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Aug. 22, 2019Maryville, MO |  By: Whitnee Ice

Maryville family honored at Missouri State Fair

A Maryville family was honored during the 61st annual Farm Family Day, August 12 at the Missouri State Fair.

The Matt and Belinda Hess Family was selected as the Nodaway County Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Nodaway County and the Local Farm Bureau. The family includes Jerrica, Grayson, and Triston.

Each year, the fair sets aside a day to recognize farm families from across the state that are active in their communities, involved in agriculture, and/or participate in local outreach and extension programs such as 4-H or FFA.

The Hess family operates a cattle, hay, and row crop farming operation. Matt and Belinda both graduated from Northwest Missouri State University and were married in 2004. Farming runs deep in their roots going back to the 1920s.

This year during the Farm Family Day, all 114 Missouri counties plus the City of St. Louis participated, honoring nearly 500 people from the 115 farm families.