Agweek Podcast Episode 39: Agritourism and the Pandemic's Impact plus a North Dakota Tomato Grower feat Derek Brazda from Metos USA & the United We Ag Podcast
Release Date: 06/25/2020
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Ethanol plants work hard to keep up with corn harvest. Sugarbeet harvest wraps up in the Red River Valley. We look at cattle market fluctuations. North Dakota Farm Bureau will have a new leader soon.
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Expert advice on adapting to expensive ag tech that could save money. Whether to sell or store soybeans. A high-tech soybean production facility. Several generations running their farm together.
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Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss large ups and downs in ag markets this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
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Food banks struggle in government shutdown. Study shows conservation adoption. U.S. cattle industry speaks out on beef import plan. A Minnesota farm has a line of healthy sunflower oils.
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Soybeans are out of the doldrums, cattle are attempting to claw back losses. Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management share more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
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Government shutdown hurts farmers. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz meets with farm leaders on ag challenges. Central North Dakota rancher changed to bison 30 years ago. Farmers Union groups help with hunger.
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Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss cattle comments and gains in the grain market on the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, Oct. 24.
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Sugarbeet harvest is underway. Conservation practices that can help with profitability. A look at the High Plains Processing Plant. A look at corn and beans in north central North Dakota.
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A government shutdown means less information from USDA, but Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management tells Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network that's not all a bad thing.
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This week on AgweekTV, harvest on an unusual crop wraps up on this South Dakota farm. A pilot program to make ammonia for fertilizer from air and water is going up in Minnesota. As our Agweek Corn and Soybean tour continues, we'll see how corn is faring after getting nearly a foot of rain in a storm earlier this summer. And as Halloween draws near, it's time for a visit to pumpkin patch.
info_outlineThis week's topics include the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on agritourism, including "you-pick" berry operations and an impressive tomato growing operation based out of North Dakota (growing tomatoes almost year round!). Our guest this week is Derek Brazda from Metos USA who is also the host of the United We Ag podcast.
Reach out to the hosts with story ideas, questions or feedback:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com
Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com
Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill