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
AgweekTV Full Show: E15, cattle heyday, fertilizer facility, wildfire benefit
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Corn growers see E15 as an answer to high gas prices. Cattle producers see a heyday. An expanded fertilizer facility in Iowa. South Dakota ranchers pitch in to provide hay for in wildfire areas.
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Agweek Market Wrap: Weather holds cards locally, while war still moving grain markets globally
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Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the abundance of headlines that shaped grain and cattle markets this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
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AgweekTV Full Show: Crop choices, Grand Farm, dairy numbers, egg donation
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How world events are affecting crop choices. North Dakota's Grand Farm takes the lead in a national ag tech program. Dairy numbers climb. SDSU basketball partners with Dakota Layers on egg donation.
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Agweek Market Wrap: Grain market volatility spills over from Iran war headlines
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Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management, discuss another volatile week in grain markets related to the war in Iran on the Agweek Market Wrap.
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AgweekTV Full Show: Weeds, fertilizer transparency, SDSU Little International, mental health
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How to get ahead of weeds. Efforts in the U.S. House to bring transparency to the fertilizer industry. SDSU's 103rd Little International. Where farmers can find help for mental health struggles.
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AgweekTV Full Show: Babybel expansion, egg supply, fertilizer prices, beefalo
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A cheese plant expansion ramps up production in South Dakota. How egg producers are faring after facing avian influenza. How rising fertilizer prices are affecting crop decisions. What is a beefalo?
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Agweek Market Wrap: Grains see some support from weather, biofuels, trade meeting talks
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Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Tyler Donaldson of the Red River Farm Network discussed the grains and livestock markets Friday, March 27, during the Agweek Market Wrap.
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AgweekTV Full Show: El Niño outlook, beef for prediabetes, shorthorn cattle, fertilizer savings
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Will an El Niño system disrupt the region's growing season? New research explores if eating beef can prevent diabetes. A visit to Pearly Valley Shorthorns. A new tool could save money on fertilizer.
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Agweek Market Wrap: Postponed trade meeting, continued war tosses more volatility into grain markets
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Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network discuss the implications of the Iran war on markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
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AgweekTV Full Show: Farm bill and pesticides, high school meat processing, autonomous trucking, soil tarping
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House passes farm bill with pesticide changes. Minnesota schools add meat processing. Sugarbeet co-op wants to add autonomous trucks in Minnesota. How soil tarping can improve your garden or farm.
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