JEFFERSON CITY — Representatives from across the state, including Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and MDA Director Chris Chinn, came together this week for the first meeting of the Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network.
Mo-FEN is an arm of the Show Me Food, Beverage & Forest Product Manufacturing Initiative, begun in 2019 to advance new food processing and manufacturing projects in Missouri. In a tremendous show of support for the state’s agriculture, food and forest industry, eight colleges and universities attended the meeting to discuss ways to increase opportunities for Missouri producers.
Representatives from the following institutions participated: Northwest Missouri State University, College of the Ozarks, Lincoln University, Truman State University, Southeast Missouri State University, University of Central Missouri, Missouri State University and University of Missouri.