DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Twin Knobs Dairy & Action Farms in Douglas County this week, touring the operation and meeting with Kaleb and Erin Rodgers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Missouri’s dairy and livestock producers.

Congressman Smith said, “Kaleb and Erin have built an impressive operation here, combining a modern dairy farm with a growing beef herd. Their farm is also on track to earn Missouri Century Farm recognition, a fitting honor for a family that’s poured so much work into this land.

“Like so many family farms across Missouri, they’re working to pass this operation down to their son, Everett. Thanks to the permanent 100 percent immediate expensing and small business deduction in the Working Families Tax Cuts, families like the Rodgers have the certainty they need to grow, hire, and stay profitable, so their operation can be passed down to Everett and the next generation. That’s the kind of certainty family farms need to keep operating for generations to come, and I’ll keep fighting for policies that provide it.”

Kaleb and Erin Rodgers own and operate Twin Knobs Dairy, a multi-generation family dairy farm near Vanzant that has grown from roughly 100 acres to about 1,000 owned acres, milking 150 to 200 Jersey and Jersey-Holstein cross cows. Kaleb is the fifth generation raised on the farm, which is expected to soon earn Missouri Century Farm recognition for more than a century of continuous family ownership. Beyond the dairy, the Rodgers also run Action Farms, a diversified operation that includes roughly 200 beef cattle.

The Working Families Tax Cuts, which Congressman Smith authored, made permanent 100 percent immediate expensing and a permanent small business deduction — provisions that give producers like the Rodgers the certainty to invest in new equipment, grow their operation, and hire the help they need to keep it profitable for generations to come.