MO HCR47

Designates October 3, 2011, as "Missouri Animal Agriculture Day" to celebrate the state's animal agriculture industry.

Documents that 66% of Missouri's total land area is farmland, with 108,000 farms ranking 2nd nationally in number of farms.

Notes that 88% of Missouri farm operations are owned by individuals, families, or sole proprietors, with only 0.3% owned by nonfamily corporations.

Highlights that Missouri's animal agriculture generates $7.51 billion annually in agricultural products, with cattle, calves, hogs, and turkeys as the top livestock crops.

Encourages Missouri citizens to commemorate the day by consuming meat and game products raised in Missouri, including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, deer, rabbit, elk, and fish.