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April 7, 2023  Showcase Product in Missouri Grown Market at Missouri State Fair The Missouri Grown Market is a storefront, housed in the Agriculture Building, offering only Missouri Grown members' products. Thousands of people will visit the Missouri Grown Market during the Fair, making it a great place to highlight your products. What is the Missouri Grown Market? - The Missouri Grown Market is a retail store in the Agriculture Building open all 11 days of the Fair.
- The Market is an opportunity available to only Missouri Grown members to promote their products.
- Missouri Grown will consign product from vendors, paying wholesale price, and selling to the public with a markup of 20%.
Missouri Grown Market Checklist - Missouri Grown Membership Status: Membership must be current and up to date.
- Product Inclusion Application: Return attached form by Friday, April 28.
- MissouriBUYS Profile: Must have an approved MissouriBUYS profile. If you don't already have one, instructions to register are attached.
- Food Safety Inspection: Inspection records verified by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The Manufactured Foods Program inspects food processors/facilities that do any wholesale business.
- Sampling Form (Optional): You are not required to sample your products to include them in the Market.
Find the full application here. Contact Maghan Lage with any questions about the Missouri Grown Market at the Missouri State Fair. You can reach her at Maghan.Lage@mda.mo.gov. |  Free Telehealth Sessions Available Through MU Extension Farmers, ranchers, and rural Missourians face stress related to economic conditions, financial stability, weather, and health concerns that affect their lives and livelihoods. This stress can impact their work, school, family and community relationships, and every aspect of daily life. Building coping skills with confidential, telehealth counseling from a trusted source can make these stressors much more manageable. Missouri's Farm and Ranch Stress program provides free one-on-one teletherapy counseling to help farmers, ranchers, and their families cope with anxiety and stress. Any Missouri farmer, rancher or immediate family is eligible. A federal grant to MU Extension and Engagement means that every Missouri farmer and rancher can receive free one-on one teletherapy, regardless of insurance coverage ability to pay. Access to counseling helps remove at least one source of worry. To request free teletherapy counseling, fill out this form. For more information, contact adpsc@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4677.
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