Missouri Farmers Care

Name

Missouri Farmers Care

Legal name

Missouri Farmers Care

Website

https://mofarmerscare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advocacy and Coalition Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Food Services (624210), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural advocacy
• Coalition partnerships
• Hunger relief
• Agricultural education
• County designation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Missouri Farmers Care is a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups that coordinates communication, education, and advocacy to promote Missouri agriculture and rural communities. The organization operates a portfolio of programs including the Agri-Ready County Designation, the Drive to Feed Kids hunger-relief initiative, the Race to the Plate educational campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award, the Ag Moves student education program, and the Hogs for Hunger pork donation program.

Product overview

Missouri Farmers Care is a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups that offers a portfolio of advocacy and community programs rather than a traditional technology product. The organization's offerings include: Agri-Ready County Designation (a voluntary county recognition program), Drive to Feed Kids (a hunger relief initiative with meal packing and food bank partnerships), Race to the Plate (agricultural education via St. Louis Cardinals partnership), Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award (annual recognition for farming excellence), Ag Moves (student agricultural education), and Hogs for Hunger (pork donation program). These programs work together to promote agricultural growth, food security, and community engagement across Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Race to the Plate: An advocacy partnership between the St. Louis Cardinals and Missouri Farmers Care to educate baseball fans about agriculture.
• Drive to Feed Kids
• Agri-Ready Counties
• Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award
• Ag Moves
• Hogs for Hunger

Products and services

• Agri-Ready County Designation A voluntary county designation program that recognizes Missouri counties committed to supporting and growing their agricultural industry by backing agricultural stewardship, growth, and economic interests.
• Drive to Feed Kids An initiative that mobilizes meal packing events, food drives, and donations to provide kid-friendly meals to youth through backpack meal programs and in-school food pantries, working with Feeding Missouri's network of food banks.
• Race to the Plate An agricultural education initiative partnered with the St. Louis Cardinals that connects Missouri farm families with baseball fans through radio messaging, print advertisements, in-stadium videos, social media content, and in-person activities at select games.
• Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award An annual award recognizing farm and ranch families who demonstrate high standards for careful and responsible management of land, natural resources, and animals, featuring a $5,000 honorarium and farm sign for recipients.
• Ag Moves (Agriculture Education on the Move) An agriculture education program that teaches students about where their food comes from and how agriculture affects their lives.
• Hogs for Hunger A pork donation program that enables pork producers and 4-H and FFA swine exhibitors to donate pigs and pork to address hunger in Missouri communities, with reimbursement for processing costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82 Missouri counties designated Agri-Ready as of January 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Missouri Cattlemen's AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of Missouri Farmers Care coalition. Missouri Cattlemen's Association is one of 45+ member organizations that collaborate on agricultural advocacy, education, and community initiatives.
• St. Louis CardinalscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partnership for Race to the Plate campaign. Missouri farmers share the stage with the St. Louis Cardinals to educate baseball fans about agriculture. Fans interact with the Farm Team through radio, print, in-stadium videos, social media, and in-person activities at select games.
• Missouri Corn Merchandising CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Collaborates with Missouri Farmers Care on agricultural education campaigns and events.
• Missouri Pork AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Supports agricultural advocacy and education through the partnership.
• Midwest DairycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Collaborates on dairy industry education and promotion.
• Missouri Beef Industry CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Supports beef industry advocacy and consumer education.
• MFA IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Agricultural cooperative partner in the coalition.
• Missouri Farm BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor and partner of the Race to the Plate initiative. Major agricultural organization partner in the Missouri Farmers Care coalition.
• Feeding MissouricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of Missouri food banks working to provide hunger relief in every county. Missouri Farmers Care leverages their distribution network for the Drive to Feed Kids initiative.
• Missouri State FairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Hogs for Hunger donations at the Missouri State Fair. Accepts up to 50 4-H and FFA barrows for the campaign.
• Missouri Department of AgricultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting agricultural initiatives and programs including the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
• Missouri FFAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth agricultural organization partner. FFA chapters can apply for matching grants through the Drive to Feed Kids initiative.
• Missouri 4-HminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization partner. 4-H clubs can apply for matching grants through the Drive to Feed Kids initiative.
• MU ExtensionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Missouri Extension is a partner supporting agricultural education and community programs.
• United Way of the Mark Twain AreaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Northeast Missouri Pilot Program of Hogs for Hunger, tackling food insecurity in Northeast Missouri.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Missouri Cattlemen's Association: A founding member of the Missouri Farmers Care coalition. Single-commodity agricultural advocacy organization with overlapping education and promotion objectives for Missouri beef producers.
• Missouri Farm Bureau: Missouri's largest general agricultural advocacy organization and a core Missouri Farmers Care coalition partner. Both organizations advocate for Missouri farmers and rural communities, making them directly comparable in mission and stakeholder base.
• National 4-H Council: National youth development organization with a strong agricultural mandate; Missouri 4-H is a Missouri Farmers Care partner. Both organizations run youth agricultural education and stewardship programming.
• National FFA Organization: National youth agricultural education organization whose Missouri FFA chapter is an active Missouri Farmers Care partner through Drive to Feed Kids grants. Comparable mission of agricultural education and youth engagement.
• Feeding Missouri: Statewide coalition of Missouri food banks that is a direct partner of Missouri Farmers Care through the Drive to Feed Kids initiative. Operates a complementary hunger relief mission across the same Missouri geography.

Broad incumbents

• American Farm Bureau Federation: National umbrella organization for state Farm Bureaus including Missouri Farm Bureau. Operates agricultural advocacy, education, and policy work at scale that overlaps with Missouri Farmers Care's coalition mission.
• Feeding America: National hunger relief organization whose network includes Feeding Missouri. Operates the same backpack-meal and food-bank distribution model that Missouri Farmers Care leverages for Drive to Feed Kids.
• Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry): National nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger through school and community meal programs. Operates a comparable childhood-meal mission to Missouri Farmers Care's Drive to Feed Kids at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation: Regional state Farm Bureau serving Iowa's agricultural community. Comparable state-level advocacy, education, and rural development mission without direct Missouri overlap.
• Illinois Farm Bureau: Neighboring state-level general agricultural advocacy organization with a comparable coalition-style mission for Illinois farmers. Demonstrates how the agricultural-coalition model is structured in adjacent geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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