Tim Eggert

Executive comms: @ILFarmBureau. Speeches: @ILFBPres.
Native plant aficionado & backyard veggie grower.
Michigan born, Midwest raised

[IFB President @ILFBPres]

Great to have you out on the farm, Congressman!

Thank you for supporting agriculture & for advocating for Illinois family farmers on @HouseAgDems.

[IFB President @ILFBPres]

Hot sauce wasn't an option, so I pivoted: both mustard & ketchup on my @ILStateFair Vose corn dog. 🌭
#CondimentFreedom

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres moderating a fireside chat w/@FarmBureau Comms VP Terri Moore @TeuberMoore about connect. btwn. farmers & supply chain
as part of 2024 Agribusiness Roundtable.

Moore says ag is in a "period of engagement" around sustain. issues.

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres kicks off the 2024 Agribusiness Roundtable.

He notes how IL agriculture is at the intersection of private/public sustainability programs & pledges, but policies behind these need to be workable for farmers.

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

"While the conservation efforts of individual farmers are important, we cannot overlook the value of moving the needle through a collaborative approach."

-@ILFarmBureau Vice President Evan Hultine in this week's @FarmWeekNow calling for add'l conservation program incentives.

[DeLoss Jahnke @delossjahnke]

Evan Hultine @ILFarmBureau and Chad Zimmerman @BioSTL kick off the Ag Tech Innovation Showcase at @Heartland_CC. @deepagroco

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau Vice President Evan Hultine is overseeing this meeting, his first as chair of the IFB Resolutions Committee. #IFBinAction

[Tammie Sloup @TSloup_FW]

Grassroots at work. @ILFarmBureau Resolutions Committee meets to consider dozens of policy submittals in Champaign.

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

Happy to make my @FarmWeekNow Perspectives Page debut with this op-ed on the benefits of using conservation practices in the veggie garden:

[FarmWeekNow/RFD Radio @FarmWeekNow]

. @TimothyMEggert had his first lesson in conservation at age five. Now, he applies many of these practices to his backyard garden and says you should too! https://t.co/z3hcX0tGOC

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres welcomes @FarmBureau President @ZippyDuvall to the stage at the 2024 CFB President's Conference.

Duvall tells CFB presidents: "Without you, nothing gets done."

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres kicks off the 2024 CFB Presidents Conference, explaining to 84 CFB prez in attendance that FB leadership & policy are vital to move forward issues like trade, biofuels & the farm bill.

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres joins @ritafrazer for a monthly update, sharing news on severe weather & recent meetings in DC plus a preview of IFB's policy develop. process later this month.

Listen here: https://t.co/dtinGalsT2

[IFB President @ILFBPres]

Always appreciate meeting w/@RepNikkiB & discussing policy solutions to issues facing @ILFarmBureau members.

Thank you, Congresswoman, for your partnership & support of Illinois agriculture on @HouseAgDems!

[IFB President @ILFBPres]

Great to meet w/@RepBost yesterday & talk about challenges facing @ILFarmBureau members in Southern Illinois & what's ahead for the next farm bill.

Thank you, Congressman, for all your work on @HouseAgGOP representing Illinois agriculture!

[Tammie Sloup @TSloup_FW]

@ILFarmBureau members head to Capitol Hill to meet with IL Congressional delegation. Crop ins, SAF, financing for young farmers big topics. Heading to meet with @SenatorDurbin & @SenDuckworth now.

[Tammie Sloup @TSloup_FW]

Day 1 #L2DC: @FarmBureau staff walked members thru farm bill status, #TaxCutsandJobsAct - emphasis on #estatetax, and #SAF (45z), in preparation for mtgs with IL Congressional delegates tomorrow. @ILFBPres also shared some words of encouragement.

[Illinois Farm Bureau @ILFarmBureau]

We're not saying you don't know what El Niño and La Niña mean, but... we've got an atmospheric scientist explaining them just in case.😉🌦️ Listen to the latest #TakingStalk pod https://t.co/YYODwmrgiY

[Illinois Farm Bureau @ILFarmBureau]

What's the weather like in your corner of Illinois? #TakingStalk podcast invited @snodgrss to discuss weather trends.

🎙️Listen Here https://t.co/YYODwmrgiY

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

.@ILFarmBureau President Brian Duncan @ILFBPres writes in @FarmWeekNow that w/o a viable #SAF market, corn farmers risk losing out on $2 billion/yr thru 2050.

"Sound, reasonable policies are needed to ensure that significant changes and cost investments are worthwhile."

[Illinois Farm Bureau @ILFarmBureau]

Happy Summer Solstice and #TakingStalk pod drop day! Ep 5 is here, feat. @snodgrss, atmospheric scientist with @NutrienAgRetail. We're discussing the hot topic on every farmer's mind #WEATHER 👉 https://t.co/213NQx9JVa

@ILFBPres

[Tim Eggert @TimothyMEggert]

Happy #PollinatorWeek ! from my front walk garden & certified @ILextension Pollinator Pocket filled w/Illinois native plants.