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Agweek Podcast

Release Date: 01/29/2021

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This week on AgweekTV, we'll show you how storm damage hit farms near Page, North Dakota. Hear more from the Midwest Ag Summit. See the other side of South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden. Hear about an EPA tour in North Dakota. Watch South Dakota's newest wheat cleaning facility in action. See how strawberries faired as the picking season starts in Minnesota.  

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On this week's AgweekTV: See the ranch life of South Dakota's governor. Farmers assess storm damage in North Dakota. Catch up on Minnesota's strawberry season. Learn about an EPA tour in ND and wheat cleaning in SD.

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Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management, outline the negatives of a huge South American crop on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

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This week on AgweekTV, we'll show you the latest solar power technology on the farm. It's protecting cattle while generating energy. How will artificial intelligence affect farming? The Precision Dairy Conference takes on the topic of AI. Getting young people to eat more pork: That's one of the topics at the South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit. And we'll tell you about a unique partnership that can earn students from a university in Hungary a degree from SDSU.

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Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of better weather and a stronger pork demand on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

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This week on AgweekTV, from the Midwest Ag Summit in Fargo, we talk to an ag strategist about the transportation challenges farmers are facing. We take you to Rhoda township for a look at an old schoolhouse that has been restored. It's time for soybean growers to take action against weeds so they don't steal your yields at harvesttime. And experts say the region is at a critical point for erosion and soil health.  

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Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of higher-than-expected renewable fuel blending on the Agweek Market Wrap.

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This week on AgweekTV, it's summer vacation season. We'll see how some farmers can add income through agritourism. We'll hear about challenges facing pork producers from the World Pork Expo. Another candidate plans to run for president of North Dakota's largest farm group. And we'll tell you about big changes at this year's North Dakota State FFA Convention.  

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Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk weather conditions and demand for U.S. commodities, especially corn, soybeans, wheat and beef.

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This week on AgweekTV, FarmAid celebrates 40 years of helping farmers with its first Minnesota concert. Minnesota lawmakers pass an ag budget package that both sides of the aisle like. Landowners learn how to use fire safely and effectively on their land. And we'll see if recent rains are affecting the drought outlook for the region.  

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Hosts Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill chat with Mike Spieker, Agweek's newest reporter and Sugarbeet Grower Magazine editor. Mike joined the Agweek team as we worked Sugarbeet Grower into our brand and we are happy to have him.