bank of the Ozarks
- Still Waters Farm
- SBDC
- New Growth
- Missouri Farmers Care
- Show-Me Farm Safety
- Missouri Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
- NAMI Missouri
- MU Extension - Health and Human Sciences
- Women in Ergonomics
- Pearls of Production
- Women Owning Woodlands
The Missouri SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance to the SBDC hosting the event. The Missouri SBDC is a University of Missouri Extension partner.
Related programs
- Missouri 4-H
- Missouri AgrAbility
- Missouri Century Farms
- Garden ’n Grow
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Missouri Small Business Development Centers
- Veterinary Extension and Continuing Education
- Missouri Farm to School
- Swine Extension
- Soybean
- Missouri Grain Crops
- Wheat and Other Small Grains
- Dairy Extension
- Agricultural Business and Policy Extension
- Missouri Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
- Missouri Blueberry School
- Precision Agriculture
- Growing Agribusiness Sustainably
- Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension
- Heroes to Hives
- Building Strong Families
- Urban Agriculture
- Commercial Horticulture
- Missouri EATs