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Join Ashley McCarty and Carley Esser as they give you an inside conversation about a host of policy issues. Carley Esser currently serves as a professional staff member for the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee under Ranking Member John Boozman. She handles Title I commodities, disaster programs, and crop insurance.   Formerly, Esser was the senior legislative assistant fo...

Join the conversation on this weeks episode addressing feral hog elimination in the Show-Me state. With over 75 years of experience collectively, this episode provides insight and information for landowners to combat the feral hogs in Missouri.  Jason Jensen has worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation for nearly 30 years.  He currently serves as the Community and Private Land Conservati...

Did you know that Missouri has the fourth largest horse population in the United States? In this episode, Missouri Horse Council Board Members, Brenda Wasser and Joe Eddy, talk about the diversity within Missouri's equine industry and the budding opportunities for horse enthusiasts within our state. Learn more about the Missouri Horse Council and become a member at https://www.missourihorsecouncil...

Advanced technologies and innovations have benefitted the production of corn and ethanol. Outdated information and misconceptions have caused a lot of confusion about this renewable resource. Bradley Schad, Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO, joins us on this episode to discuss fact, fiction and the future of corn and ethanol production.

POET Bioprocessing, located near Laddonia, MO began operations in September of 2006. The state-of-the-art bioethanol production facility consumes approximately 28 million bushels of locally-grown corn to produce 80 million gallons of bioethanol annually. POET Bioprocessing - Laddonia provides a high performance, environmentally-friendly fuel as well as premium, high-quality Dakota Gold brand lives...

Missouri's forest products industry contributes $10 billion to its economy and supports over 46,000 jobs. In this episode, take a deep dive into this industry and how it ties with agriculture and conservation with Jason Green of Pioneer Forest.

Do you partner with a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) or have you considered working with a CCA? On this Shop Talk edition of the Stand for Ag podcast, four Certified Crop Advisors discuss planning for the 2022 planting season, challenges that may arise, and how a CCA can assist in navigating those factors. 

This episode's guest is Quentin Rund, project lead for Early Adopter Grower Innovation Community (EAGIC). Rund is a farm kid from central Illinois with a taste for technology. He has worked in precision agriculture for over 20 years and has seen many technologies come and go. From the farm, to the Peace Corps, to his own small business, his passion is to find tech that solves problems and makes wo...

Since 2001, BioSTL has laid the foundation for St. Louis' innovation economy with a comprehensive set of transformational programs that elevate St. Louis' leadership in solving important world challenges in agriculture, medicine, health care, and other technology areas. Join this conversation with Vijay Chauhan, Global STL Lead, and Matt Luetje, Director of Ag-Food Business Development to learn ho...

Missouri 4-H and Missouri FFA joined Missouri Farmers Care on stage at the 49th Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture to talk about how Missouri agriculture is feeding Missourians through the Drive to Feed Kids program. Press play on this week's episode to hear the feedMORE panel conversation and learn how students from Concordia, Ashland and Halfway have implemented the Drive to Feed Kids...

Join this conversation about the dairy industry in Missouri with Reagan Bluel, education director for newly formed Missouri Dairy, and Gene Wiseman, Missouri Dairy Legislative Director. Learn more about Missouri Dairy the single voice for the Missouri dairy industry at https://www.modairy.org/ .

Join guest host David Doctorian, Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships and Initiatives, as he speaks with 2021 Leopold Conservation Award finalists about their operations, land management practices and the challenges and successes they have experienced on their farms through the years.   This Shop Talk episode is sponsored by the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservat...

Join Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care, Ashley McCarty and leader of the Missouri Association of Meat Processors, Niki Cloud, for a special episode on Missouri's booming meat industry!

Learn about the Missouri Department of Agriculture and get the inside scoop on programs designed to promote agriculture business development within our state. Pull up a chair, and join Davin on this weeks' episode of #StandforAg. Davin Althoff is the Director of the Division of Agriculture Business Development for the Missouri Department of Agriculture where he leads efforts to grow agribusiness o...

Join the Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care, as she highlights the impact of the 2021 Drive to Feed Kids. The Drive to Feed Kids opens a door for every Missourian to make a difference in the fight against hunger in our state. All proceeds are dedicated to Feeding Missouri's network food banks who work daily to alleviate hunger. Every dollar makes a difference in our Missouri communities.

Pull up a chair and join the conversation with two advocates for Missouri agriculture. Joining us today is Spencer Tuma, Director of National Legislative Programs of Missouri Farm Bureau, and Ben Travlos, Associate Director of Public Policy of Missouri Corn Growers Association. These two professionals chatted about current issues affecting Missouri farmers and agriculturists; as well as ways we ca...

Join one of our own, Heather Fletcher, as she gives us an update on Agriculture Education on the Move™ (AEOTM). As the program director, she led and overcame challenges facing AEOTM in a time of hybrid class structures and scarce face-to-face opportunities with the state's third-grade students. We have a discussion about adapting, the AEOTM activities in the Agriculture Building at the Missouri St...

Join Brian Zimmerscheid, vice president and team leader of the commercial crop team at FCS Financial, as we chat about the financial health of Missouri agriculture, obstacles beginning and established farmers face, and the resources FCS Financial has to help. Brian Zimmerschied was raised on a diversified crop and livestock farm near Sweet Springs, Missouri. Brian received an ag economics degree f...

Join the Missouri State Fair Director and the Director of Communications, Mark Wolfe and Kari Mergen, as we discuss the 119th celebration of Missouri agriculture which will occur August 12-22 in Sedalia, Missouri! After transitioning to a state-wide youth livestock show amidst COVID-19, the Missouri State Fair has returned this year and will showcase Missouri agriculture, immerse fairgoers in fun,...

Learn about your strengths, weaknesses and leadership qualities with Dr. John Tummons. As an assistant professor in the agriculture education department at the University of Missouri, he has insight into leadership development and the importance of getting to know yourself.    As a farmer and agriculturist himself, take advantage of some of his tips and tricks to dig deeper into why we make the de...

Hear from one of our own. Paxton Dahmer was the first host of the Stand for Ag podcast and a previous Missouri Farmers Care intern. He is currently serving as the National FFA Central Region Vice President for the National FFA Organization.  Paxton is a third-generation FFA member, so he says it was natural for him to join the organization. Throughout his time in FFA, he fell in love with getting...

Missouri FFA and Missouri Farmers Care are fighting hunger, together. Tune in as we talk about how almost 1,000 FFA members will come to the Missouri State Fair and pack meals to fight food insecurity and feed the 1 in 5 Missouri children that are never certain where their next meal will come from.  The Drive to Feed Kids successfully launched in 2017 and built collaborative partnerships among non...

Tune in to a panel of influential women in agriculture! Kate Lambert of FCS Financial, Kaitlin Flick of MFA Inc., and Ashley McCarty of Missouri Farmers Care discuss misconceptions in the food and production sector of agriculture with the 2021 Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge class. These insightful conversations are another example of how much those in agriculture care about the land, their...

Tune in to another edition of Shop Talk here on Stand for Ag! Lead by guest host, Darrick Steen, environmental programs director for the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Corn Growers Association, this episode is an insightful conversation about land management and resources available to current and beginning farmers. He is joined by Clayton Light, conservation programs manager for the...

Welcome to season 3 here on the Stand for Ag podcast. With summer knocking on our door and plenty of interesting conversations about agriculture, we want you to join the conversation! I'm your host, Alexandra Gast, and I am thrilled to bring you new episodes with intentional and thought-provoking dialogue about food, fuel and fiber.  I am joined by a special guest on this introduction episode of S...