Digging In with Missouri Farm Bureau

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma discuss how the Disaster Aid package that President Trump signed into law this week will help Missouri farmers and Tuesday’s telephone town hall that will help farmers make planting decisions.

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma give a quick trade update this week, covering Market Facilitation Program (Trade Aid) developments, China's rumored cessation of grain purchases, and the Disaster Relief bill in Congress.

Spencer Tuma and BJ Tanksley join Eric Bohl for an update on trade policy, compensation payments, disaster programs, disaster declarations, county health ordinance legislation, transportation funding, wind and solar farm taxation, and the main items that did not make it across the finish line of the 2019 Missouri legislature’s session.

With just a week left of Missouri's legislative session, Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley update you on the status of MOFB’s priority issues.

Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley discuss the Missouri Senate’s passage of SB 391, requiring science-based animal agriculture regulations; the progress of HB 1062, limiting eminent domain abuse; Transportation bonding negotiations; and a bill to improve funding for the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s programs.

Spencer Tuma and Eric Bohl bring us up to date on developments with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), trade negotiations with Japan and China, Flood recovery and prevention efforts, and the MOASK Industry Recognized Credential program.

Governor Parson was joined by MOFB President Blake Hurst, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, MDA Director Chris Chinn, and several other leaders for a roundtable to update Missourians on flood recovery efforts and find solutions to prevent future floods from happening. This week on Digging In we are bringing you these leaders' comments from the roundtable in Orrick, Missouri on Thursday, April 18.

This week, Eric Bohl and BJ Tanksley update you on the status of MOFB's priority issues in the state legislature. They cover Wind Farm Taxation, Initiative Petition Reform, Redistricting Reform, PDMP opioid addiction prevention legislation, Broadband funding, Transportation funding, Property Rights/Eminent Domain reform for projects like the Grain Belt Express, and the Animal Agriculture county he...

During our #MOFBinDC legislative trip, we sat down with American Farm Bureau Federation staff Don Parrish (AFBF Senior Director, Regulatory Relations) and Veronica Nigh (AFBF Economist) to discuss two important issues affecting our members: the new Clean Water Rule and trade.

On this special edition of Digging In with Missouri Farm Bureau, MOFB President Blake Hurst sits down with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley to discuss Senator Hawley's transition to Washington DC and some current issues that are important to our members. Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma also recap last week's MOFB Washington DC trip.

Eric Bohl and Spencer Tuma update the Chinese trade situation, Andrew Wheeler's confirmation as EPA Administrator, Scott Gottlieb's resignation as FDA Administrator, a roadmap for regulation of fake meat, and the upcoming MOFB Washington DC trip.

Eric Bohl, Leslie Holloway, and Spencer Tuma go over the proposed replacement to WOTUS, the Clean Water Rule. Seeing progress on talks with China, Trump postpones raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. New study shows Missouri food manufacturing could increase more than 50% in 8 years, adding $25 billion in economic activity and over 70,000 jobs to the state.

Eric Bohl, Spencer Tuma, and BJ Tanksley review MOFB's Legislative Briefing and Day at the Capitol, plus the latest on China trade talks, the Clean Water Rule, PDMP bill, and Missouri legislature priorities.

MOFB President Blake Hurst joins Eric to talk about why rural road infrastructure has become so important to agriculture, and Spencer Tuma recaps President Trump's State of the Union address and discusses the portions that related to agriculture and rural America.

The government shutdown ended after 35 days - what does this mean for Missouri farmers? How has this affected the MOFB Fly-In to DC? Will the government shut down again on February 15? How many chicken wings will be eaten during this weekend's "big game"? Eric and Spencer discuss on this week's Digging In.

On this episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with BJ Tanksley Director of State Legislative Programs about the issues he is working on over at the state capitol.

This week Eric and Spencer recap President Trump’s speech to the 100th Annual AFBF Convention in New Orleans. They also discuss insights gained from the convention about infrastructure, hog farm nuisance lawsuits, and more.

On this episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we are coming at you from Tan Tar A where the Governor's 48th Conference on Agriculture is being held. We are joined by BJ Tanksley our Director of State Legislative Programs and Spencer Tuma our Director of National Legislative Programs. We talk with BJ about the new legislative class being sworn in at the Missouri capital and we talk with Spen...

On this inaugural 2019 episode of Digging In with Missouri Farm Bureau, Spencer Tuma joins us to discuss the current ag policy landscape and how it pertains to the government shutdown.

On this episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with Director of National Legislative Programs Spencer Tuma. Spencer fills us in on the new Farm Bill, the Market Facilitation Program, and the new Clean Water Rule.

On this episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with Director of National Legislative Programs Spencer Tuma. Spencer walks us through parts of the new Farm Bill and discusses the EPA's new clean water rule.

On this special edition episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we are bringing you the Missourians Making A Difference panel from our 104th annual meeting. On the panel Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst was joined by Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce, USDA Secretary Senior Advisor Brian Klippenstein, and Ken Johnson Senior Vice President, Broadband Programs NRTC; For...

On this week's episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with Missouri Farm Bureau Chief Administrative Officer Dan Cassidy about what to expect at this year's Annual Meeting. Dan gives us the rundown on this year's schedule and shares some memories from previous Annual meetings.

On this week's episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with Director of National Legislative Affairs Spencer Tuma and Director of State Legislative Affairs BJ Tanksley. They walk us through the out come of Missouri's recent midterm election, and share their insights into what these results will mean for the future of the state.

On this week's episode of Missouri Farm Bureau's Digging In we talk with Director of National Legislative Affairs Spencer Tuma. Spencer and Eric address some of the questions that we have been getting regarding U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley. Tomorrow is election day so make sure to take a listen to this and get out there and vote!