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Area Agency On Aging Office — Senior Center, 624 Johnson Drive, Noel; 417-475-3511 Division of Social Services/Family Support — Children's Division and Senior Services; 929 U�S� 71B N�, Anderson, 417-845-6951 McDonald County Senior Center and Nutrition Site – 624 Johnson Drive, Noel, 417-475-3511 Noel Senior Citizens Center – 624 Johnson Drive, Noel, 417-475-3511 Southwest City Senior Center and Nutrition Site — 103 School St�, Southwest City, 417-762-3652 Stella Senior Citizens' Center — 719 Carter St�, Stella, 417-628-3314 Goodman Senior Center — located across from school; 417-364-7317 OATS (transportation service) — call Noel Senior Center at 417-475-3511 or call 800-770-6287 for individual city contacts; see Public Transportation heading in this directory� VITA Free Income Tax Preparation Service — 1 to 7 p�m� Wednesdays, Late January to April 15, American Legion Post 392 in Pineville� Senior Services McDonald County is a leader in the state in livestock production� The processing of millions of chickens every year in the two poultry processing plants of Tyson Foods and Simmons Foods puts the county near the top in that category� Agriculture has a huge impact on McDonald County and the state, with a diverse agriculture industry that is especially strong in growing grains and oilseeds (soybeans), cattle and hog farming and many further food and forestry processing industries� According to a study of the Economic Contributions of Missouri Agriculture and Forestry, in 2017, agriculture, forestry and related industries in Missouri contributed: • $88.4 billion economic impact • $33 billion in value-added plus $55.4 billion in inputs • 378,232 jobs • $17.5 billion in labor income • $2.2 billion in state/local taxes • $4 billion in federal taxes Overall Contributions to McDonald County Agricultural, forestry, and related industries support 5,020 jobs in McDonald County� Additionally, these industries contribute $1.3 billion in sales, which translates to $316.4 million in added value to the area after $955.9 million worth of inputs are purchased� Of this $316.4 million, $195.6 million is comprised of labor income� Tax revenues generated by the agricultural, forestry, and related industries in McDonald County are $55.4 million. McDonald County has 1,291 farms, that have 299 acres, with 801 square miles in the county, more than half — 603 square miles� A summary of McDonald County farms shows: • 214,707 acres in cropland • 92,111 acres in pasture • 58,413 acres in woodland • 20,774 acres in other farm use. The top three contributors, ranked by value-added, are: • Poultry processing, with inputs of $750.9 million, value added of $196.6 million, sales of $947.5 million, and employment of 3,585� • Broilers, with inputs of $84.2 million, value added of $71.2 million, sales of $155.4 million, and employment of 399� • Beef cattle ranching and farming, with inputs of $14 million, value added of $14.1 million, sales of $28.1 million, and employment of 348� Agriculture 24 | McDonald county Directory https://www.newmac.com/