SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A farmers’ market program in Springfield has been honored with an award by the state Department of Agriculture.

The department says its 2012 Champions of the Year award goes to the Harvest on Wheels program at the Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market.

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