Digging In with Missouri Farm Bureau

Congress is passing a $2.2 trillion relief package - what's in it for Ag? Eric Bohl, BJ Tanksley, and Spencer Tuma discuss on Digging In with Missouri Farm Bureau.

Recent events are wreaking havoc with agricultural markets, and we are only at the beginning. Add to this the challenges farmers and ranchers have already been going through over the past few years and you have the real possibility of mental strain. We talked with Jason Medows, a Missouri pharmacist, rancher, and mental health advocate about the struggles farmers are facing and what they can do to...

COVID-19 has forced our team to practice social distancing, but they still have plenty of insight into how this crisis is affecting ag. They discuss the impact on eminent domain reform, the federal government's response, and potential silver linings amidst the pandemic.

Missouri Farm Bureau, the Missouri Levee & Drainage District Association, the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the Missouri Department of Agriculture hosted four meetings around the state to get information to farmers about the current status of flood prevention efforts. Presenters from the Corps of Engineers, USDA, and state agencies gave...

Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley get up to date on where we are after two months of state legislative session.

MOFB President Blake Hurst moderated a panel of rural broadband experts at our annual Legislative Briefing. The panel participants included Tim Arbeiter, Missouri Director of Broadband, and Janie Dunning, Missouri Farm Bureau consultant on broadband issues.

Eric Bohl, BJ Tanksley, and Spencer Tuma discuss the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs, the Iowa Caucuses, the State of the Union address, the Impeachment vote, Trade, Property Rights, Redistricting, Missouri-Made Biofuels, Feral Hogs, and all things political.

The American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention just wrapped up in Austin. Eric Bohl talked with Blake Hurst to go over changes to AFBF policy that will affect Missouri farmers, plus an update on trade deals with China, Canada, and Mexico, and the announcement of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley preview MOFB's priorities in this year's legislative session, kicking off this week. Topics include property rights, broadband internet, rural healthcare, initiative petition reform, and much more.

Eric Bohl talks with new Director of Promotion and Education, Jennifer Poindexter, about her background and what she has planned for her new role.

MOFB President Blake Hurst moderated our annual expert panel at Annual Meeting. Four national experts discussed how emerging trends will change farming in the coming years. Panelists were Dr. Jayson Lusk, Professor at Purdue University; Dr. John Newton, Chief Economist at American Farm Bureau Federation; Mace Thornton, VP of Communications and Marketing for the United Soybean Board; and Joanne Rag...

Eric Bohl, Spencer Tuma, and BJ Tanksley discuss the breaking news on USMCA and China trade, plus wrap up MOFB Annual Meeting and discuss the policies that members adopted on feral hogs, dairy, biodiesel, rural healthcare, broadband, and more.

Eric Bohl previews the MOFB 2019 Annual Meeting with Chief Administrative Officer Dan Cassidy. Begins Saturday night, 12/7/19, at Margaritaville Lake Resort (formerly Tan-Tar-A) at the Lake of the Ozarks!

Eric Bohl talks with Tim Arbeiter, Director of Broadband Development for the State of Missouri, about efforts to bring rural broadband to all corners of Missouri.

Eric and Spencer discuss the latest rumors about the USMCA, a potential trade deal with China, and waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard

"The Missouri Farm Bureau Resolutions process is in full swing. Eric Bohl and Missouri Farm Bureau Vice President Todd Hays discuss the October Resolutions meeting and next steps in the policy development process."

Impeachment drama threatens to drown out progress on Trade; Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma discuss how it will affect deals with China, Japan, Mexico and Canada.

MOFB Chief Administrative Officer Dan Cassidy and special guest former Congressman Kenny Hulshof discuss the Show-Me State Food, Beverage and Forest Product Manufacturing Initiative and the outlook for Missouri sports this season.

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma tell the backstory of the new hit single, "USMCA" by The Farming People, plus discussion of trade issues with Japan and China and some Missouri Congressional activities.

Governor Mike Parson, Senator Roy Blunt, Congressman Jason Smith, and Congressman Billy Long talk flooding and Ag policy at the 2019 Missouri State Fair.

Eric Bohl talks with Lacey (Griesbaum) Miller about her father, Ralph Griesbaum, and the tractor rollover accident that took his life. They discuss the need to retrofit tractors with Roll Over Protection Structures (ROPS) and the new safety display in the MOFB building at the Missouri State Fair.

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma return from a summer break to discuss trade and the Missouri State Fair.

Eric Bohl, Spencer Tuma, and BJ Tanksley talk Trade, Feral Hogs, and the Governor's new task force on food manufacturing. Plus, Spencer's big 4th of July plans!

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma analyze the frontrunners in the Democrat Presidential Primary based on their Agriculture policy positions; They also discuss USDA's announcement allowing earlier harvest of cover crops in 2019.

Vice President Todd Hays joins Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma to discuss the Missouri Farm Bureau policy development process following the 2019 MOFB open hearing. BONUS: Chickaletta! To learn more about Missouri Farm Bureau's policy development process, https://mofb.org/policy-development