Bill to create agriculture education program gets unanimous support from Missouri House

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 467

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Hoping to grow the next generation of farmers, the Missouri House unanimously approved a bill Monday to create an optional agriculture education program for elementary schools.

“We need to educate and encourage growth in agriculture and spark that interest, both in rural and in urban areas,” the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. John Martin, a Republican from Columbia, said in a House debate last week.

The legislation would require the state’s education department to work …

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