The Missouri Rural Crisis Center

Tim Gibbons, the Communications Director for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center (MRCC), stops by to talk about a crisis in the heartland - a very real crisis that puts our food supply at risk. The family farm is disappearing and being replaced by big ag. Why is that a problem? Well, for starters, much of big ag is run by - and controlled by - foreign companies that don’t share the farmers’ concerns about land stewardship, contaminants leaking into our soil, changes in our climate, overall food quality and animal welfare. Without MRCC, farmers would be on their own to fight a powerful lobby funded by big ag. Listen in and learn about the challenges that today’s farmers face and how you can help keep our farmland rich and vibrant for the next generation.