Members of the agriculture community, producers and agri-businesses, were front and center at the 21st annual Farm City Breakfast Friday morning at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph. The event presented by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and LifeLine Foods drew hundreds of attendees bright and early on Friday morning.
The program included the inaugural presentation of the Farm Family of the Year award being presented to the Casey and Ashley Spencer family, both of whom are fourth-generation farmers in DeKalb, Missouri. There are just under a total of 90,000 farms in the state of Missouri, that ranks second in the Nation, with 30 of those farms being classified as "founding farms" meaning they have 200 years in the same family.
The Keynote speaker for the event was Kevin Wanzer a unique motivational speaker that uses comedy to get his message across, and there were some real laughs to get everyone going for their day. Proceeds of this event go toward Agriculture Future of America Scholarships for area students pursuing agricultural-related degrees. This past year, AFA awarded $20,000 in scholarships to area students. St. Joseph is AFA's largest community scholarship program.