Grundy County and neighboring counties are blessed with families who have a proud tradition of agriculture as these families have owned and maintained the family farm for generation after generation.
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North Central Missouri College’s Barton Farm Campus is being built on such a family farm. Elizabeth and Arthur Barton gave their family farm to NCMC to further the development of agriculture and to support higher education. As NCMC prepares to construct the Barton Farm Campus and honor that farm family’s bequest, the college is looking for other families and farms with such a legacy to be recognized. Additionally, those families are invited to join together and make an investment in the future of agriculture and education.
Various levels of giving are available for the “Legacy Farms” program, beginning at $5,000 and up, with the degrees of recognition designated appropriately. By making such a gift, the family will be honored with a naming opportunity in support of the college’s agricultural development. Plans include an engraved display board listing the participations “Legacy Farm Families” to be placed in a prominent location on the Barton Farm Campus.
Director of Development Steve Maxey said that gifts may be made in the form of cash, stocks or bonds, real estate or with special provisions through a trust, will or even life insurance. Gifts may also be accepted in the form of a multi-year pledge to be determined by the donor as well as the frequency and the length of time for payment.
Families wanting more information about the “Legacy Farms” program can contact Maxey at NCMC’s Frey Administrative Center at 359-3948, ext. 1403.
Maxey said that construction on the Barton Farm Campus is expected to begin shortly and that he is eager to find families interested in this concept of recognition both for the legacy of farming in north Missouri and the recognition of family ancestry.