2023 — Brad and Jamie Busby and family
Brad and Jamie Busby and family of Parnell, Missouri, were among the families honored during the 66th annual Missouri Farm Family Day, Aug. 14 at the Missouri State Fair.
The Busby family was selected as the Nodaway County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Nodaway County and the local Farm Bureau. The family includes Baylie and Bexlie. 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 Busby family operates a cow/calf and row crop operation in Parnell, MO. While Brad runs the day-to-day operation, Jamie is a RN and a 4-H Club Leader. Their two daughters Baylie and Bexlie show sheep in 4-H and FFA, including exhibiting at the Missouri State Fair. They are both members of the NE Bluejays 4-H Club. Baylie is a member of the Northeast Nodaway FFA Chapter. When the girls aren’t busy on the farm, they play travel softball and are members the school basketball, softball, and track teams. The Busby family are members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parnell and the Nodaway County Cattleman’s Association.
The annual event is sponsored by five partner agencies: the Missouri Farm Bureau; the Missouri Department of Agriculture; the Missouri State Fair Commissioners; the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and MU Extension.
Previous State Fair Farm Families
- 2022 — Michael and Teri Roberts, Maryville
- 2021 — Matt and Natalie Yaple, Maryville
- 2019 — Matt and Belinda Hess, Maryville
- 2018 — Cody and Allison Blackford, Maryville
- 2017 — Frank and Heather Hoepker, Maryville
- 2016 — John A. and Beverly Schenkel, Maryville
- 2015 — Bob and Terri Lager, Maryville
- 2014 — Bruce and Renee Wiederholt, Maryville
- 2013 — Ron and Angela Hagey, Burlington Jct
- 2012 — Randy and Judy Frueh, Pickering
- 2011 — Rick and Terri Dawson, Maryville
- 2010 — Steve and Sheryl Ginther, Barnard
- 2009 — Steve and Robin Shamberger, Graham
- 2008 — Mike and Marsha Rosenbohm, Graham
- 2007 — Kenneth and Teri Runde, Ravenwood
- 2006 — Cris and Tara Wilmes, Maryville
- 2005 — Ben and Angela Farrell, Maryville
- 2004 — Richard Groves, Skidmore
- 2003 — Mike Kinman, Maryville
- 2002 — Lowell Wood, Elmo
- 2001 — Bill Koch, Ravenwood
- 2000 — Kirby Greeley, Hopkins
- 1999 — Kevin Rosenbohm, Graham
- 1998 — Mark Stiens, Maryville
- 1997 — Randy Hull, Elmo
- 1996 — Dennis Murphy, Clearmont
- 1995 — Charles Lager, Conception Jct.
- 1994 — Dean Adwell, Ravenwood
- 1993 — Howard Acklin, Barnard
- 1992 — Allen McGinness
- 1991 — Dave Blackford, Maryville
- 1990 — Bill Stiens, Skidmore
- 1989 — Bernard Riley, Ravenwood
- 1988 — Richard Wallace, Hopkins
- 1987 — Lloyd Nelson, Skidmore
- 1986 — Gary Hull, Elmo
- 1985 — Robert Stiens, Ravenwood
- 1984 — Carlos Wilmes, Maryville
- 1983 — Dave Dalbey, Burlington Jct.
- 1982 — Don Cordell, Quitman
- 1981 — Clyde Dean Beattie, Barnard
- 1980 — Don Clements, Pickering
- 1979 — Bobby Hagey, Burlington Jct.
- 1978 — Dean Blanchard, Hopkins
- 1977 — Don Adwell, Ravenwood
- 1976 — Charles Knorr, Pickering
- 1975 — Jerry Fugate, Parnell
- 1974 — Larry Rosenbohm, Graham
- 1973 — Gary Ecker, Elmo
- 1972 — Don Walk, Maryville
- 1971 — James Callow, Graham
- 1970 — Robert Greeley, Burlington Jct.
- 1969 — Dale Miller, Maryville
- 1968 — Norbert Schmitz, Parnell
- 1967 — James Stiens, Maryville
- 1966 — Ed Wiley, Wilcox
- 1965 — Raymond Seipel, Ravenwood
- 1964 — Paul Medsker, Guilford
- 1962 — Lowell Hull
- 1961 — Wilbur Frankum, Maryville
- 1960 — Ben Willhoyte, Maryville
