Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.185: Statement of purpose.

In recognition of the role of agriculture in the economic well-being of this state and in recognition that opportunities to succeed in agriculture should not be limited by the economic means of persons engaged in agriculture, the general assembly of the state of Missouri declares that state assistance in the guarantee of loans made to enable independent family-farm producers to enter and succeed in the development and operation of single-purpose animal facilities will benefit the state of Missouri economically and socially and is a public purpose of great importance.