2025 Missouri Ag Hall of Fame Inductee

A true farmer and true leader. Governor Mike Parson joins the hall of fame retired from office and back on the farm. Parson is a veteran who served six years in the U.S. Army. He served more than 22 years in law enforcement as the sheriff of Polk County. A strong advocate for agriculture throughout his career in Jefferson City, he served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005-2011, in the Missouri Senate from 2011-2017, and as Lieutenant Governor in 2017-2018. He was sworn in as Missouri’s 57th Governor in 2018 and was reelected by a historic margin in 2020.

Governor Parson and First Lady Teresa live in Bolivar. Together they have two grown children and six grandchildren. He was raised on a farm in Hickory County and graduated from Wheatland High School in Wheatland, Mo. He is a small business owner and a third generation farmer who currently owns and operates a cow and calf operation near their hometown of Bolivar.