MFA Incorporated to close six Agri Services Centers in Missouri

(Columbia, Mo., July 1, 2024) 

MFA Incorporated announced this week that it would close six Missouri Agri Services retail operations: Concordia, West Plains, Savannah, Conception Junction, Jackson and Farmington. Farmington’s fertilizer plant will continue to operate as an MFA facility. Staff and resources from nearby MFA Agri Services centers will continue to serve customers of the closing locations. 

Locations affected by these changes will close by the end of August. Where possible, employees will be reassigned to supporting MFA locations, with staff reductions limited to 28 full-time employees from MFA’s workforce of 1,500. 

MFA Incorporated is a Midwest-based regional farm supply and marketing cooperative serving farmers in Missouri and adjacent states. The organization operates more than 100 MFA Agri Services centers and has business agreements with 24 locally owned affiliated cooperatives.

“Over the past several years, we have been carefully evaluating our operations and focusing on strategies that scale to provide service and products to our customers into the future,” said Jason Weirich, MFA executive vice president of operations. “Many of our retail facilities were sited before the advent of modern application, tending and delivery equipment. Many are aging and located inside city limits where future investment wouldn’t make sense. As part of this process, we’ll focus on investing in facilities and technology that allow us to deliver top service at greater distances while account managers continue to focus on individual farmers’ needs. We have had success with that approach in recent projects.” 

Resources from closing locations will be employed at nearby MFA Agri Services to continue serving area farmers. MFA is communicating with its customers to provide details about the changes. Specialized infrastructure on the affected properties will be dismantled, and the property will be offered for sale. 

The company will continue to offer annual MFA Foundation scholarships to college-bound high school seniors in communities surrounding the closing locations.

“We are grateful for the support of our customers and the dedication of our employees,” Weirich added. “These decisions are difficult. As a cooperative in today’s agriculture, it’s important to focus capital where it can best serve our customers and provide growth for the company. Our operations may evolve, but we remain focused on being the retail partner that helps our customers succeed in their businesses. That’s why we’re here.”  

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