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Second annual cardboard boat race to benefit the Food Bank

The second annual Float Your Boat for the Food Bank will occur April 20 at Bass Pro Shops lake in Columbia. The fundraiser is sponsored by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri and The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri.

A Sweet and Nutritious Treat for Missouri Families

Bradford Research Center donates sweet corn to The Food Bank

Sweet corn says summer in Missouri like sultry afternoons, baseball and lemonade stands. This week, hundreds of families in central and northeast Missouri will have fresh sweet corn to enjoy thanks to a partnership between the College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) and the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. A vacation Bible school class from Midway…

Will Race For Food

KOPN wins Float Your Boat for the Food Bank cardboard trophy

One was shaped like a picnic basket. Another was built to look like a gray Stealth bomber.  Still another was constructed to resemble a submarine.  Then there was the one with a giant dog head, complete with wagging tail and flapping tongue.  They shared one thing – they were all made of cardboard and duct tape and raced in the…

Whole Hog

CAFNR to Donate Half-Ton of Sausage to the Food Bank

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri is donating 1,000 lbs. of lean pork sausage worth about $2,000 to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri.