Jeremy, Abby, and Oscar Palmer were honored at the 68th annual Missouri Farm Family Day during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Bailey Schneider (2025 Missouri State Fair Queen), Jeremy, Oscar, and Abby Palmer, Lisa Washburn (Associate Vice Chancellor for MU Extension and Engagement); and back row – Jamie Johansen (Missouri State Fair Commissioner), Todd Hayes (vice-president, Missouri Farm Bureau), Jason Moore (Director Missouri State Fair), Byron Roach (Missouri State Fair Commissioner), Davin Althoff (Chief Administrative Officer, Missouri Farm Bureau), and Rob Kallenbach (Associate Dean of Extension and Senior Program Director of Agriculture & Environment).

Jeremy, Abby, and Oscar Palmer of Rock Port were honored at the 68th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on August 11 during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The Palmers operate a 200-acre row crop, pig and cattle farm.

The Palmer family was chosen as the Atchison County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension and the Atchison County Farm Bureau.

Each year, the Missouri State Fair designates a day to celebrate farm families from across the state who are engaged in production agriculture, demonstrate strong community involvement, and participate in outreach and youth development programs such as 4-H or FFA.

Farm Family Day is made possible through the support of the Missouri Farm Bureau, the Missouri Department of Agriculture, the Missouri State Fair Commissioners, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and MU Extension.