Iowa Farm Bureau President assesses the farm economy, calls for a new Farm Bill
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Release Date: 08/26/2024
What’s next for U.S. ag policy? A conversation with President Brent Johnson
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 186 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson shares recent policy conversations he has had with new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and national lawmakers. And Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses Iowa’s conservation and water quality progress ahead of Earth Day. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Learn about . Visit to learn about Iowa’s conservation and water quality progress. Try the new to help you determine your best nitrogen fertilizer application rates. Register for Iowa Farm...
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A planting forecast and a roadmap for farm succession planning
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 185 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa’s State Climatologist, Dr. Justin Glisan, reveals his weather outlook for spring planting and beyond. Later, Amanda Van Steenwyk (who leads Iowa Farm Bureau’s farm succession planning program, Take Root) and farm succession planning attorney Erin Herbold-Swalwell share their tips for successfully transitioning the family farm from one generation to the next. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Register for Dr. Justin Glisan’s . Learn more about the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s and . Learn more about ...
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The future of the global ag economy
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 184 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau’s Dr. Christopher Pudenz and Zach Brummer share their outlook for crop and livestock markets, and Todd Thurman (an ag futurist and swine consultant with 25 years of international agriculture experience) predicts the future of the global ag economy. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s April 1 Watch Todd Thurman’s Use these and to help celebrate Ag Week in Iowa.
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Optimize your crop insurance coverage and fertilizer application in 2025
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 183 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Farm Bureau Financial Services regional crop consultant Angie Horn walks farmers through their crop insurance options, and Melissa Miller of the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative shares a new online tool to help farmers calculate their optimum nitrogen application rates. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: with Farm Bureau Financial Services to learn more about your crop insurance options. Learn more about the and N-FACT in our . Use the to help you determine your optimum nitrogen application rates.
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How @IowaDairyFarmer (Dan Venteicher) reaches millions on social media
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 182 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we speak with three Iowa farmers who are carving unique paths in agriculture: Meredith Nunnikhoven, who runs a farm and floristry business in Mahaska County, called . Lillie Beringer-Crock, who sells her family’s beef and a variety of other locally-produced goods online and in-person, through her business, in Jones County. And Dan Venteicher, an eastern Iowa farmer who’s better known by his roughly 2.5 million followers across TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as the
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AI, technology and the future of farming
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 181 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, futurist Jack Uldrich and Iowa State University ag innovation professor Matt Darr share their thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI), technology and the future of farming. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Learn more about the . Learn about . for Doug Houser See in early February. Learn more about .
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State legislative priorities and two new programs for livestock farmers
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 180 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we share Iowa Farm Bureau’s priorities for the 2025 state legislative session, a new program that helps aspiring and beginning farmers get started with livestock, and a new program to help address the critical shortage of veterinarians in rural Iowa. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Contact your Read more about Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2025 . Learn more about the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers’ new . Learn more about Iowa Farm Bureau’s new . Learn about more through Iowa Farm Bureau.
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How to overcome adversity in 2025
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 179 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson discusses agriculture’s challenges and opportunities in 2025, and motivational speaker John O’Leary shares the inspiring story of how he overcame seemingly impossible odds (surviving burns on 100% of his body, when doctors gave him a 1% chance of living). No matter what obstacles you’re facing in 2025, John O’Leary has helpful advice for you. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s in February. Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s , February...
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Prepare for 2025: Economic insights and national policy priorities
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 178 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, economist and Vice President of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dr. Jason Henderson analyzes the current macro economy and offers farmers insights for 2025. Later in the episode, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall shares agriculture’s national policy priorities for 2025 and explains why farmers can advocate for themselves more effectively through Farm Bureau. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Contact your .
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Three up-and-coming farm leaders: Part 3, James Hepp
The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family
Welcome to Episode 177 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast, which is also Part 3 of our special three-part series with three farmers who are receiving Iowa Farm Bureau's 2024 Young Farmer Leadership Award: Nate Hofmann of Linn County, Kaitlyn Porter of Franklin County, and James Hepp of Calhoun County. Part 1 (released December 2) features Nate Hofmann. Part 2 (released December 5) features Kaitlyn Porter. Part 3 (released December 9) features James Hepp. Register to join farmers like Nate, Kaitlyn and James at , January 17 and 18 in Des Moines!
info_outlineWelcome to Episode 168 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we discuss highlights from the 2024 Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index ®, a survey of Iowa grocery shoppers (by the Harris Poll) about factors influencing their grocery purchases, their feelings about real meat and dairy, and who they trust for information about the nutrition and safety of their food. We also sit down with Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johson to discuss the state of the farm economy and the urgent need to pass a new Farm Bill.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- See more highlights from the 2024 Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index®.