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Q&A with Doyle Oehl of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Doyle Oehl of Jackson, Mo., raises corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and cattle with his son, John. He is a member of the Missouri Cattleman’s Association and St. Paul Lutheran Church of Jackson. Oehl serves on MFA Incorporated’s Board of Directors and as vice president of the Citizens Electric Board of […]
Q&A with Dean Snyder of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Dean Snyder is a lifelong farmer from Hamilton, Mo., in Caldwell County. He has been a delegate for the MFA Oil bulk plant in Hamilton for many years, ensuring it provides excellent service to members. He was elected to the MFA Oil Board of Directors in 2024. Q: How would […]
Q&A with Marion Kertz of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Marion Kertz of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., is a retired farmer who has turned his farming operations in both Missouri and Illinois over to his two sons and nephew. He has been an MFA Oil delegate since 1997 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2011. He served as […]
Q&A with Monte Fisher of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Monte Fisher, a lifelong resident of Brashear, Mo., grew up on his family’s farm. Following his retirement from a 31-year career with the Missouri Department of Transportation, Fisher began farming full-time. Fisher was elected to the MFA Oil Board of Directors in 2017. You’ve served on the MFA Oil Board […]
Q&A with Tony Dameron of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Tony Dameron of Vandalia, Mo., raises row crops and cattle with his wife. He is a third-generation MFA Oil member and has served as a delegate for the cooperative since 2015. Dameron was elected to the MFA Oil Board of Directors in September 2018. How would you describe yourself and […]
Q&A with Chuck Weldon
Chuck Weldon, a lifelong resident of Gallatin, Mo., is the owner/operator of Weldon Farms LLC, a corn and soybean operation in Daviess County. He serves as an MFA Oil delegate, an MFA Agri Services delegate, a board member of Harrison Township, and a member of the Chillicothe Elks Lodge 656. […]
Q&A with Mike Moreland of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
How would you describe yourself and your farming operation? I always describe myself as a third-generation farmer from Cass County, Mo., but in reality, the Moreland family homesteaded and started farming in Maries County, Mo., in the 1840s. My wife, Heather, and I have been married 37 years and have […]
Q&A with Jake Taylor, Vice Chairman of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
How would you describe yourself and your farming operation? I didn’t grow up on a farm. Through a series of life events and experiences, in 2014, I decided to make the leap, follow my dreams and start a farming operation at the age of 36. As a first-generation farmer, I […]
Q&A with Glen Cope, Chairman of the MFA Oil Board of Directors
Glen Cope, a fourth-generation cattle rancher from Aurora, Mo., has served on the MFA Oil Board of Directors since December 2018 and was elected chairman on December 16, 2020. How would you describe yourself and your farming operation? I grew up on my family’s cattle operation in Barry County, which […]
Five Questions with Joey Massey
With four new faces on the MFA Oil Board of Directors since this time last year, what opportunities do you see as we enter 2019? The recent election results from our annual delegate meeting have introduced several new people to the board who bring their own perspectives and fresh ideas. […]
5 Questions with Marion Kertz
How would you describe your farming operation? My father got into farming in 1934 when he purchased a small parcel of land during the Great Depression. Our family has been farming the same area near Ste. Genevieve, Mo., ever since, and we now also farm across the river in Illinois. […]
5 Questions with Benny Farrell
How would you describe yourself and your farming operation? I was born and raised in northwest Missouri and have been farming here my entire life. I represent the fifth generation of my family to do so. My wife, Nancy, and I raise corn, soybeans and cattle with our two sons […]