Photo Credit: Missouri Farm Bureau

Farmers are helping tell the story of agriculture through a new exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. The Missouri Farm Bureau (MFB) Foundation for Agriculture presented a check for $250,000 to the Science Center on September 11, 2015, for use in developing the new exhibit set to open in the summer of 2016. The donation was part of a larger donation of more than half a million dollars made by Missouri and Illinois Farm Bureaus.

“Education has always played a key role in Farm Bureau and the Saint Louis Science Center Agriculture Exhibit is an integral part of our transition to looking toward the future,” said MFB President Blake Hurst.

“We are grateful to the Illinois and Missouri Farm Bureaus, not only for their generous financial support, but for their commitment to helping us tell the story of food, the science and technology of how we grow food and move crops from field to table,” said Bert Vescolani, President and CEO of the Saint Louis Science Center. “Through this partnership, we can help connect our visitors to the farming community around us and understand the vital role our region plays in providing the food we eat and the challenges and responsibility to provide for our country and the rest of the world.”

“We look forward to working with our friends at Illinois Farm Bureau and the Saint Louis Science Center to share the success story of modern production agriculture and help us tell a story that incorporates equal parts perseverance, innovation, dedication and optimism,” Hurst said.