Root of the Matter

A podcast created by the Tennessee Farm Bureau where co-hosts Lee Maddox, Amy Beckham and Thomas Capps take turns interviewing folks on issues, events and news with the goal of getting to the root of the matter on what is defining our most important indus

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ROTM: Oldest Milking Jersey Herd In The Nation

Posted June 4, 2025 • 00:19:10

Laura Purtle is the fifth Generation on her family’s dairy farm, Cleburne Jersey Farm, in Spring Hill, TN. While many dairy farms...

ROTM: Remembering Those Who Gave It All

Posted May 26, 2025 • 00:19:31

Memorial Day is a day we pause as a Nation to honor and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom. Rory Williams is an Army...

ROTM: Samantha Beaty on New World Screwworm

Posted May 21, 2025 • 00:10:26

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins recently halted all livestock imports across the border from Mexico into the United States due to a new...

ROTM: Being a Mom on the Farm

Posted May 9, 2025 • 00:17:07

Valerie Teal has a full plate. She's a full time teacher, and helps her husband on their family farm in Coffee County, but the title she's most proud...

ROTM: Tennessee Small Business Person of the Year Ben Neale

Posted May 6, 2025 • 00:17:50

Ben Neale has a lot going on. In addition to being a husband, father of four, and first generation cattle producer, he also runs a meat processing plant...