Missouri Department of Agriculture Celebrates National Agriculture Week National Agriculture Day is March 19 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –This week, the Missouri Department of Agriculture celebrates the state’s position nationally in agriculture production. Missouri is home to 87,887 farms, employs nearly 460,000 people in agriculture, forestry and related industries, and has an estimated economic impact of $93.7 billion. Agriculture remains the state’s number one economic driver, supporting both rural and