Farmers and ranchers education coming up

Openings remain for a free Sept. 27 workshop to help beginning farmers, ranchers and veterans learn about resources offered by state and federal agencies.

University of Missouri Extension sponsors the workshop.

"Understanding the Alphabet Soup of USDA Programs" will be held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Hunter Civic Center, 202 W. Jasper St., Versailles.

A session designed for military veterans will be held 2:30-4 p.m.

United States Department of Agriculturere representatives from the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Loan Programs and Rural Development will provide information on how to access their agencies' services, as will representatives from University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri AgrAbility Project.

Call 573-378-5358 or send an email to [email protected] to register.