Policycast with the VP: Recent Episodes
Illinois Farm Bureau
Join Resolutions Committee Chairman Brian Duncan once a month for a one on one conversation about IFB Policy. You’ll learn how policy is at the forefront of our organization and why it shapes what we do. Guest appearances will include IFB staff, members and leadership. Together with Vice President Duncan, they’ll dive deeper into the policy issues at hand.
Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan and Allie Speer recap the policy approved at the Illinois Farm Bureau and AFBF Annual meetings.
Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan and Allie Speer, Assistant Director of Policy Development & Advocacy highlight some of the the July Resolutions Committee submittals.
In this episode, Vice President Duncan and Allie talk with Illinois Farm Bureau's Adam Nielsen about the Farm Bill and the role IFB Policy plays as the organization works with Congressional Leaders on this piece of legislation.
Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Duncan and Allie Speer are joined by IFB's Governmental Affairs & Commodities Executive Director, Mark Gebhards. They discuss the 2022 IFB Market Study Tour and how it can be tied back to IFB policy. They discuss some of the difficulties European farmers face and how, through the IFB policy process, the organization can work to avoid those issues here.
Recap of the November Resolutions Committee Meeting and a preview of the steps leading up to the 2021 IAA Annual Meeting.
Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan, Allie Speer, Policy Development and Advocacy Program Coordinator and Bill Bodine, Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs meet to discuss Illinois Farm Bureau policy and how it was applied regarding the recently passed Energy Bill in Illinois.