Helping farmers find profit and sustainability

Published: February 1, 2021 by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF+Business)

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Sustainable Agriculture

An innovative public-private partnership is featured in a new report prepared for Environmental Defense Fund by Datu Research.

Missouri-based ag retailer MFA Incorporated is a regional farm supply and marketing cooperative representing 45,000 farmers and ranchers. It has 130 locations throughout Missouri and in parts of Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas. The co-op’s priority is neither “sales first” nor “conservation first,” but “member success first.”

With this priority in mind, MFA Inc. and three state conservation agencies — Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Missouri Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Missouri Department of Natural Resources — teamed up to help farmers manage for both profitability and environmental sustainability.

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