The Missouri Corn Growers Association held its annual Northwest Missouri Winter Growers Meeting Tuesday at Stoney Creek Inn to tackle issues impacting farmers in the region.

“When we first started out we were getting probably 50 people to come to this meet and that last few years they highest have been up to 140 or 150 people,” said Sam Creed, Missouri Corn Growers Association board member.

Around 110 farmers took part in Tuesday’s meeting. Presentations were given on numerous topics that have an impact on farmers.

The meeting kicked off with a legislative update from Congressman Sam Graves’ Office followed by a presentation on Missouri Agriculture Issue by Dir. RIchard Fordyce of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

“Just to get producers up to speed,” said BJ Bailey, Corn Growers Association board member and a farmer in Oregon, Mo. “New fertilizer techniques, what’s going on with markets and a weather update.”

Creed said the Growers meeting always takes place in St. Joseph because of how large of a venue is needed for the presentations.

“We have to have a large facility to fit more than 100 people,” said Creed.

Presentations were also given on termination of cover crops, and starter fertilizer as well as a market outlook.