Farm Credit System (FCS) Financial has awarded local 4-H Clubs and Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters $500 to improve their local communities through the Shaping Rural Missouri Grant program. There were 101 4-H clubs and FFA chapters receiving grants this year, including Clever Clovers, Dale Patton, Millville, Olde Tyme and Lawson 4-H groups as well as the Richmond FFA. This is the 13th year FCS Financial has awarded the Shaping Rural Missouri Grant. Over this stretch of time, more than $300,000 has been distributed in rural Missouri through the program. “It’s exciting to see the record number of grant applications this year,” said Rob Guinn, FCS Financial CEO. “These grants allow 4H and FFA members to work as a team to enhance their local Missouri communities and build skills that will help them in the future.” Guys and Gals 4-H Club will use the grant to assist in repairing old and rotten wood in the bathrooms at the fairgrounds. Years of water damage has created a strong…