[familyop]

Nearly all of Missouri and several other states would be good for large scale vegetable production. Northern Missouri is exceptionally good for orchards.

[Spartan79]

Nearly all of Missouri and several other states would be good for large scale vegetable production. Northern Missouri is exceptionally good for orchards.

Missouri was also the nation's top grape and wine producing state until the late nineteenth century, and when prohibition hit it was still second behind California. If could once again rise if water for California grape growing is substantially curtailed.