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Agweek brings you the latest agriculture news from around the upper Midwest. Our reporters give you the latest information you need to stay informed and tell the stories you need to hear from farming communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how cooler weather has held up crop development in the northern Plains on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a former one-room schoolhouse in South Dakota holds a rich history. We'll hear from some former students. How are the ag markets shaping up? We'll talk to an expert to see what we can expect. Autonomous tractors are no longer the wave of the future. And FFA runs in the family for one Minnesota mother-son duo.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management, discuss grain and cattle markets leading up to Memorial Day weekend on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, how is the hot weather affecting planting? We'll have a progress report. We'll take you to a South Dakota school that's going back to its farming roots with hands-on learning. We take a look at the new improvements the SDSU Meat Lab has made as they celebrate 100 years. And on this month's Soy Insight, we'll see what pathogens and diseases soybean growers need to be on the lookout for this season.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss whether the cattle market has reached its top on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, dry conditions around the region are affecting planting for some growers. A major food bank that serves the hungry throughout the region struggles with funding cuts. Changes are coming for North Dakota's largest farm group. And we'll meet the former Organic Valley intern who now leads the country's largest cooperative of organic farmers.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss some upcoming trade deal thoughts and look at the unwavering beef market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, needed rain gives growers a boost. We'll check on planting progress around the region. The Minnesota House passes an ag budget that makes up for some federal cuts. The future of meat processing is happening at Central Lakes College in Staples, Minnesota. And a South Dakota cattle rancher gets a surprise delivery in one of his calves.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss continued demand for beef and the friendliness of a China/U.S. trade deal on Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins visits North Dakota to hear concerns from the local ag community. The fight against avian influenza ramps up, more than three years into the epidemic that killed nearly 2 million birds. We'll check in on calving progress across the region. And a career academy is giving a boost to ag education and FFA in South Dakota.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss weather, planting, and demand on Friday, April 25, on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the bee population is undergoing another catastrophic loss. We take a closer look at the problem. Minnesota lawmakers move closer to passing an ag bill. We'll tell you what's in it. Some culinary students cook up award winning dishes using soy. And a young South Dakota cattle producer is named a national Trailblazer. We'll tell you what that means to her and other young ranchers.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the "breather" week in the days leading up to Easter on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, planting season is starting off very dry for some growers around the region. Tariff talks continue to keep markets on edge. We'll hear from some experts about these uncertain times. We take you to the South Dakota State FFA Convention, where students are giving back to their communities. And we'll tell you why a young flower farmer is fighting to have her crop recognized as an ag product.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talked about market impact to tariffs and a slumping economy, along with weather, on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, some soybean growers are shifting their planting plans because of low prices. A series of town hall meetings is giving Minnesota farmers a chance to give their lawmakers a message about federal cuts. A Minnesota company is one of the country's biggest frozen organic food processors. And an SDSU student is researching how to make beef hold its fresh color longer.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the pressure of tariffs and tariff headlines on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a program that gets fresh, healthy food from farms to kids at school faces the loss of federal funding. South Dakota's ag secretary talks about the biggest issues facing the state's biggest industry. we'll hear about the history of sugarbeet farming from some farmers who lived it. And we'll take you to the region's sweetest harvest.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of upcoming ag reports and retaliatory tariffs on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to take a toll on flocks across the country. We'll see what's being done to try to stop it. Our Agweek Livestock Tour takes us to the home of some of the nation's best Angus genetics. At the International Sugar Beet Institute, we'll hear the latest in politics from Washington, D.C. And we'll see what's being done to lower nitrate levels in drinking water.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what appears to be the calm before the storm on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll tell you about a new wheat breeding program started by a longtime North Dakota grain company. We'll take a look at how federal funding freezing are impacting farmers in our communities. Calving season can be a stressful time of year. We'll see how one company could ease that stress. And several businesses join forces to show students about the many career opportunities in ag.
This week on AgweekTV, a group of senators looks to provide some certainty for farmers about water issues. Farmers get some advice and information about the upcoming planting season. We visit Twin Eagle Dairy, home of the Minnesota milk producers of the year. And a popular seed library opens its doors for the season.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of on-again and off-again tariffs on the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, March 7, 2025.
This week on AgweekTV, our livestock tour continues with a look at a ranch that sells beef directly to consumers. Organic farm groups wait for word about federal funding cuts. We take a look at the current state of the cattle market and if producers can expect to see those prices sticking around. And North Dakota FFA gets its biggest financial boost ever. We'll tell you how they plan to spend it.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the concern of oncoming tariffs on the markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Fargo, ND based Resurgent Health is bringing a new philosophy on healthcare
Contact Resurgent Health: at their website, Facebook Page or by phone (701) 599-3950
An episode summary:
Introduction and Direct Primary Care Explanation (0:00 - 6:38)
The Ag Week podcast host, Al Winmill, introduces Aly Dahl and Kristine Martens from Resurgent Health, a direct primary care clinic in Fargo. They begin by explaining the concept of direct primary care, emphasizing that it's a membership-based model rather than insurance-driven. Patients pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to their providers, including in-person visits, phone calls, text messages, and virtual appointments. This model aims to foster stronger patient-provider relationships and provide more personalized care. They contrast this with the traditional insurance-based system, where providers often have limited time per patient due to reimbursement rates and are incentivized to see more patients to generate revenue. They highlight that their model allows for longer, more focused visits, and they are motivated to keep patients healthy rather than just treating them when they're sick. The transparency of their pricing, with no surprise bills, is also a key benefit. They state that the system is more convenient for patients, especially those with busy lifestyles, as much of the care can be delivered remotely.
Direct Primary Care and Agriculture (6:38 - 10:26)
The conversation shifts to the suitability of direct primary care for those in agriculture. Dahl and Martens explain that their model is particularly beneficial for farmers and ranchers due to its convenience and accessibility. They acknowledge that farmers often work long hours, especially during planting and harvest seasons, and may not have time for traditional doctor's appointments. Direct access to providers via phone, text, and virtual visits allows farmers to receive care without leaving their work. They also emphasize that their model is more proactive, focusing on preventative care rather than a reactionary approach. They discuss the economic benefits of direct primary care for agricultural businesses, noting that it can be a more affordable alternative to traditional health insurance, especially for small businesses struggling to offer comprehensive benefits. They are now offering their services as a benefit for small businesses. They believe that offering direct primary care can help attract and retain employees by providing them with access to quality healthcare.
Health Challenges Faced by Farmers (10:26 - 13:09)
The guests then discuss the unique health challenges faced by farmers and ranchers. They highlight musculoskeletal injuries as a common issue due to the physically demanding nature of their work. They explain that they focus on healing the body from the inside out and that Dr. Martens offers osteopathic manipulation techniques to help with pain management. They also address the high levels of stress experienced by farmers due to market fluctuations, weather conditions, and other factors. They acknowledge that many farmers self-medicate with alcohol or ignore their health issues altogether. They emphasize their commitment to being there for their patients during challenging times and helping them maintain their health.
Addressing Stress and Osteopathic Manipulation (13:09 - 14:58)
The discussion returns to the stress experienced by farmers, and the doctors reiterate that seeking medical care shouldn't add to that stress. They emphasize the flexibility of their scheduling, allowing for virtual visits or rescheduling without long waits. Dr. Martens elaborates on osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a hands-on technique she offers. She explains that it's a gentle approach, combining elements of massage and chiropractic, aimed at aligning the body and promoting natural healing. OMT can be beneficial for various pain syndromes, migraines, and even GI issues. She notes that Resurgent Health is currently the only clinic in the area offering this service.
Nutrition and Individualized Care (15:16 - 18:38)
The conversation shifts to nutrition, with the doctors acknowledging that farmers often have healthier eating habits than city dwellers. They stress the importance of individualized dietary advice, recognizing the unique challenges faced by farmers who work long hours and have varying schedules. They explain that they don't believe in rigid dietary restrictions or "check-box" approaches, instead focusing on making small, sustainable changes based on each patient's lifestyle and needs. They give an example of working with a farmer who drinks a lot of Mountain Dew, suggesting a gradual reduction rather than complete elimination. They emphasize that generic nutritional advice is difficult because individual circumstances vary greatly.
Practical Health Tips and Prioritizing Care (18:39 - 21:22)
The doctors offer practical health tips for farmers and ranchers, particularly emphasizing the importance of preventative care and addressing the reluctance of men to seek medical attention. They cite a study predicting a significant increase in men's cancer rates by 2050 and urge men to prioritize their health. They highlight the convenience and personalized care offered by Resurgent Health, encouraging listeners to consider their model as a more comfortable and accessible alternative to traditional healthcare. They reiterate that the current healthcare system, not the providers, is often the source of frustration and that their model allows them to provide the kind of patient-centered care they believe in.
Learning More and Scheduling Consultations (21:22 - 22:41)
Winmill about how listeners can learn more about Resurgent Health. The doctors direct them to their website, resurgenthealth.net, and highlight their offer of free "meet and greets." They emphasize that these consultations are no-obligation and provide an opportunity to meet the doctors and learn more about their services. They also mention that they offer after-hours consultations on Monday evenings and Friday mornings, in addition to regular weekday appointments, to accommodate busy schedules.
Concluding Remarks and Gratitude (22:43 - 22:58)
The podcast concludes with Winmill expressing gratitude to Aly Dahl and Kristine Martens for sharing their insights and the story of Resurgent Health. Winmill commends the clinic for its innovative approach to healthcare and find their work inspiring. Winmill expresses hope for future conversations with the doctors. Dahl and Martens reciprocate the thanks, expressing their appreciation for the opportunity to share their message.
This week on AgweekTV, we're talking renewable fuels at the Evolution Ag Summit in Jamestown, North Dakota. We'll see how a freeze in federal money is affecting some farm programs. The North Dakota Supreme Court makes a decision that could affect ag water projects across the state. And a Midwest author writes a series of children's books about life as a ranch dog.
Agweek Podcast host, Al Winmill, recently had the chance to chat with Nate Schlief of the Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show about their upcoming 4th Annual show in Grand Forks, ND.
Nate shared information about the show, located at the Alerus Center, March 28-29, along with his history in the farm toy hobby, how the show started and more.
Learn more about the 4th Annual Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show at Nate's preferred communication platform, their public Facebook Group: Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show
Here's a link to the Alerus Center's write up on the show: https://www.aleruscenter.com/events/detail/3rd-annual-grand-forks-farm-toy-show-1
Here's a summary of the episode:
Show Origins and Initial Planning (0:00 - 2:14)
Al Winmill welcomes Nate Schlief, organizer of the Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show, to the Ag Week podcast. Schlief discusses his lifelong passion for farm toys and the inspiration behind starting the show. He explains that the decline of farm toy shows in smaller North Dakota towns, combined with his son's participation in national shows, led to the idea. He partnered with a friend and his wife, choosing the Alerus Center due to its accessibility for vendors. Their initial plan was to have 50-60 vendor tables.
Show Growth and Vendor Collaboration (2:15 - 4:47)
Schlief details the show's growth, noting that they aimed for a March date to avoid overlap with other shows and to accommodate their shared vendor base. The first year saw 65 tables, and the show has since grown to around 100 tables, even turning vendors away due to space limitations. He highlights the community support and nostalgia for past local toy shows, emphasizing the show's role in connecting people with a shared hobby. He also mentions the possibility of a future show in Bismarck.
Vendor Diversity and Display Highlights (4:48 - 6:20)
The discussion shifts to the variety of vendors at the show. Schlief describes the range of merchandise, including farm toys, clothing, literature, and steel signs, and mentions unique vendors like one selling goat milk products. He notes the trading and selling among vendors and attendees, and highlights the display of collections, such as a Big Bud tractor display and handcrafted versatile tractors.
Interactive Exhibits and Community Engagement (6:21 - 10:03)
Schlief describes unique exhibits, including 3D printers and NDSU's Department of Ag Engineering. He emphasizes the addition of a kids' play area with a corn-filled pool and toys, and a designated space for remote-controlled semi tractors and bulldozers. He discusses the farm toy displays, noting they are not yet judged, and shares tips on creating displays using affordable materials. He highlights the show's Facebook page and the Toy Farmer magazine as resources for hobbyists.
Information Sharing and Community Impact (10:03 - 11:18)
Schlief explains how information about the hobby is shared, including through their Facebook page, the Toy Farmer magazine, and word-of-mouth. He highlights the show's positive impact on the Grand Forks community, attracting visitors who stay in hotels and eat at local restaurants. He notes the significant increase in vendor bookings, from the initial 65 tables to approximately 120 currently.
Future Growth and Audience Diversification (11:20 - 18:00)
Looking ahead, Schlief discusses the show's potential for further growth, referencing the large regional show in Sioux Falls. He emphasizes the importance of attracting younger generations to the hobby, highlighting the educational and imaginative aspects of playing with farm toys. He acknowledges the diverse interests of attendees, from casual enthusiasts to serious collectors. He reiterates the goal of creating an entry point for younger individuals to engage with the hobby and continue its legacy.
Nostalgia and the Evolving Hobby (18:00 - 20:30)
Schlief emphasizes the nostalgic aspect of the farm toy hobby, sharing his own childhood memories of receiving toy combines and the joy of being able to purchase those same toys as an adult. He highlights the hobby's evolution, noting the blend of traditional craftsmanship (like brass and soldering) with modern techniques (such as 3D printing). He expresses admiration for the genuine, down-to-earth people involved in the hobby, which he considers a major draw.
Vendor Information and Contact (20:30 - 22:15)
Winmill inquires about vendor registration. Schlief directs potential vendors to the "Grand Forks Farm Toy Show" Facebook page and provides the contact information for his partner, Mike Ratty (218-791-5818). He clarifies that there is no charge for displaying farm toy collections, only for vendors selling merchandise.
Show Dates, Times, and Attendance Information (22:15 - 23:30)
Schlief provides the show's dates and times: Friday, March 28th, from noon to 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 29th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. He encourages attendees to check the show's Facebook page for updates and raffle information.
Concluding Remarks and Well Wishes (23:30 - 23:58)
Winmill thanks Schlief for sharing his passion and information about the show, wishing him a successful event and continued growth. Schlief expresses his appreciation for the opportunity to be on the podcast.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's giving strength to grains this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a South Dakota airport expands its ag services. One of the biggest cooperatives in the farm credit system braces for tumultuous times in ag. We introduce you to some young men who are taking on the challenge of having their own bull sale. And a group of farmers from Ukraine come to South Dakota to learn about raising and processing hemp.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss changes in the world and local markets that are boosting grains on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're covering all things livestock at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo in South Dakota. We'll hear about what ag groups think of the Trump administration's moves on tariffs. Our Agweek Livestock Tour makes a stop at a sheep farm. And we'll watch some working dogs show off their skills.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how market attention on tariffs has shifted for the moment on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll see how changing food choices among young people are affecting ag. Livestock producers are facing a shortage of the required electronic tags. As our livestock tour continues, we meet a man who got into cattle production full time after retiring from the DOT. And a Minnesota distillery is mixing up organic cocktails.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management break down the incoming tariffs and what they mean for ag markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, edible bean and sugarbeet growers are joining forces for a bigger and better show. We'll see why some South Dakota ranchers are raising their beef to sell right to restaurants. To kick off our Agweek Livestock Tour, we talk to a North Dakota rancher who's made some changes to make ranching a little bit easier. In Millerville, Minnesota, butter is at the heart of a small-town cooperative.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Jamie Dickerson of Red River Farm Network discuss what's supporting grain and cattle on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, Minnesota lawmakers get to work. We'll hear about their plans for agriculture. We'll tell you why North Dakota's aerial applicators had a big year in 2024. We'll have important information for corn and soybean growers about the upcoming expo. And we'll meet the man who drove an antique tractor across the U.S. to raise money and awareness for FFA.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what might happen when the new administration starts, on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, North Dakota makes its decision on a controversial big dairy operation. It's tax time. We'll have some important information for you as you get ready to prepare for your farm taxes. We'll take a look at a rodeo family's history and legacy. And South Dakota is home to newly crowned rodeo royalty.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest WASDE report on the Agweek Market Wrap.
On a special look ahead at 2025 on AgweekTV, can growers expect an improvement in the markets as they head into the new year? We ask an expert. How will emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, clean energy and bioengineering impact the future of agriculture. We'll hear some ideas from an expert. And we'll talk about the importance of a good succession plan for keeping the farm in the family into the future.
On our special holiday edition of AgweekTV, we take a look back at some of your favorite and our biggest stories over the past year, including a look at some groundbreaking weed technology, an equine therapy program that helps traumatized veterans heal, and a North Dakota man who is the world's longest surviving heart transplant recipient.
This week on AgweekTV, South Dakota researchers are working to fight a virus that's threatening turkey flocks across the country. We take a look at buffalo harvest in Hermosa, South Dakota. It's time for North Dakota soybean growers to think about running for a spot on the board. And we'll see why soybean meal exports are reaching record highs.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss political volatility, weather forecasts and other factors impacting the markets.
This week on AgweekTV, some big ag businesses make major layoffs. What does this mean for the industry? Meanwhile, sugarbeet growers enjoy another record year. Do you love a real Christmas tree? We'll show you where you can get one fresh from the farm. And some Minnesota dairy farm couples enjoy date night, with a purpose.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how screwworm news may impact the cattle markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, despite record yields in parts of the country, some corn and soybean growers are coming off of a difficult year. A Minnesota software company is making the job easier for farmers and agribusinesses. We introduce you to PHARM Dog USA and how they're helping farmers in need. And a South Dakota family writes a book on farm safety for kids after losing a child on a farm.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss world and national news impacting the cattle and grain markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, President-elect Donald Trump makes an important decision impacting the ag industry. Our Thankful for Ag series continues with stops in Minnesota and South Dakota. We look at Sanford's new virtual care center and how it will impact rural health care. And we'll have some ideas for putting gifts made with soy under the tree.
This week on AgweekTV, a senator from South Dakota gets the top job in the U.S. Senate — what that could mean for ag. B&T Meats is bringing an economic boost to White Earth Nation. These kids are thankful to the farmers who bring them fresh, healthy food everyday. And an Italian transplant brings his family's produce to Minnesota.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss war and perceived market changes thanks to the next administration on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll talk on the hot topics in ag at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City, Missouri. A hot topic here is the ag labor crisis. We'll look at some possible solutions. We'll look at efforts to boost soy exports. And they're celebrating the Thanksgiving bird all this week at this Minnesota turkey farm.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss market movers following a bullish WASDE report on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll share General Election ballot measure results. A South Dakota veteran transitions to farming. You can look inside a state-of-the-art rural North Dakota vet clinic. Learn about a South Dakota farmer and his cannabis crop. See how energy-efficient grain dryers are changing the landscape. Step inside Feast! Local Foods Marketplace. Watch first-generation ranchers raise a unique breed of cattle.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the grain and cattle markets post 2024 election on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, poor quality causes RDO to leave some potatoes in the ground. We'll tell you how that's helping hungry people. Dakota Bioworx opens their new facility in Brookings. FFA members from across the nation returned triumphant from the National Convention. Harvest Hope Farm is hoping for a winter harvest in this dome.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the upcoming election's impact on grain markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, harvest pushes forward around the region. Hunters need to keep a close eye for field fires this hunting season. We look at how to keep farms safer as we age. And a Minnesota farm offers up some fall family fun.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management shares how the week went and came to a close on Friday, Oct. 25, during the Agweek Market Wrap with Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network.
This week on AgweekTV, heat slows potato harvest in Minnesota, and quality suffers. We'll take a look at the cattle markets in western South Dakota. Food professionals from around the country get a taste of North Dakota soybeans. Eminent domain is a concern in the upper Midwest. An FFA chapter is learning more about the issue and teaching others.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss grain exports, soft markets, rain in the forecast and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, sugarbeet harvest is well underway in the northern Plains. We take a look at the conditions causing field fires across the area and what farmers can do to help stop them. The wild rice that's harvested right here in Cass Lake, Minnesota, will soon be processed here with a new facility. And a college student talks about how 4-H and FFA are shaping her future.
Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss soybean harvest and booming export sales on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Major blow to ag innovation in the Valley. A graphic reminder about safety around power lines. The hemp harvest wraps up in South Dakota. A you-pick vineyard will soon add a vineyard.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's driving the increase in soybean prices this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a South Dakota wildfire devastates grasslands. Our Agweek Dry Bean Tour continues with a look at how the crop is faring after a wet summer. A new foam made from soybeans makes firefighting safer for people and the planet. And we'll take you to a farm business that started as a way to grow healthy food for their family.
This week on AgweekTV, we cover all things agriculture at the Big Iron Farm Show. A crop could help keep a Minnesota water source cleaner. We tell you how a new agricultural college degree option is helping students stay in central South Dakota. And some children learn how to show pigs.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the harvest that has occurred and the harvest to come around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll hear from the U.S. Ag Secretary about the drop in farm income this year. Could sustainable aviation fuel bring more value to the region's corn crop? We wrap up our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour with stops in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota. And ground is broken at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds on a new sheep facility.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss some positive boosts to the grain market on the Agweek Market Wrap, Friday, Sept. 6.
This week on AgweekTV, we're at Farm Progress in Boone, Iowa, covering all things agriculture. Our corn and soybean tour continues this week with stops in North Dakota and South Dakota. A Wisconsin restaurant serves up farm-fresh food. And we'll meet this year's Minnesota State Fair Princess Kay of the Milky Way.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss recent increases in demand, continuing weather concerns for crops and a mixed bag for cattle markets.
This week on AgweekTV, North Dakota's innovation in ag tech gets the attention of a U.S. Senate committee. We'll tell you about some USDA programs to help beginning farmers succeed. A new weather program can give you an accurate forecast on your farm and around the world. And a Minnesota farmer is showing off more than 100 years of Case history.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the ProFarmer tour, demand, crop conditions, weather, interest rates and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a look at vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's farm policy. We take you to the grand opening of North Dakota's second dedicated soybean crush plant. We'll have important information for soybean growers about soybean cyst nematodes. And we'll take you to central South Dakota for a look at this year's sunflower crop.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how markets responded to this week's WASDE report on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're in Redwood County, Minnesota, covering all things Minnesota Farmfest. We'll see where a hailstorm devastated crops in South Dakota. There are hundreds of soil types. We'll talk about why it's important to get your soil tested. And we'll see where they're playing golf on soybean turf.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of ongoing weather concerns in the northern Plains on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, Minnesota has new funding for a popular program to help young farmers get started. It's time to harvest and celebrate an unusual crop: garlic. We'll check in on the crops in northeastern South Daktoa for a stop on our Cereal Crops tour. And two rival high schools join forces for FFA.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a downturn in the markets thanks to poor economic news on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a new gluten-free pasta plant in North Dakota is going full steam. We'll check in on the corn and soybean crop in southeastern South Dakota. A group from Kurdistan learns sustainability practices on a Minnesota farm. At the North Dakota State Fair, we'll show how the livestock show community has shown up for some members in need.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the effects of a heat wave melting the northern Plains on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline may hit a roadblock in South Dakota. A new type of diesel is entering the market. We'll find out what it could mean for the ag industry. Our Agweek Cereals Crop Tour kicks off with a look at crops in central North Dakota and southeastern Minnesota. And a North Dakota farm offers a unique subscription service: raw milk.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the grain market response to weather, or lack of response in some cases, on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, North Dakota's dairy cattle numbers are set to more than double. We'll show you the plans for a new facility. South Dakota was one of the last states to approve hemp, but the crop is poised for growth. We'll show you plans for a new livestock research facility in central North Dakota. And a Minnesota group celebrates 20 years of helping farmers grow.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the market response to the USDA supply and demand report on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, veterans get healing for the trauma of their service, with the help of horses. We'll visit NDSU Extension's award winning Farm Safety Camp. We'll tell you how you can immerse yourself in ag at the fairgrounds in West Fargo. South Dakota Cattlemen come together to raise money to feed the hungry.
This week on AgweekTV, sustainability efforts continue to gain steam, not just in the upper Midwest, but around the world. Heavy rainfall and extreme flooding hit parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. We take a look at the field damage. We catch up with a group of EPA employees getting a close-up look at modern agriculture with the North Dakota Grain Growers Association. And it's time for camp — and at this camp, kids are learning about ag.
This week on AgweekTV, the USDA is fueling expansion of a Minnesota fertilizer plant. Grass-fed beef is getting more popular. We'll visit a farm working to meet the demand. We'll take you to Huron for the South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit. And a restaurant executive works to improve his field in a field.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss weather and whether or not it's having an impact on markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, firefighting has a new best friend in the soybean industry.
A new soybean product works to provide cleaner and safer firefighting foam. Grand Farm unveils the latest in ag technology.
A new high school ag program is building momentum quickly. NDSU announces the Ag Innovation Corridor that promises to be a partnership unlike anything else around.
We share how technology is at the forefront of agriculture with a visit to the Midwest Ag Summit.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how incoming weather could be friendly to grain markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, an Iowa farm is wiped out by a tornado. We'll show you the devastation as the family works to rebuild a century of work. Now that planting is wrapped up, we'll have a weather outlook for the growing season. We'll talk to the new executive director of the North Dakota FFA Foundation as our Women in Ag series continues. And FFA students teach younger kids about livestock.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a slump in the grain markets for the first week of June 2024 on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, rain doesn't seem to be dampening planting progress. New research is protecting farmers from potentially devastating cyber breaches. The farm bill makes progress in the U.S. House but it's still far from passing. And helping farmers build high tunnels to extend growing season and grow more on less ground.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network discuss how the market responds to current wet weather patterns on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're in Sweden for the week for a look at the Väderstad ag equipment company, their latest technology and the family that runs it. Solar panels are a growing commodity on Minnesota farms. A North Dakota chef is using local ingredients in her prepared meal business. And a historic barn that used to provide food for Mayo Clinic patients is getting new life as an event center.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management try to dry out after another wet week drenches the markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a new farm bill inches forward. We'll talk to area lawmakers about the progress. We'll tell you about a new tool to control fertilizer use and save money. We'll have some important early season information for soybean growers. And one community is going all-in on hemp as a safe and clean building material.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss planting progress, crop conditions, high boxed beef prices and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, potato giant RDO takes on the White Earth tribe in a federal lawsuit over ag water use. Avian influenza is one of the factors giving cattle markets the jitters right now. We'll meet some high school boys who hit the road this time of year to help with branding season. And we'll see how controlled burns are being used to restore South Dakota's disappearing grasslands.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the May WASDE report and a rebound in the dairy market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, ag workers are in high demand. We'll see what some schools are doing to meet the need. Passing down the family farm can be complicated. We'll have some advice. Some high school are raising their own pigs from birth. And where do trees come from? We'll take you to the Minnesota State Tree Nursery, where they're growing millions of pine.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how livestock reacted to avian flu news on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, it's planting season, and we're bringing you the information you need as you hit the fields. We'll talk to the South Dakota State climatologist about the seasonal weather outlook. We'll take a look at the market outlook as planting gets underway. And some FFA students are dishing up an opportunity to serve others.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss wheat's comeback on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, avian influenza is back and it's spreading beyond birds. We'll take you to the nation's biggest honey cooperative and bottling plants. Students in South Dakota State University's seedstock merchandising class get a hands-on experience to put on the school's 32nd annual bull sale. And a popular berry farm is now offering bare-root fruit plants for your own garden.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the continued shortage of cattle on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the USDA is making a huge investment in ag conservation programs. A North Dakota woman finds success in selling her beef and some very unusual eggs straight off the farm. Some aspiring chefs develop award winning recipes using soy. And we'll show you how some FFA students are using science and technology to solve real problems for farmers.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the April WASDE, South American production, volatile cattle markets and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a bridge collapse in the Port of Baltimore may delay ag equipment shipping. How will the court's ruling on dicamba affect the 2024 planting season? After a tough couple years, the cattle market has been on the upswing. The next generation prepares to take over the reins of a South Dakota farm.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a volatile market in the first week of April 2024 on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, cattle producers caught a break as snowfall totals fall short of stormy predictions. Some Minnesota school lunches are among the best in the country thanks to local farmers. We'll take a look at the growing popularity of beef on dairy cross cattle. And at nearly 70 years old, a South Dakota western store marks some new beginnings.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, farmers get some well-deserved recognition on National Ag Day. At the International Sugar Beet Institute, we'll take a look at a robot that could be one solution for herbicide-resistant weeds. Near Sebeka, Minnesota, Les Schwartz has started the maple syrup season about a month earlier than usual. And we visit a ranch that had quite the surprise this calving season.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss an incoming winter storm system on the Agweek Market Wrap.
A South Dakota ranch isn't serving up hamburger, but yak. North Dakota is not one of the eight Midwestern states that will be able to sell E15 yearround in 2025. New USDA data shows growing soybean production trends in North Dakota. And the USDA honors a South Dakota State University professor.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss China wheat cancellations and the price of beef on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the country's biggest organic co-op launches a big carbon capture project that benefits its farmers. We'll meet a young cattle breeder as part of our young farmer and rancher series. We'll take you to the national Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic to learn about a new CRP general signup period. And a popular Minnesota creamery known for its cheese is starting to distill spirits from milk.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the March WASDE report, grain market recovery, livestock markets and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a South Dakota dairy shifts to selling raw milk to meet customer demand. Some southeast Minnesota farmers are working togehter to improve the land and water along with their crops. We'll look at the shortage of rural veterinarians. And an FFA chapter starts an afterschool program to teach city kids about farm life.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a softer grain market and a cattle market that slipped to kick off March on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're talking about carbon at the Evolution Ag Summit in Jamestown, North Dakota. Our Agweek Livestock Tour continues with a look inside a new premier pig gene facility. And a new Minnesota program brings together farmers and the schools who want to serve their local grown food.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the excitement in the cattle market and the concerns of the grain market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the cattle industry is fighting to recover from several tough years of declining herds. A federal court makes a ruling on dicamba that soybean growers need to know about. Rural areas are getting millions of dollars for clean energy products. And our livestock tour continues with a trip to a small farm raising sheep for 4-H kids to show.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what happens when grain sits in storage on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll see what's new for corn and soybean growers at their annual expo. We'll sit down with an ag industry leader who has strong ties to Ukraine. We'll take you to the American Sugarbeet Growers Asociation's annual meeting in Orlando to learn about new innovations in funding research. And this southeast Minnesota farm is the perfect place for distilling bourbon.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a tale of two variable grain estimates on the Agweek Market Wrap.
A group of ranchers work to form a cooperative near Pine River, Minnesota. We visit an Angus operation in South Dakota. We'll hear from young attendees at the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. Learn how NDSU intends to use an Ag Tech Research Grant. Walk along the start of a new Grasslands Conservation group in South Dakota. We'll also hear from a young agriculture teacher about how she got her start.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss implications of an early spring on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a dairy cattle research and training facility is set to shut down, ending an era for South Dakota State University. But students are fighting to save it. Our livestock tour continues this week as we visit a North Dakota cattle operation known for raising gentle stock. We'll learn about the latest in sustainability efforts for dry edible bean growers. And cattle producers learn about beefing up their shrinking herds.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss an ag market that's awaiting some direction on the Agweek Market Wrap for Jan. 26, 2024.
Agweek's Al Winmill was joined by Peoples Company land sales expert, Lindsey Brown, on the Agweek Podcast this week. Lindsey shared information on his background in banking and ag land sales as well as some history on Peoples Company while also updating us on a couple of upcoming land sales in Traill County and Barnes County, both in North Dakota.
The extreme cold takes a toll on producers and livestock. people are drinking less beer. What does that mean for barley growers? Our livestock tour continues with a look at one operation that has changed its focus from dairy to beef. And there's new help available for urban farmers in Minnesota.
Hear from Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management as they discuss the impacts of the recent cold snap on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, our annual livestock tour kicks off with a visit to a leading minnesota cattle breeder. A South Dakota family's slaughterhouse is expanding to meet consumer demand. We'll check in on what this mild winter means for spring planting. And a North Dakota man sees the world with his sheep shears in hand.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll look at how African Swine Fever might affect pork exports in 2024. An FFA chapter is working to feed the hungry across South Dakota. Most of the country's horseradish comes from this one Wisconsin farm and food processing company. We'll show you the unique way it is grown and harvested. And a Minnesota dairy co-op defies the odds to survive 135 years.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's going on in the agriculture market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, at the Crary Full Pod event, we'll talk to some of the farming stars of social media. We'll look at how North Dakota's first dedicated soybean crush plant is expected to change the industry. And we'll see what a Minnesota group is doing to help make transitions smoother for retiring farmers and those wanting to start farming.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the direction of the ag markets leading into Christmas on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're at the Prairie Grains conference where growers are getting a look into 2024. We'll take a look at changes in the beer markets in 2023 and the twists and turns of 2024. The North Dakota Soybean Council wants to encourage growers to think about running for the board. And it's the most wonderful time of the year for Christmas tree farms.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact interest rate reductions can have on the market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
AgPod host, Al Winmill, was joined by Peterson Farms Seed President Carl Peterson and General Manager Scott Sanders to discuss the regional, family owned seed company's team, philosophies, growth and next steps.
Topics include:
- The latest corn, soybean & wheat genetics (plus how they test and their relationships with breeding companies across the globe)
- The latest traits that help their customers
- IP Grains and the opportunities there
- A look into the future of agriculture
This week on AgweekTV, a Minnesota community comes together to combat mental health issues in children. We take a deep dive into estate planning on the farm. A North Dakota doctor gives back to a rural community through medicine. And Farmall celebrates 100 years by gifting a new tractor to a three-time cancer survivor.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's going on in the agriculture market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a North Dakota sugarbeet cooperative takes the wheel as the first company in the country to use driverless trucks. What will the markets bring in the coming year? We'll have some expert predictions. South Dakota cattle producers gather to talk about improving their industry. An internationally known cattle handling expert and author Temple Grandin makes a visit to Minnesota.
This week on AgweekTV, the U.S. ag secretary announces plans to strengthen trade. A South Dakota farm keeps things popping with their specialty crop. We'll visit with an 11-year-old beekeeper in North Dakota. And a Wisconsin FFA chapter has an unusual fundraiser teaching about where cranberries come from.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll bring you the hot topics from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters gathering. Find out what to expect for turkey prices in the wake of avian influenza. Learn about Good Courage Farm's pies; how a teacher won funding for her class and check out how Gleaner is hitting the big screen.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll tell you about a group working to make sure your well water is safe. We'll tell you about a Minnesota farmer's plan to graze his cattle nearly year-round. We'll learn about a popular composting program that takes care of your pumpkins post Halloween . And it's been 50 years since a farm family was taken hostage by escapees from a nearby prison.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management cringe at the fall of the cattle and grain markets this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
President Joe Biden makes a farm visit in Minnesota, a mental health professional gives advice to the ag community, some farmers continue to work to bring water to their farms near the White Earth Indian Nation and a rural community comes together to enjoy a meal at their only restaurant.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the snowy harvest conditions in the northern Plains on the Agweek Market Wrap for Friday, Nov. 3.
We begin a special report on ag ed. Farmers race to finish harvest. We go to a pumpkin patch known for carriage rides. A North Dakota man is the world's longest surviving heart transplant recipient.
This week on AgweekTV, a long and expensive court battle is shaping up over ag water rights on a Minnesota reservation. A new research lab will look for ways to bring more value to ag products. Friends gather to bring in the harvest for a spray pilot killed in a plane crash. Minnesota has bragging rights about some of the world's biggest pumpkins
Joining the Agweek Podcast today are Jamie Hillenbrand and Curtis Rainbolt, both of BASF. They tell Agweek Editor Jenny Schlecht about this year's wheat crop and what growers need to know about wireworms in cereal grains.
This week's episode of the Agweek Podcast brings us an interview with Nick Chiodo from Crary Ag, talking about their upcoming Full Pod event, November 30th in Fargo, ND.
Nick shares information on the event, including guests from the Crary Pro Team: Zach Johnson the Millennial Farmer, Bryan Brown from Bryan's Farming Videos, Chet and Doug from Larson Farms and Tony Fast from Fast Ag Montana. He also shares insights on what to expect at the event as well as information on partners with involvement in the Full Pod 2023.
For more information visit crary.com/fullpod
This week on AgweekTV, farm income is expected to drop sharply this year. We'll take a closer look at the reasons. We'll take you to cranberry country to show you the unusual way they're grown and harvested. Bringing food influencers to the farm to learn about the benefits of high quality soy protein. And we'll bring you to a unique maze carved into a field of cover crops.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the uncertainties around the world influencing markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, the farm bill has expired. We'll have the latest on what's next. It's bison roundup time in South Dakota. We'll take you to Custer State Park for the annual event. Our Agweek Dry Bean Tour continues in eastern North Dakota. And we'll show you where they're developing new uses for soybeans.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss an increase in exports and the drastic drop in oil prices on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, many growers around the region get an early start on harvest, but it's not all good news. We'll have some tips on combine safety to avoid fires this harvest season. We'll take you to Northwood, North Dakota, for the 2023 Agweek Dry Bean Tour. And we'll take you to a South Dakota hunting lodge where hunters can learn about ag.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what sent the market south this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week's AgweekTV episode is chock full of rural developments as Agweek's special reports on "growing rural" kicks off.
Learn more about Pride Dairy's success in a small town.
Mazeppa, Minnesota, will use a USDA grant to improve waste water in their rural community.
Growers are reaping the benefits of grants to improve energy efficiency.
All this and more on AgweekTV and full coverage coming this week at Agweek.com.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how the market went a bit sideways this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll cover all things agriculture at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo, North Dakota, our Agweek Corn and Soybeans Tour continues. We'll have some tips for staying safer this harvest season. And which cover crops help benefit farmers' bottom line? We'll find out.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the variable yields coming in from early harvest on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a look into how the potato season is doing on two regional farms. The ethanol industry continues to push for expanding use of biofuels. The grand opening of a new South Dakota State Fair facility promises growth opportunities. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues this week with a stop in the Red River Valley. The University of Minnesota soybean research field day discusses the future of the crop. And weeding robots could be coming to a field near you.
This week on AgweekTV, how the ethanol industry is helping farmers make more money while protecting the environment. The USDA is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to rural America to promote development. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues this week with stops in Iowa and North Dakota. And more fresh local food is being served to area students thanks to a farm to school program.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss coming hot, dry weather, early harvesting, crop variability and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll talk with Sen. John Hoeven about protecting crop insurance in the new farm bill. Our annual Corn and Soybean Tour kicks off with a check on crops in the Dakotas. It's farmers market season — an important part of getting fresh, local produce to people. And old time farm life comes back to life in Rochester, Minnesota.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of things like the Pro Farmer Crop Tour on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll talk to an expert on how producers can minimize risk. The drought is easing and crops are looking up for some farmers in the upper Midwest. Commodity groups from around the country talk about what they'd like to see in the new farm bill. And we cover all things Dakotafest here in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a forecast of hot then cool weather on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, a planned pipeline to move greenhouse gases to storage in North Dakota hits a stumbling block. Farmers and insurance agents get to weigh in on prevented planting coverage. Our Agweek Cereals Crop Tour continues in North Dakota and Minnesota. And people who are Hungry for the Truth get some answers about where their food comes from.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed the August WASDE report and what it says about demand for U.S. commodities on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're in Redwood County, Minnesota, covering all things Minnesota Farmfest. Our Agweek Cereals Crop Tour continues this week in north central North Dakota. A new technology could help producers save their soil. And a new program sends high school students to jobs in agriculture.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed a weather system that could dump much needed rain across the region on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek kicked off its fourth annual Agweek Crop Tour in July with a look at cereals crops. Hear about what reporters found at the first four stops at the tour.
Agweek will be looking at crop conditions all August (and probably into September) on the Agweek Podcast. For more from Agweek and the crop tour, visit agweek.com.
This week on AgweekTV, new irrigation technology could help farmers get much needed water to every part of their fields. An innovative program gets students ready to enter the world of working on diesel engines. Continuing the Agweek Cereals Crop Tour, we'll visit a wheat field near Northwood, North Dakota. And kids are having fun in the sun while learning about farming.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how this week's headlines have pulled the market through loops on the Agweek Market Wrap.
In this week's episode of the Agweek podcast, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher spoke with Austin Rounds, Tyce Meyer and Tyler Kroeber about starting their own agronomy business, Blacksheep Agonomy in Agar, South Dakota. This is the fourth episode looking at starting out as a first generation in agriculture.
A South Dakota ethanol plant is working to get running again after an explosion shut it down. We'll meet two brothers who turned farming video games into real life farming. We'll kick off our 2023 Agweek Cereals Crop Tour with a look at crop conditions in North Dakota and South Dakota. And we'll visit a winery that serves up its homegrown wine.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and its effect on the market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Jordan Folkestad takes on his fifth year of custom baling in central and west central Minnesota. He's a first generation farmer who likes to share about his passion of farming. This is the latest episode in Agweek's July look at first generation farmers.
This week on AgweekTV, lifesaving rural emergency medical services are in jeopardy because of lack of money. Old cattle genetics are being brought back to life thanks to a USDA program. Grand Farm unveils its grand plans on its first field day of the year. And we meet a North Dakota couple that has been farming their land together for almost 50 years.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what they called a "fun" week in the market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
As part of our August look at first-generation farmers and ranchers, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher spoke with Calli Williams of TW Angus about what it is like to be a first generation rancher.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how improving weather conditions — though there's still a long way to go in the crop season — sunk corn, soybean and wheat markets this week, overcoming surprising numbers in last week's USDA reports.
In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, Ariana Schumacher talks to Grant and Spencer Hilbert, two young men who went from filming themselves playing farming simulator and posting on YouTube, to buying their own farms. This is the first episode in Agweek's July look at first-generation farmers.
This week on AgweekTV, take a closer look at the EPA decisions that effect the biofuel industry. Climb aboard a sprayer to see weeds through the eyes of a computer. Look at the fight against the blister beetle. Watch how South Dakota foundation raises funds to feed South Dakotans in need. Learn about how Scouting and Scholarships welcomes out youth to teach ag and award money for education.
As part of our June look at agritourism, Ann Bailey talks to Amy Smith of Rorvig Ranch. When a ranch house across the road came up for sale, Amy and her husband, Taryn, bought it and turned it into an Airbnb. Now the Smiths fit in a busy hospitality locale amid an already busy life as ranchers and parents of young children.
This week on AgweekTV, there's a feed additive that could create a healthier cow and a healthier planet. A Minnesota seed farm gets state recognition for its potato growing methods. The summer sales of E15 have hit the pump. And these tiny tractors are getting big attention.
Heart and Soil Ridge, a Driftless area farm, specializes in agritourism, grass-fed meats and other products and services. Lance Klessig talked to Noah Fish about the operation for Agweek's June look at agritourism.
South Dakota dairy growth, SCR Solutions, Heart Springs Parkinson’s Program, Phelps Mill, International Pork Expo, Collin Peterson on the farm bill, Kenyan farmers in Minnesota and more on AgweekTV.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk weather and how it's taken hold of the market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
As part of our June look at agritourism in the region, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher talks to Christy Heckathorn with Fleurish Flower Farm in Elk Point, South Dakota, about you-pick events, fly-ins to the farm, what it's like to watch people pick their bouquets, watching a pumpkin patch grow, their new "Brides and Blooms" event and differentiating an agritourism operation.
This week on AgweekTV, crops are off to a fast start in the region. Policy makers share insights at the Midwest Ag Summit. A producer talks about what FSA loans have done for their operation and kid campers learn farm safety.
All June, the Agweek Podcast will be featuring guests talking about agritourism -- how it works, the way it impacts the rest of a farm or ranch and more.
In this first episode, Jeff Beach talks to Brady Wulf of Clear Springs Cattle Co. about how the views at the ranch helped them see a way to welcome more people onto their operation.
This week on AgweekTV, the Supreme Court makes an important decision on waters of the U.S. Cattle numbers are down and prices are up as producers face tough conditions. We'll meet a couple of cattle producers who have unique ways of getting enough water for their cows. And we'll meet a South Dakota man whose retirement days are filled with growing fresh produce for the hungry.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talked about the fast-moving, up-and-down grain markets and what to look at in the coming week.
In our fifth and final episode on the topic of growth, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher talks to South Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist Patricia Villamediana about South Dakota's big rebound in the dairy industry.
This week on AgweekTV, we're coming to you from Ag Spray Equipment in Fargo, North Dakota, fo rour planting show special. How are producers in the region sitting so far this planting season? We'll find out. There is a serious shortage of Farm Service Agency workers. And, a new way to keep up on your soil's health.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what farmers should do as planting days run out on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Carl Madsen has been gardening nearly his whole life, and now he uses his passion to support the local food pantry. Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher talks to Madsen during planting at his Brookings, South Dakota, plot, which some young people from the community help him accomplish.
This week on AgweekTV, the United States Supreme Court makes a big decision affecting pork producers who do business in California. We kick off our follow a farmer series for the season with a unique operation in South Dakota. The child care crunch continues to surge in rural communities — see one community's solution. And a North Dakota ag engineering business gets quite the award, all while meeting the president.
As we continue our May focus on growth, Agweek news editor Michael Johnson turns his attention to baby chicks. He talks to Brenda Genoch of Mark's Fleet Supply in Perham, Minnesota, about what kind of chicks are common, how many get bought and what people need to know and buy to be successful in raising birds.
This week on AgweekTV, the state of South Dakota showcases the ag industry with agritourism. Minnesota dairy royalty throws the first pitch at the St. Paul Saints game. We'll take you to Kindred, North Dakota, to address the rural day care shortage. And the University of Minnesota Crookston introduces their four-legged friends to eager guests.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss surprising numbers in today's WASDE report on this week's Agweek Market Wrap. Stick around until the end for a Trading Places mention!
Master gardener Ann Larson shares her tips and tricks for starting a native plant pollinator garden with Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher.
This is the second episode of the Agweek Podcast's new monthly feature series. The first season, in May 2023, focuses on growth. Find new episodes on Wednesday mornings.
This week on AgweekTV, with the region's temperatures rising, the risk of flooding rises along with it. The proposed carbon pipeline continues to stir up controversy. A Minnesota farmer captures what life is really like on the farm and shares it with fans around the world. And the livestock at the University of Minnesota Crookston feel right at home, thanks to one special woman.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk warm weather and a comeback in the grains market during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, May 5.
Join the Agweek Podcast on the first season of its new monthly feature series. The first season, in May 2023, will focus on growth.
In the first episode, Agweek Director of Content Jenny Schlecht talks to Miranda Meehan of North Dakota State University Extension about how to know when your pasture is ready to be grazed. Given the drought of late 2022, followed by a cold, snowy winter, grasses in many parts of the region, and especially in North Dakota, have yet to grow to a point where they can be grazed without risking limiting forage production.
This week on AgweekTV, farmers who hire foreign workers may have to pay them more. Some small Minnesota producers get the chance to tell their representative what they'd like in the new farm bill . After nearly losing their program, the NDSU Equestrian Team is heading to nationals. And a South Dakota restaurant serves food fresh from farmers to their customers.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management celebrate spring-like weather and the chance to fire up their grills during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, April 28. https://www.agweek.com/business/markets/markets-welcome-warmer-weather-and-e15-news
This week on AgweekTV, planting season is off to a rough start in some areas. We'll take a look at planting conditions across the region. Do E15 and higher blends of ethanol have a place at the pump? We'll find out. The maple sap is starting to flow in central Minnesota, but not nearly as quickly as some producers would like. And a South Dakota bison rancher combats crazy weather conditions this calving season.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest Cattle on Feed report and lament more winter weather during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, April 21.
This week on AgweekTV, what does the future hold for the ethanol industry? North Dakota farmland prices continue to rise. A South Dakota rancher burns the midnight oil as calving season continues. And a Minnesota family has kept their roots strong, by farming the same land for nearly 150 years.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss weather's impact on planting, exports and the hot cattle market on the Agweek Market Wrap.
How will this cold, snowy spring affect spring planting? We'll look at the USDA's planting intentions report.
Snow is piled up across the region. We'll talk about how that might impact the start of planting.
Input prices are heavy on the minds of producers as growing season inches closer.
And the Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo makes its way to town, despite the blistering weather.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management were excited to talk snow melt and booming markets during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, April 7. Agweek Market Wrap April 7, 2023 0 seconds of 11 minutes, 20 secondsVolume 90%
This week on AgweekTV, it's calving season, and depending on the weather, it can be ranchers' favorite time of the year ... or their worst. We visit one operation that's made changes. With demand at food shelves surging, one regional organization announces a big partnership to bring fresh and local food to communities. Corn is the focus as we begin our season long "Planting to Processing" series, with off-season, prep and planning decisions. And we'll have coverage from big soybean and dairy conferences throughout the region.
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest USDA report and can't help but talk weather during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, March 31.
This week on AgweekTV, we continue our Special Report coverage of ag and climate. How dairy producers are coming together to combat climate change. With spring officially here, avian influenza could spike with the upcoming migratory bird season. South Dakota State gets ready to host its 100th Little I. And a fresh fruit truck rolls through the region, offering delights from fields and orchards across the country.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network talk slow spring, planting expectations, interest rates, banking, Russia and livestock on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we roll out our next special report focused on climate and ag. Watch as we dig into the Case IH and New Holland Right to Repair Memorandum; hear from a farm bill listening session, get updated from the Sugarbeet Institute; and learn how sugar and sodium could be reduced in school lunch programs.
This week on AgweekTV, we're coming to you from the Agweek Farm Show in Rochester. We also talk ag education teacher shortages and a new technology to help boost your yields.
Fresh off the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and comments from the Federal Reserve Chairman about expected interest rate hikes, markets struggled this week. Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we hear expert analysis of the USDA's Ag Outlook Forum. We'll visit a shorthorn ranch and a hatchery. And we'll meet a woman who's helping folks get fit on the farm.
Martinson Ag Risk Management's Randy Martinson and Red River Farm Network's Don Wick discuss a grain market rebound and conditions in South America and the Black Sea region on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're at the Evolution Ag Summit in Jamestown, North Dakota. We focus on the topic of food security. And our Livestock Tour continues with a South Dakota show goat operation.
Reports of an expected increase in corn acres in the United States led the discussion Friday, Feb. 24, during the Agweek Market Wrap with Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management.
This week on AgweekTV, we're bringing our show to you from the Northern Corn and Soybean Expo in Fargo, North Dakota. We'll hear from experts, including renowned ag economics speaker David Kohl. Find out what current and former members of Congress feel are the biggest priorities for the upcoming farm bill. And hear about the history and success of crop insurance.
Al Winmill from the Agweek sales team talks to Zach Johnson, the Millennial Farmer, at the Crary Full Pod Event in December 2022. They cover launching the Millennial Farmer YouTube channel in 2016, connecting with consumers and advocating for agriculture, connecting with other farmers, getting used to being in the spotlight, and the future of Millennial Farmer.
Argentina’s worsening weather conditions were a main topic during the Friday, Feb. 17, Agweek Market Wrap with Red River Farm Network’s Don Wick and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management.
This week on AgweekTV, Sidney Sugars will close its doors. We kick off National FFA Week. We continue the Agweek Livestock Tour. And we visit Nancy Jo Bateman about joining the the ag hall of fame.
In January, Agweek kicked off the annual Agweek Livestock Tour. Our reporters have been bringing you the stories of livestock producers across the region, and you can hear from six unique operations.
We’ll take you to a South Dakota ranch that has simplified its feeding with a bale grazing system. We’ll hear from a Minnesota ranch using wagyu genetics to produce premium meat products. Then we’ll visit a North Dakota ranch that has used regenerative rotational grazing concepts since before they were cool and a Minnesota ranch that calves early on Minnesota concrete. Finally, we’ll learn about a North Dakota seedstock operation that is transitioning to the next generation and hear from a Minnesota man who is producing high protein meat with rabbits.
For more from the Agweek Livestock Tour, visit https://www.agweek.com/topics/agweek_livestock_tour.
Al Winmill from the Agweek sales team visited with Doug and Chet Larson from Larson Farms at the Crary Full Pod Event in December 2022. They talk weather, Crary's agricultural equipment, success on the farm, making YouTube videos on the farm, and more.
South American weather, the planned Mexico GMO ban and Russian retaliation impacting markets were topics of the Friday, Feb. 10, Agweek Market Wrap with Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management.
This week on AgweekTV, we hear about North Dakota corporate farming legislation and about WOTUS challenges. Our livestock tour visits a seedstock operation and a rabbit farm. And we hear about new uses for drones.
Al Winmill of the Agweek sales team chats with Brian Brown of Brian's Farming Videos at the Crary Full Pod Event in West Fargo, North Dakota.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talked about this being a “transitional period” during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, Feb. 3, with Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network.
This week on AgweekTV, we hear from Sen. John Hoeven on the farm bill. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz puts ag in his budget. We reminisce with Mikkel Pates, and we learn about the origins of the skid-steer.
Al Winmill from the Agweek sales team visits with Brian Brown of Brian's Farming Videos, Chet Larson and Doug Larson from Larson Farms and Zach Johnson the Millennial Farmer at the Crary Full Pod Event in December. They talk issues and challenges in agriculture, including inflation, input costs, machinery and more.
Export demands helped markets end on a high note while much needed rain gave a boost to the United States and South America. The strong finish was welcomed, if not a bit unexpected, on the Friday, Jan. 27 during the Agweek Market Wrap with Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management.
This week on AgweekTV, we take a look at skyrocketing farmland prices. Minnesota will soon be home to a meat processing plant. And we profile a couple that uses a unique winter cattle feeding approach.
Al Winmill from the Agweek sales team visits with Brian Brown of Brian's Farming Videos, Chet Larson and Doug Larson from Larson Farms and Zach Johnson the Millennial Farmer at the Crary Full Pod Event in December. They talk farming, fixing, YouTube and more in this first part of the conversation.
With the U.S. Department of Agriculture's January reports out of the way, the grain markets are starting to focus on what's happening with South American weather, Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed on the Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Agweek Market Wrap. Meanwhile, the USDA's Cattle on Feed report, released Friday, appears friendly to the cattle market.
This week on AgweekTV, we meet a farmer who had a close call with a building collapse. A small group of farmers join up to market their oats. And we look back at Mikkel Pates' career in journalism.
Markets were first muted to crop reports from the USDA on Thursday, Jan. 12, but quickly reacted, according to Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management during the Friday, Jan. 13, Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we look at a new WOTUS, an innovative ethanol company, and how researchers are looking into more digestible bread and faster growing cows.
The agriculture markets showed promise with a “Christmas rally,” but the first week of 2023 took a turn, according to Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management on Friday, Jan. 6, on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we're at the Crary Full Pod Event this week, where we'll hear from three of the biggest agricultural YouTube personalities in the U.S., including two from Minnesota. We look at the technologies that are advancing agriculture and the science around our food. And we'll see how a unique breed of sheep brought a city family back to the farm.
Market analysts expected the end of 2022 to be a volatile one, and it was indeed, as was discussed by Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Market and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management during the weekly Agweek Market Wrap on Friday, Dec. 30.
This week a special holiday edition of Agweek TV takes a look at some of our favorite and most popular stories of the past year. We'll also share some updates on stories since they first aired.
This week on AgweekTV, take a deeper look at soil health, hear reactions to the renewable fuel standards, watch the pork industry expand in South Dakota and learn from the jolly folks at Gilby, North Dakota.
Agriculture is big business in North Dakota. In this week’s Agweek TV show find out just how big of an impact it has.
Also in this episode, see how one young couple was able to get into the hog business, through an arrangement with an integrator and come along as we visit one North Dakota ranch spreading holiday cheer one reindeer at a time.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's going on in the agriculture markets around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed what's going on in the agriculture market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we kick off the indoor farm show season in Fargo at the Northern Ag Expo, where we'll discuss grain markets and possible greenhouse gas emission regulations. Once again it's time for year-end equipment buying. We check in on a small town in North Dakota where the community is trying to save its only restaurant. And we'll profile a unique, hands-on horse therapy business in small-town North Dakota.
Renewable Fuel Standard announcements, railroad negotiations, Chinese lockdowns and war in Russia and Ukraine were big factors in this week's grain markets, Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, as our Thankful for Ag series continues, we'll visit a farm that's helping find a cure for Huntington's Disease with some very special sheep. We'll meet a family who's thankful for "the little things." Commodity groups come together to promote sustainability. And a North Dakota tree farm is growing Christmas cheer.
This week on AgweekTV, we take our show on the road, with coverage from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. We'll talk with industry experts about autonomous technology. What do the recent elections mean for the ag industry? We'll find out. And we'll visit a rural school that's giving hands-on agriculture experience to middle schoolers.
Volatility continues in the markets, with headline news leading the way, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network discussed on the Agweek Market Wrap. They talk war news, export sales, Mississippi River levels, drought, cattle herd reduction and more on this week's episode.
This week on AgweekTV, a Danish company is coming to Minnesota to turn manure into energy. Five friends open a new business in their North Dakota hometown to take the stress out of butchering. Small growers are getting a boost from the University of Minnesota to take their business to the next level. And we'll meet a farmer who stays out of the red — with vintage red.
The USDA had some surprising numbers this week in the Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network discuss that, as well as exports, what a railroad strike would mean for markets, the Black Sea grain deal, an uneventful week in livestock and more on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we look at how low water levels and rising barge costs have had an impact on Red Wing Grain, one of five Mississippi River ports in Minnesota providing access to river ports to the south. We also talk to an NDSU economist to hear how this and other factors around the world are affecting grain prices.
We also hear about some new pests and diseases in our region and visit a meat processing program, one of many in the region, looking to fill a need for trained meat cutters.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network discussed Russia's back-and-forth on the Black Sea grain shipping pact, weather, interest rates, supply and demand and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we ask an expert what we can expect in terms of drought coming back to the region. We'll see how farm satellite photos are being brought to life. Palmer amaranth continues to spread in North Dakota, but there's a new effort to bring it to zero. And we'll visit a local business that is bringing the heat to the upper Midwest.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network talk about the narrow trading range for corn and soybeans, export news, South American weather, Mississippi River water levels and more on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.
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Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network talk about weather, demand and interest rates on the Agweek Market Wrap.
This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit a pair of brothers turned shepherds through a starter flock program. USDA reduces corn and soybean harvest estimated from last month. We'll take a look at the corn drying outlook this harvest season. The foodie market catches up to regenerative principles. And we finish up one of our follow a farmer series with sugarbeet harvest.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network discuss how a new USDA report, the Russia-Ukraine war and low water levels on the Mississippi River had an impact on markets in this week’s Agweek Market Wrap.
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This week on AgweekTV, we'll take a look at some of the reasons why North Dakota trails neighboring states in animal agriculture and what some of the opportunities are. We'll give you a rare look inside the North Dakota State Mill as it celebrates 100 years. A farm counseling program for today's agriculture. A rural business offers a new kind of bean to consumers.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network discuss how the up-and-down markets are looking at USDA reports, harvest, global pressures, the strong dollar, exporting concerns and more in trying to find a direction.
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Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network discussed how the Grain Stocks report from USDA pushed corn and wheat higher but was generally bearish for soybeans on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.
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This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit a unique, multi-generational seed potato company. The USDA unveils its plan to finance close to $3 billion worth of climate smart ag projects. Ag labor reform is being called for during an ag industry worker shortage. And our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues.
Amid escalation of war and ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the wheat market took off this week, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek Reporter Noah Fish catches up with Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, owner and founder of Regeneration Farms LLC, and founder and president of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance (RAA). Haslett-Marroquin talks about what the word regenerative means to him, the progress of RAA, and then touches on details from his book, “In the Shadow of Green Man: My Journey from Poverty and Hunger to Food Security and Hope"
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This week, we're at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo, North Dakota. We'll get you caught up on all the happenings with our team of reporters. The market for farmland is as hot as it's ever been. We talked to the FSA administrator, and he wants your input on how to improve farm programs and services. And we'll meet the farmer behind Molly Yeh's "Girl Meets Farm."
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen discuss the market volatility brought on by WASDE's bullish soybean numbers, poor corn exports in the first export report in months, concerns about the economy and the fact that everyone is waiting to see harvest results.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Margaret Lombard, CEO of the National Honey Board. Lombard talks about the record-setting consumption of U.S honey last year, the "Honey Saves Hives" program that NHB is carrying out for National Honey Month, what people can do to support honey bees and beekeepers, and some fun facts about honey bees.
Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV, where we look at a strong rural rescue program, and an unusual rescue kit. A community comes together to help farm families during their time of need. New cases of avian influenza continue to be reported in the region. And we'll visit a North Dakota dairy that gives its customers a taste of the Netherlands.
Commodity markets ended the week 'on a bang,' Don Wick said on the Agweek Market Wrap. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said a combination of factors came into play, including Russian President Vladimir Putin indicating he would not support extending the deal to allow exports out of Ukraine, a sharply lower U.S. dollar, and the expectation that the USDA's export reporting system will be back up next week and will show strong smaller sales.
Live from the Agweek Corn and Soybean Crop Tour. Once again this year, Agweek made stops throughout the region to check on the progress of crops before harvest.
Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV, where we learn about North Dakota ranchers who cut out the middle man and sell their own quality beef. Our corn & soybean tour will check out crop conditions in North Dakota and Minnesota, and we'll visit a farmer who shares his love for canola through social media.
A big drop off in prices for grains and oilseeds on Thursday was followed by a big turnaround on Friday, and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap that it appears to have been a combination of profit taking and positioning ahead of the three-day Labor Day weekend.
A big drop off in prices for grains and oilseeds on Thursday was followed by a big turnaround on Friday, and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap that it appears to have been a combination of profit taking and positioning ahead of the three-day Labor Day weekend.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks to Mikkel Pates about his legendary career in journalism. On this episode, Mikkel shares his memories of the farm crisis and the Midwest murders of 1983 -- first when a failed farmer and his son lured a bank president and loan officer near Ruthton, Minn. to shoot them dead. Then months later, when farmer and tax protester Gordon Kahl killed two U.S. Marshals in shootout in Medina, N.D. – leading to a massive manhunt where a SWAT team fired hundreds of rounds into Kahl’s farmhouse in Heaton, N.D. Kahl eventually died in another shootout in which he killed a local sherriff. Mikkel then shares stories from his many trips abroad to report, and reflects on life after journalism.
Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV, where we hear from farmers raising concerns about the proposed carbon pipeline in our region. We'll tell you about a co-op that is benefiting some of America's newest farmers. A kerosene tractor takes center stage at this year's Steam Threshers Reunion, and a North Dakota soybean crushing plant breaks ground.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network discuss the Pro Farmer tour, interest rates, weather, exports and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks to Mikkel Pates about his legendary career in journalism. Pates has long been one of the top agriculture reporters in the country, working for what are now Forum Communications newspapers since 1979. Pates currently writes about a wide range of farming and agribusiness for Agweek. In this episode, we learn about Mikkel's first job as a professional reporter, and some of the first big stories he reported on.
Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV, where we kick off our Agweek 2022 Corn and Soybean Crop Tour. NDSU's revived rye seed development could give producers another cover crop option. We'll you get you caught up on the big topics at Dakotafest in Mitchell, South Dakota. And the Supreme Court looks to make a ruling on federal water regulation.
With the August WASDE and Crop Production reports out of the way, traders are now focused on weather and crop conditions, Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network said on this week's Agweek Market Wrap. And Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said that attention is showing a big east versus west disparity in this year's crops.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks to Mikkel Pates about his legendary career in journalism. Pates has long been one of the top agriculture reporters in the country, working for what are now Forum Communications newspapers since 1979. Pates currently writes about a wide range of farming and agribusiness for Agweek. In this episode, he talks about growing up around agriculture in Brookings, South Dakota, his introduction to journalism at South Dakota State University, and his process for interviewing and reporting.
Weather will continue to be the market focus, at least until the end of August, as ideal conditions will be needed for the soybean crop to reach its potential, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Don Wick of Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Paul Sobocinski, a livestock farmer who raises pigs for Niman Ranch, and cattle for direct and market sale. Sobocinski was one of the authors to a recent report called “Solving the Local Meat Processing Bottleneck." He shares recommendations to help solve the backlog issue, including an apprenticeship program, increased transition resources, creation of a navigator position at the state and more.
The first week of August started out low for the markets but rebounded by Friday, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network discussed on this week's Agweek Market Wrap. They talked changing weather forecasts, Ukraine grain shipments, U.S. export sales, yield potentials and more.
Live from the July 25 congressional farm bill listening session held at Far-Gaze Farm in Northfield. Members of the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management subcommittee have been holding sessions across the country, and this Minnesota stop included U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the volatility in the market caused by hot temperatures, international stories, the economy and more on this week's Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Live from the Agweek Cereal Crop Tour. Once again this year, Agweek made stops throughout the region to check on the progress of small grains.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Managent discuss the impact of the Ukraine-Russia deal regarding grain transportation on the wheat market, as well as what continued heat means for crops in the U.S.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish chats with Patrice Bailey, assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Bailey talks about how he took part in a trade mission and business conference in Ghana early this month, as well as progress made through the Emerging Farmers Working Group, established shortly after Bailey came on board with the department.
Favorable weather forecasts hinted at recovery for commodity markets, but the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report and macroeconomic concerns cut that down, said Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Marin Bozic, dairy economist and an assistant professor in dairy foods marketing economics in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Bozic talks about the reasons behind the consolidation in the dairy industry, proposed reforming of the federal pricing system for milk and the opportunity that exists for U.S. dairy farmers in the next decade.
The week started out with funds trying to get out of commodity markets and finished the week with a bit of a recovery, Don Wick of Red River Farm Network said on this week's Agweek Market Wrap. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said weather is at the root of the recovery.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish speaks with Andrew Bower, sales director in the liquid logistics division at OEC Group. Bower sheds light on the high-stakes talks between the Pacific Maritime Association employer group and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, to agree on a new labor contract for over 22,000 workers at West Coast ports. Upper Midwest crops ship out through the West Coast and a strike could be a further detriment to already backed up supply chains.
Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said that the Quarterly Stocks and Planted Acreage report along with a trucker protest in Argentina and ongoing West Coast port labor talks had an impact on markets this week.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Bob Worth, who is returning to the role of president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association after serving as president of the MSGA from 2005-2007. Worth talks about what's changed since his first term as president of the association, what are the pressing issues for soybean farmers in the state and other details about the longest running state soybean organization in the country.
Many markets ended up mixed to lower this week, Carah Hart of the Red River Farm Network said on this week's Agweek Market Wrap. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said a few factors, including massive fund liquidation, weather conditions and pressures from an improved stock market all played a part.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Deirdre Birmingham, owner and operator of the Cider Farm in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Birmingham talks about how she's enhanced the pollintaor habitat on her certified organic orchard by planting a 30-acre prairie, putting prairie strips around the orchard, adding milkweed seeds for monarchs, alternating the mowing in alleyways so every other row is flowering, enhancing beneficial insect populations, using certified organic products and leaving dandelions alone.
Heat moves in and likely will linger in some places, the Fed raises interest rates three quarters of a percent and the markets get a three day weekend. Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how the markets are handling all of that and what may be on the horizon in the June 30 acreage report on this week's Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Kristi Boswell, counsel in the legislative and public policy group at the firm Alston & Bird, and former senior advisor to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Boswell gives an overview of the H-2A program, the work she's done to help streamline it, and how H-2A reform has been a priority issue for decades. She also weighs in on the USDA's recent announcement about partnering with the United Farm Workers of America to develop a $65 million pilot program to support H-2A workforce and employers.
The June WASDE was generally neutral wheat, negative corn and friendly to soybeans, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap. With that out of the way and the USDA's acreage report still a few weeks out, all attention turns to the weather.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish sits down with Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council, at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines on June 8, 2022. Humphreys talks about his upbringing on an Iowa pork farm, the challenges that the pork industry faces today and the new brand the NPPC unveiled at the World Pork Expo.
Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network talks to Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management about the impact weather, planting progress and global issues have had in bringing down the wheat, corn and soybeans markets on this week's Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Don Savelkoul, vice president of range operations for Fellers Ranch. Fellers Ranch is a partnership between a third-generation family farmer, a 75 year-old family-owned butcher shop and several seasoned ranchers. Savelkoul talks about the vision the company has for top-quality Wagyu beef raised in south-central Minnesota.
With planting dates near or already over for some crops in the northern Plains, all eyes will be on the forecast over Memorial Day weekend, according to this week's conversation on the Agweek Market Wrap between Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Eunice Biel, a dairy and crop farmer from Harmony in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Biel is also the new chairperson of Minnesota's Farm Service Agency state committee, along with holding several other leadership roles in agriculture. Biel talks about the history of their farm as well as her and her family's history with Minnesota Farmers Union and more.
The markets — and the wheat markets in particular — started off on fire this week, said Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network. But as he and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed on this week's Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems, most of the gains were lost by the end of the week.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Jim Roemer, registered commodity trading adviser who also has 38 years of experience as a meteorologist. He runs the meteorology and commodity analysis company, Best Weather, Inc. He's also the co-founder of Climate Predict, a long-range global weather forecast tool, and one of the first meteorologists to become a National Futures Association registered Commodity Trading Advisor.
Even as the central and eastern parts of the Corn Belt finally are making some planting progress, the western Corn Belt and northern Plains remain mired in wet, cold weather that has kept tractors at a near-standstill, especially in North Dakota and Minnesota, Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Emily Krekelberg, University of Minnesota Extension farm health and safety educator. Krekelberg talks about new resources Extension has created to help farmers deal with compassion fatigue and other forms of job stress as the avian influenza outbreak has led to depopulation of more than 2 million commercially raised birds in 20 Minnesota counties. She also talks about podcasting in the agricultural realm.
Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what late planting in the northern Plains and Corn Belt could mean for corn, wheat and soybean markets, as well as what the Fed is doing on inflation, what inflation means for markets, how world events are impacting the markets and what to watch for in the coming week.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Ted Galaty, who owns and operates Willow's Keep Farm in Zumbrota, Minnesota, where he's been growing hemp since 2018. Galaty talks about educating the public about cannabis, the future of industrial hemp and the conundrums of hemp regulations.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish was at the 2022 FFA State Convention held April 24-26 on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campuses. On this episode we hear from Val Aarsvold, executive director at the Minnesota FFA Foundation, who talks about the role of the foundation and the new Minnesota FFA/4-H license plates, and Stacy Fritz, advisor for Chatfield FFA, which third in the National Chapter Award Program and was the overall winner in the Models of Innovation category for its #BreaktheStigma Challenge.
There's not a lot of rationing happening in the grain market right now, with grains trading at some "pretty lofty levels" during a "choppy week," Don Wick of Red River Farm Network said. Wick joined Randy Martinson, of Martinson Ag Risk Management, on this week's Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Rocky Casillas Aguirre, the new executive director of Sharing Our Roots, a nonprofit which owns a 100-acre parcel of land in Northfield that will be used this year by a diverse group of vegetable and livestock farmers.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Megan Roberts, executive director of the Southern Agricultural Center of Excellence, to break down data from the 2021 release on Minnesota farm income by experts from University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence.
The Agweek Market Wrap comes a day early this week, as markets are closed April 15 for Good Friday. AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what a northern Plains blizzard may mean for corn, wheat and soybean markets, as well as an up week for cattle and hogs.
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report didn't make many changes that would have an impact on the markets, but the weather and the forecasts are pushing grains, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with McKayla Wingert, multi-media marketing specialist for Agweek. Wingert talks about growing up in Southeast Minnesota, how she picked her career path and why she loves the networks within ag communities. She can be reached at mckayla@agweek.com.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the record soybean numbers and a hit to corn acres in the Prospective Plantings Report.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Abby Schuft, an Extension educator with the University of Minnesota, who works with poultry farmers across the state on applied biosecurity. Schuft talks about the tips for farm workers and service providers to prevent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) from getting into poultry flocks.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about high prices in the grains, including a near-historically high soybean price, and about the upcoming Prospective Plantings report.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete. Peterson talks about the early days in the '90s when the company was just getting started out of his basement in Rochester. Then he breaks down how a a surge in online auction participation, slowed manufacturing of new equipment and a low inventory of used equipment have put the farm equipment industry in an unprecedented place.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how war and other factors have been factored into grain and livestock markets.
A live panel discussion titled "What questions should landowners ask when their land is in the path of pipelines?" from the 40th annual Agweek Farm Show in Rochester on March 8-9. Agweek reporter Jeff Beach leads a discussion with Peg Furshong, Jess Mazour and Dan Wahl.
A live panel discussion titled "The changing world of animal agriculture" from the 40th annual Agweek Farm Show in Rochester on March 8-9. AgweekTV's Michelle Rook talks with Dave Mensink, Shelly DePestel and Paul Brietzke.
A live panel discussion titled "Fighting Food Insecurity With Local Foods" from the 40th annual Agweek Farm Show in Rochester on March 8-9. Agweek reporter Noah Fish moderates a conversation with Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick of the Rochester City Council, Amanda Nigon-Crowley of the Village Agriculture Cooperative and Anna Oldenburg with Olmsted County Public Health Services.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to fuel volatility in the markets. In soybeans, South American weather still is a factor.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest movements in the markets, mostly stemming this week from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the outlook for exports from and planting in the Black Sea region.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the volatile week brought on by Russia invading Ukraine.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Nate Schlief, a farm toy enthusiast and organizer of the Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show, happening March 18-19. Schlief talks about rediscovering the joy from our very first toys, how farm toy displays can spark creativity in youth, and what inspired him to bring an annual farm toy show back to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed the continuing strength of soybeans, corn's follower role, wheat's tie to world news and the tight supplies of cattle and pigs.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Tiffany Tripp, co-owner and farmer of Graise Farm, along with founder and manager of the Cannon Valley Farmers' Market. Tripp talks about the origins of the farmers market including how and why she started it, along with what it takes to keep it going.
Michelle Rook of AgweekTV asked Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management, if these market conditions continue, how high could soybeans go? On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Martinson said if the price climbs above contract highs, he could see it climbing to $16.70 or, "and I hate to say it," even $17.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Max Cossette, vice president of business development for 701x, a North Dakota-based company. Cossette breaks down 701x's newest solar powered and bluetooth enabled ear tag, which provides precise GPS location, activity monitoring and so much more.
Soybeans were the star for the week, with continuing cuts to South American production estimates coming from all directions. Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson discuss that and other market news on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Melissa Wray, founder and director of Mainspring, Wray talks about her move from the Twin Cities to the rural community she grew up in, and how the organization offers programming meant to spur connections and celebrate rural arts in Houston County, Minnesota.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook said just about everything was up except feeder cattle, but soybeans were the clear leader.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Alan Doering, senior scientist with the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. Doering shares what it's like to work at the pilot lab for AURI in Waseca, and some of the biggest efforts the institute is working on currently including anaerobic digestion, fertilizer developments and biomass for fuel.
This week on AgweekTV, agriculture anticipates the worst as EPA rewrites the waters of the U.S. rule. We kick off our Agweek Livestock Tour at a well-known North Dakota Simmental operation. Agriculture tightens cybersecurity to protect the food supply. And farmers get updates on the latest agronomic research from the University of Minnesota.
This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch the full show, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/agweektv-full-show-wotus-ellingson-simmentals.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about an up week in the grains on the Agweek Market Wrap.
To watch this week's Agweek Market Wrap, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/markets/time-seems-right-for-making-some-corn-and-soybean-sales.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Cassandra Linkenmeyer, director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Minnesota Chapter. Linkenmeyer talks about ASIST and safeTALK workshops, offered through LivingWorks, and how they are a chance for rural residents to familiarize themselves with suicide prevention.
Coming up on AgweekTV we will discuss the Supreme Court moving on two cases important to agriculture. We will discuss the USDA releasing a handful of reports, including the final WASDE production numbers. We'll visit NDSU Extension and discuss an important program for farmers and ranchers. Finally, we'll see the ag secretary announcing China trade actions and new conservation programs.
To watch the full show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7347598-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Supreme-Court-and-ag-WASDE-numbers-farm-safety-and-China-trade.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the South American forecast, January WASDE numbers, demand and more on the Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Neil Dahlstrom, branded properties and heritage manager at John Deere, on his book Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture which is being released Jan. 11.
This week on AgweekTV we will discuss President Biden rolling out a plan to increase livestock market competition and expand meat processing. We will see the ethanol margins do a 180 since the 2020 COVID meltdown and find out why. Finally, we will meet a Minnesota farm family that's been selling their high quality pork direct to consumers for more than than 20 years.
To watch the show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7343091-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Livestock-market-ethanol-strength-and-high-quality-pork.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the big moves for the soybean market, a positive week for corn, a not-so-positive week for wheat, and struggles for livestock.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Jan Joannides, executive director and co-founder of Renewing the Countryside. Joannides shares how the nonprofit started as a book in the early 2000s and how far it's come today. RTC works as a partner with American Farmland Trust on a model which places an easement on transitioning land, so the farm can then be sold to another farmer at a reduced price. The specific transition discussed in the show is between Singing Hills Farm in Northfield and the Lor family.
This week on AgweekTV, we will have the outlook for the grain and livestock markets fir the first quarter 2022. We'll discuss a new report showing the U.S. falling behind in trade. We will see how a QR code could be a boon for hunters looking for land. Finally, we'll show you entries, and the winners of the Agweek "Beauty in Agriculture" photo contest.
This is the audio version of AgweekTV. To watch the show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7336281-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Grain-and-livestock-outlook-falling-behind-in-trade-QR-code-hunting-sign-and-Beauty-of-Agriculture.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about where wheat, corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs ended up in 2021.
On this special holiday edition of AgweekTV, we'll take a look back at some of our favorite and most popular stories of the year, we'll meet the newest members of the Agweek staff, and our team discusses one of the biggest problems plaguing farmers, manufacturers and consumers this year — supply chain issues.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Tim Penny, president and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, which has been around for 35 years. Penny talks about how SMIF impacts small and rural communities, and about its Acres of Good program.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the early Christmas present that came in the markets this week for grains and a pair of friendly USDA reports for cattle and hogs.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a big week for soybeans and an expected slow down in trade heading into the holidays.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Clarence Bischoff, founder and president of the Minnesota Aquaculture Association as well as CEO of Blue Water Farms. The two talk about how the Minnesota Aquaculture Association got started and the progress its made since then, as well as the status of Blue Water Farms -- a Minnesota-based startup with the plan to use recirculating aquaculture systems technology, known as an RAS, to produce walleye and plant products.
Coming up on AgweekTV we will discuss the used machinery market. We will talk about specialty crop producers rolling out a food traceability and identity preserved label. We will see if out winter weather will provide any hope for drought areas in the region. Finally, we'll discuss more farmers marketing produce direct to local grocers and restaurants.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a quiet week in the markets and a relatively benign December WASDE report. Of the three major Upper Midwest crops, only wheat saw a big change in the report. But corn and soybeans still had news to evaluate. Meanwhile, things are relatively quiet in the livestock sector.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Dan Glessing, who was elected last month as president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. Glessing is a farmer in Wright County whose family has a lifelong association with MFBF. The two talk about filling the shoes of his predecessor who served for 16 years, the political differences between MFBF and Minnesota Farmers Union and what to expect from MFBF in his first two-year term.
This week on AgweekTV, we have coverage from the Northern Ag Expo, a look at spray drift technology and carbon credits. We'll see an ethanol plant that has signed on to the world's largest carbon capture pipeline. Finally, we'll visit a Minnesota farm that accelerates their lambing program to increase profits.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by farmers and fiber artists Theresa Bentz and Alejandra Sanchez. The two are business partners and have helped each other expand their flocks, supply of natural dyes and have started teaching classes to others in the wool community. The three also touch on the importance of local sustainable fiber products and slow fashion.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle and hogs held up to a wild day in the markets after the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Before she served as North Dakota's agriculture commissioner, Sarah Vogel took on the U.S. government on behalf of farmers. She talked about her battle, as well as her new book, THE FARMER’S LAWYER: The North Dakota nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm, during a conversation with Agweek reporter Mikkel Pates.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Minneapolis-based photographer R. J. Kern, who has been featured by National Geographic, the BBC and PBS, and whose work has been on display at exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Plains Art Museum in Fargo. Kern talks about his newest book, The Unchosen Ones, in which he turned his lens towards Minnesota's 4-H kids and their animals.
This week on AgweekTV, we reflect on why we're thankful for ag as we kick off the holiday season. That includes a new FFA chapter, which is giving "hope" to the next generation of agriculturalists. You'll pay more for this year's Thanksgiving holiday feast but can still give thanks for an affordable food supply. And ag lawyer Sarah Vogel chronicles her famous fight against the government on behalf of farmers in a new book.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the reasons winter wheat has taken over as the leader from spring wheat, soybean meal's continuing strength, corn's struggles, beef's good week and pork's tough road.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish catches up with Naima Dhore, an organic farmer and founder of the Somali American Farmers Association. Dhore is moving her operation from the Twin Cities to Alexandria, Minn. in a few months. She shares the uphill battle she and other emerging farmers face to find and secure affordable farmland.
This week on AgweekTV, we will discuss soybean farmers teaming up with Goodyear to roll out tires made with soybean oil. We will see a North Dakota co-op make history as it loads the longest unit train in the United States. Finally, we will take a look at the crop size in the November WASDE Report.
This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch this episode, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7281393-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Soybean-tires-the-longest-train-in-the-U.S.-and-the-November-WASDE-Report.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about what happened after the November WASDE report and where the markets seem to be headed now. To watch the video of the Agweek Market Wrap, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/markets/7281390-Soybean-complex-takes-the-lead-after-WASDE-yield-surprise.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Christopher Brenna, executive director of Revolutionary Earth Farm, to talk about the nonprofit's unique approach and collaboration with organic farms to battle food insecurity in the city of Rochester.
This week on AgweekTV, the biofuels industry could receive a huge infrastructure boost if the budget reconciliation bill passes in Congress. We'll tell you about a research project that shows promise to reduce sunflower head rot the natural way, using bees. The sugarbeet harvest is wrapping up in the region. And the perfect supply chain storm tightens global fertilizer supplies and sends prices skyrocketing.
This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch the full episode, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7270512-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Biofuels-infrastructure-sunflower-research-sugarbeet-harvest-fertilizer-prices.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about a tough road ahead for the soybean market, a step back for wheat, corn's follower status and some positive movement in the livestock markets.
Find more market information at https://www.agweek.com/business/markets.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Agweek sales and marketing team member Al Winmill, to talk about his journey as a backyard farmer. Al and his family are raising their own chickens in their backyard in Fargo, and he talks about their experience thus far.
On this week's episode of AgweekTV, we'll find out what skyrocketing fertilizer prices mean for the 2022 growing season. Producer ownership and federal inspection offers a new life for a small-town butcher shop. We'll tell you about a Minnesota bison rancher who takes pride in cutting out the middleman. And Minneapolis wheat surpasses $10 for the first time in nine years.
This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch the full show, visit agweek.com/agweektv.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap sponsored by Gateway Building Systems, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management look at the encouraging prospects for corn, wheat's continued strength and a puzzling livestock market.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, and recipient of a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship. Schulte Moore talks creativity in the field of research, how it felt to be on such a prestigious list of recipients, as well as her longtime research and work that earned her the honor.
On this week's Agweek Market Wrap sponsored by Gateway Building Systems, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss another strong week for wheat, how corn is stuck in a tug-of-war between wheat and soybeans, the demand for soy oil and meal, a good report for cattle and a really bad week for hogs.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Dan Dylla and Doug Sahr, advisors for the United South Central High School FFA chapter. Dylla talks about connections he's made through FFA over the years, and Sahr shares what it's like to be teaching alongside your former ag teacher. Other topics include the upcoming National Convention, the chapter's long-running annual corn drive and opportunities that exist in the ag industry for young people today.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the continued strength of the Minneapolis wheat market, whether corn and soybeans have hit a harvest low and the ups for cattle and downs for hogs. The Agweek Market Wrap is sponsored by Gateway Building Systems and is available every Friday at agweek.com.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Wayne Gannaway, executive director of the History Center of Olmsted County. Gannaway breaks down the history and contrast between the "gentlemen farming" background of Dr. Charlie Mayo -- and the survivalist background of some of the earliest pioneers of agriculture in Southeast Minnesota.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Lance Klessig, resource specialist for Winona County SWCD and regenerative ag influencer. The two discuss Klessig's path to his career as an ag professional, what it's like to balance a full-time ag job with being a farmer and how he started his YouTube channel, which now has nearly 3,000 subscribers.
Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Trever Meier, sales representative for Superior Grain Equipment and Al Winmill, Agweek sales and marketing team member. The three discuss supply chain issues, steel prices and when's the right time for farmers to buy equipment.
Jay Bakken, president of the Rock-Nobles Cattlemen's Association, talks to Agweek's Jenny Schlecht about the upcoming July 13 Minnesota State Cattlemen's Summer Beef Tour, which will take attendees on tours of eight diverse cattle operations in southwestern Minnesota.
This time of year, we see Old Glory flying everywhere, but for some farmers, it's an everyday occurrence. In this week's Agweek cover story, Mikkel Pates shares his annual feature of some of the patriotic displays he's seen as he travels the countryside.
As it has all season long, North Dakota continues to take the brunt of the drought in the upper Midwest. The prolonged dry conditions have taken a major toll on hay production in the state. We got the latest from North Dakota State University Extension Rangeland Specialist, Kevin Sedivec.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
The hot, dry, windy weather many growers are dealing with this season may be tough on crops, but many weeds thrive in it. In this week's episode, Mikkel Pates talked to a crop consultant about the problem.
Mikkel also covers a story about the increase in cattle numbers livestock auction barns are seeing in recent weeks in response to the continuing drought.
We also visit with Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association to see how beets are fairing during the dry growing season.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
In this week's episode, we get the latest from Mikkel Pates on a cattle producer who is dealing with Palmer Amaranth that was in his cattle feed.
We also talk with North Dakota grower Jason Schatzke to compare the planting seasons of 2020 and 2021.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, Mikkel Pates explains the details behind buckwheat now being eligible for crop insurance in more counties in the region.
Mike Spieker visits with the marketing manager of Väderstad Inc., who recently announced the acquisition of AGCO-Amity JV LLC, as well as a North Dakota sugarbeet grower to see how his crop faired following the recent wind event.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
This week on the Agweek Podcast, presented by Superior Grain Equipment, visits with Oliver County NDSU Extension agent Rick Schmidt to get an update on drought conditions in central North Dakota. We also check in with Mikkel Pates who tells us how parts are getting hard to find for some growers.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
In this week's episode, we take a look at how a CBD company is trying to help with high THC hemp, visit with NDSU Climatologist Adnan Akyüz to his latest update and projections on the drought in North Dakota, and catch up with Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative agriculturalist Cody Wahlstrom to recap the co-op's sugarbeet planting season.
Connect with host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter
In this week's episode, we look at how one-time COVID relief funds many major ag projects in the region, we visit with a North Dakota corn grower to get an update on planting, and catch up with a Minnesota sugarbeet grower to recap their planting season.
Connect with host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
In this week's episode, we visit a South Dakota family who is raising pigs "the old fashion" way, and head up to Mayville State University where they have just launched a brand new agribusiness degree program.
We also take a nationwide look at the sugarbeet planting progress.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
On this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, presented by Superior Grain Equipment, we tell the story of an NDSU ag history professor. Tom Isern finds the culture of the great plains as not only an academic interest but a way of life.
We also visit Goette Farms in Bricelyn, Minnesota, where Mikkel Pates tells us how Brandon and Erika Goette are using social media and direct marketing to sell their beef and lamb directly to consumers, restaurants and schools.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, we check in with Mikkel Pates who went to Stephen, Minnesota to learn about a home-grown ag equipment company that has turned 50 years old.
We will also hear from Emily Beal who visited a North Dakota cattle ranch that is taking its beef directly to consumers, and we caught up with Nick Revier of SESVanderHave for this week’s Sugarbeet Spotlight.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter
In this week's episode, we get the latest on drought conditions and projects from NDSU Extension Climatologist F. Adnan Akyüz, Ph.D.
We also take a tour through the Red River Valley and talk sugarbeet planting with Joe Hastings, General Agronomist for American Crystal Sugar Company, Mike Metzger, Vice President of Agriculture & Research at Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, and Todd Geselius, Vice President of Agriculture at Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.
Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
This week's episode covers reasons the price of fertilizer has skyrocketed over the last few months, U.S. Sugar's acquisition of Imperial Sugar in Savannah, Georgia, and how that might impact Red River Valley sugarbeet growers, and we learn about Mitch Rowe of Sure-Flex Hybrids in Jackson, Minnesota.
We also introduce a new podcast segment, the "Sugarbeet Spotlight" where we take a look around the latest news across the country in the sugarbeet industry.
Connect with the host, Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.
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.
Agweek Staff Writer Emily Beal joins Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill to talk about her recent cover story on the contributions of off-farm income and health insurance for farm families. You can read her story here: https://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/6845385-Off-farm-income-is-more-than-working-for-the-insurance
This week, we talk with Jonathan Knutson on his coverage of the USDA's newest guidelines on healthy eating.
Click here to read this full story on Agweek.com
This episode of the Agweek Podcast is brought to you by Superior Grain Equipment, Trans Ova and Topp Herefords.
This week, we talk to Agweek reporter Mikkel Pates about how a North Dakota legislator fears that a focus on the future of the coal industry may hurt value-added agriculture efforts in the state.
For more on this subject, read and watch Mikkel's cover story.
If you're interested in that story, you may also be interested in Mikkel's piece talking to landowners deciding whether to allow wind turbines on their land.
This episode of the Agweek Podcast is brought to you by Superior Grain Equipment, Trans Ova and Topp Herefords.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about wheat's big moment, the disappointments in the corn market, the outlook for soybeans and spinning wheels in the cattle market.
AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about why a little sell-off in the markets may be a good thing, the outlook for $12 soybeans, the near future in China trade and more.
The Agweek Market Wrap talks high soybean and corn prices, how wheat continues to lag those two crops, the somewhat bullish Cattle on Feed report and continued processing fears for livestock markets.
This week's episode discussions involve farmers' involvement with the military, a new hemp marketplace and information on the Rochester, MN farmers market and how they're handling the pandemic this winter.
This episode is brought to you by Hefty Seed Company.
Contact the hosts:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released some friendly reports for grain this week, and AgweekTV's Michelle Rook talks to Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management about where prices ended up and what drivers are likely to influence them in the coming weeks and months. Rook and Martinson also discussed cattle and hog markets and much more.
This week's episode discussions involve the surging COVID-19 case count and how that impacts rural communities and the hospitals that serve them, CRISPR technology and how it compares to GMO and how the 2020 election went for agriculture in our region and beyond.
This episode is brought to you by Hefty Seed Company.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's interview episode features Jeremy Hughes, product manager at Horsch in Mapleton, ND. He discusses their company's products as well as a background on Jeremy and his journey on the way to his current role with Horsch.
Contact the hosts:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's ag news update from Agweek features an Emily Beal story on soybean seed selection (with Carl Peterson from Peterson Farms Seed), Noah Fish talks about an uptick in drug overdoses that correlate with the COVID-19 pandemic and Jenny Schlecht has a story on this year's American Star Farmer award winner.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This episode of the Agweek Podcast is our first episode with just ag news with deeper insights from the reporters bringing the stories to life. This week we chat with Mikkel Pates who covers a Minnesota House of Representatives race, a hemp growing operation in Minnesota and ways Lutheran Social Services is helping farmers with stress.
Contact the hosts:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's guest is Randy Martinson from Martinson Ag Risk Management. Randy, also an Agweek contributor, talks the recent WASDE report, the upcoming election's implications for farmers and ranchers and also gives us an overall market update. John Fetsch from Agweek joined hosts Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill to chat with Randy.
Contact the hosts:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's episode features a unique poultry operation that replicates the jungle-like environment poultry is being raised in the Midwest, a Minnesota company growing organic produce and a few stories on pumpkin patches in the region and how they've handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Mikkel Pates chats with a couple of grain marketing experts from NDSU, Frayne Olson & Bryon Parman, in the second half of the show.
Contact the hosts:
Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include the struggle farmers and ranchers are having with finding help on their operations, economic uncertainty amid coronavirus issues & weather impacts, an update on harvest progress in the region. Our guest this week is Becky Newell, founder and president of Levridge, an agricultural software company.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include farmers testing out 60" corn rows with cover crops in between, issues with brown-bagging seed, information on the new CFAP coronavirus relief program and instead of a guest this week, we've got audio from Thom Petersen and Michelle Rook from a recent interview.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include rural infrastructure, discovery of Palmer Amaranth and Dicamba news. No guest this week, we're featuring more audio from our Agweek Corn/Soybean Crop Tours.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's episode discusses the recently completed Agweek Corn and Soybean Crop Tours as well as some Noah Fish stories on black farmers in Minnesota, including the 40 Acres & a Mule project as well as Grow a Young Black Farmer. Our guest is Jon Massman, a soybean scientist and Technology Lead with Corteva.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include a farm that looks a little different than the "traditional" Red River Valley of ND/MN farm, a story about how a centennial farm has evolved to stay profitable and a very large sugar beet statue and Jenny and Al discuss Al's desire for having chickens in his backyard. This week's episode's second half is an audio interview from Mikkel Pates from our Agweek Cereal's Crop Tour, an introduction to some standalone special episodes we'll be uploading soon.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include a story about manure hauling and spreading and how recent trends have affected companies that custom haul/spread and the farmers who use this fertilizer. We'll also discuss Minnesota's Hmong farmer's market growers and talk about the cattle market. Our guest this week is Jamie Schurhamer from Hefty Seed Company in Wilton and Hurdsfield, North Dakota who shares his background, information on his company and his experience with the Agweek Cereals Crop Tour this summer.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include a female rancher who is the main operator - but the USDA keeps sending correspondence to her husband, who is the secondary operator with an off-the-farm job. Also discussed are a large July 3rd part in south-central North Dakota and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program from the USDA Farm Service Agency. Guests this week are experts from the North Dakota State FSA who share info on the CFAP program with us.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's discussion includes recent farm accidents, beer (and the barley used to make it), mental health in Minnesota and plenty of tax tips in time for this year's pushed-back Tax Day in July. Justin Frye returns as our guest this week. Justin is a CPA based in Fargo, ND specializing in farm, ranch and agribusiness tax, payroll and other accounting services.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics are stories about a North Dakota sunflower seed company's rollercoaster year with a lack of road trips and baseball games, the regions drought conditions (while some areas are way too wet) and a few meat stories including more lenient restrictions and a new family-run meat market in Minnesota. We gave our guests a week off for Independence Day week, we'll be back to our normally scheduled programming next episode.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This 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.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's episode features stories on prevented planting and agriculture's response to racism as protests and other activities pop up around the nation - and the world. Our guest this week is our very own Emily Beal, Agweek's newest reporter based in Fargo, ND who shares her story on how she's starting her career in ag journalism after growing up on her family's farm in Ohio.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's discussion topics include introducing our newest Agweek reporter, Emily Beal, a roundup of recent Dicamba news, a story on what beekeepers have been up to during the COVID-19 pandemic and an interesting connection between ag teachers across the US. Our guest this week is Eric Bartsch from AGT Foods USA in Bismarck, ND who joins us to tell us about their new Veggipasta, a pasta alternative made with North Dakota grown yellow peas.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's discussion topics include the retirement of a long-tenured grain buyer, increased demand in the durum markets from increased pasta consumption and information on direct payments. Our guest this week is Brent Mohn, a Minnesota farmer near the Twin Cities who is an early adopter in ag tech and shares his story on social media.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's discussion includes a government food box filling program where food processors are getting contracts to help out food banks, angry ranchers and their unique signage and another upper-Midwest planting progress update for you. Our guest this week is Noah Fish, our Agweek reporter based out of Rochester, MN.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's discussion features an update on planting progress across the upper Midwest, especially how varied each region's planted acres are. We also revisit the meat supply chain issues we've been covering and talk about a story involving a Minnesota woman who raises sheep in addition to working in healthcare. Our guest this week is Tim Martin, Business Unit Director at Crary Industries in West Fargo, ND who shares some of his story along with information on the agricultural products his team helps to market and sell.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
Topics discussed include issues in the egg market during the COVID-19 pandemic, a conservation award that a South Dakota ranch family earned and other upper-Midwest ag news. Our guest this week is Lacey Block from Rancher's Rebellion Beef Company, a direct-to-consumer meat company who's pushing back against the meat packing industry.
We discuss a South African travel ban's impact on immigrant farm labor, update listeners on spring planting progress across the upper Midwest and continue our coverage of regional and national meat issues, from the producers to packing plants to consumers at the grocery store. Our guest this week is Dave Wehlander from Superior Grain Equipment in Kindred, ND who shares his experiences with grain storage sales during a pandemic.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's episode's discussion is heavily focused on current issues in the livestock world, beyond beef and pork (poultry and sheep are covered in recent Agweek stories). We also give an update on planting progress after last week's dismal report. Our guest this week is Sean Brotherson from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND where he's a professor and Extension Family Science Specialist. Sean is a mental health expert who has a strong agriculture background, just in time for Mental Health Month in May.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include a seed researcher (and farmer) who's work to figure out which seeds to plant where was covered by our Fargo, ND based reporter, Mikkel Pates. We also discuss the overall slow planting progress across ND, MN, SD and MT and the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the already hurting dairy industry. Our guest this episode is Kevin Larson from Aberdeen Livestock Sales in Aberdeen, SD who shares his experiences and voices his opinions on the current state of the livestock, meat packing and retail side of agriculture.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's episode features more coronavirus impacts, this time on ethanol plants in the area. A Minnesota home food delivery service's success and good habits during these shelter in place times and an NDSU professor's retirement are also discussed. This week's guest is Joe Heilman of Intelligent Ag of Fargo who shares some of the exciting projects his company is working on.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week's topics include the pandemic's effect on livestock producers, rural road flooding and the impact it has on farmers and residents along with some tips for the perfect Easter ham. Our guest this week is Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag in Fargo, who discusses the markets - not just ag markets - and how COVID-19 is shaking things up.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
On this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, hosts Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill discuss our recent coverage of the issues grain elevators are facing in light of the coronavirus pandemic, poor fall harvest conditions and ongoing trade wars. Also discussed: the USDA's Prospective Planting report that recently came out and a story on rural internet in the Dakotas and beyond. This week's guest is Dana Rosendahl from General Irrigation and Dyna Flo in Oakes, ND.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
On this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, hosts Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill discuss our recent coverage of an "Irish Travelers" construction scam involving rural homeowners, the corona virus' effect on livestock, farm equipment and land auctions as well as a story on how Minnesota farmers are able to access mental healthcare in this time of social distancing.
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Jenny email: jschlecht@agweek.com Jenny Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmreports
Al email: alec@agweek.com Al Twitter: www.twitter.com/al_winmill
This week is our 25th episode of the Agweek Podcast and we feature our coverage of the COVID-19 Coronavirus coverage in rural areas, Farmer John's sustainable ag education program in Haiti and Jon Knutson's story on the canola outlook for 2020. Our guest this week is dairy farmer/public speaker/ag influencer, Carrie Mess, also known as Dairy Carrie. Carrie and co-host, Al Winmill, do a little cheese tasting to celebrate 25 episodes.
Link to Carrie's cheese box from Alp and Dell cheese store with some of her favorites: https://alpanddellcheese.com/product/dairy-carrie-favorites-cheese-gift-box/
Monroe Cheese Days song Carrie referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLh92gfo3_c
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This week's episode of the Agweek Podcast features a farm family thriving after their barn collapsed, updates on this winter's corn combining and why some farmers are considering adding or keeping sunflowers in their crop rotation. Our guest is Dr. Mohamed Khan, the Extension Sugarbeet Specialist and professor at NDSU who shares a ton of great information on this Red River Valley crop, including some history on the plant.
This week's topics include a North Dakota ranching family's big win with the H-2A farm labor program, reports of lower than expected input costs for 2020 and some big disaster relief program news for area sugar beet cooperatives. This week's guest is Nick Revier from SESVanderHave, a regional manager of their sugarbeet sales program who will discuss his role and provide insights into the upcoming International Sugar Beet Institute in Grand Forks, ND.
This week's topics include the celebration of National FFA week (including a MN-AL exchange), new research on heart healthy lean beef and Agweek's new website launch. Our guest in the Superior Grain Equipment Studio is John Fetsch from Agweek's advertising sales team, who discusses the changes in ag marketing over the past 35 years.
This week's topics include new CBD processing facilities in North Dakota and the rest of the region, an organic fraud case coming to light and an exciting development in a Minnesota dairy to help some people enjoy milk and other products they couldn't before. This week's guests are Wanda Braton and Laura Heinrich from the North Dakota State Farm Service Agency who share some important upcoming deadlines and program information for 2020 and beyond.
This week's topics include precision beekeeping for pollinating crops, South Dakota's zoning laws and how they affect agriculture and a recent announcement: Agweek's parent company acquired Agri News out of Rochester, MN and we will become one team in March of 2020. This week's guest is Tim Tigges from Archer Daniels Midland in Casselton, ND.
This week's topics include the impact the Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN area Red River Diversion project has on farmers, the connection between caves and soil health and CRP payments. We'll also discuss upcoming stories in Agweek Magazine and on AgweekTV. This week's guest is Doug Wenzel from Ag Concepts.
You've found the 18th episode of the Agweek Podcast! Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill are both a little under the weather this week, so the first half of this episode was recorded off site instead of at the Superior Grain Equipment Podcast Studio in Fargo. Luckily, Stephanie Sinner (North Dakota Soybean Council) and Jean Henning (North Dakota Corn Utilization Council) were in the studio last week to record this week's guest interview with a healthy Al Winmill. Stories covered include cropland rental rates holding steady, an Agweek contributor's dairy farm closing, a bunch of updates from the Precision Ag Summit in Jamestown last week and a look at what's coming in Agweek Magazine and on AgweekTV.
Jenny Schlect and Al Winmill discuss the following stories: an Irish Travelers scam involving taking advantage of older, rural residents looking for home or farm improvement help, the hemp industry's issues in the upper Midwest, an alarming number of open cows after 2019's strange weather conditions and a look into what's coming up in Agweek and on AgweekTV. This week's guest is NDSU's Andy Swenson who talks about the upcoming Northwest Farm Managers Association meeting in Fargo, ND.
We made it to Episode 16! This week's episode features more on the stories we teased last week, including the expansion of natural gas availability to more rural homes, South Dakota townships trying to leave their counties over new livestock regulations and a new livestock sale barn opening up in Bismarck, ND. This week's guest is Delore Zimmerman, PhD., from Praxis Strategy Group who is helping to put on the upcoming Precision Ag Summit in Jamestown, ND next week.
Welcome back! This week's episode features a look at improved grain and livestock markets (thanks to Michelle Rook's recent AgweekTV panels) and Jonathan Knutson's annual Year in Review for 2019 (and what a year it was!). We'll also preview a few stories you can find in upcoming issues of Agweek Magazine and episodes of AgweekTV including increasing natural gas availability to smaller communities and how some smaller townships in South Dakota are considering leaving their counties over new livestock regulations. Our guest this week is Verna Kragnes, executive director of the Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society who tells us more about their upcoming Food and Farming Conference in Fargo this month.
Another week, another episode of the Agweek Podcast! The 14th episode brings us discussion on Palmer Amaranth and it's impact on states setting regulations on the noxious weed in fields and seed, lots of trade talk in North America and Asia and an unfortunate grain silo deaths. This week's guest is Tamra (Tami) Heins from Agweek's advertising team and the North Dakota Pork Council who shares her story living and working in agriculture in ND.
This week's episode brings us discussions on the struggles rural grocery stores - and their customers - are dealing with, some similarities between sugar beet farming issues that happened in the 1980s and those currently occurring and a weather outlook for this upcoming year from meteorologists in South Dakota. Our guest this week is Nick Horob, founder of Harvest Profit in Fargo. Harvest Profit's software provides cost and profit tracking for farmers who treat their farms as a business.
This week's episode of the Agweek Podcast features new trade deal talks, #harvest19's incredibly slow pace and Roger Johnson's departure from his role at NFU. Our guest this week is Cami Erickson from North Star Ag, a shortline equipment dealership located in Buffalo, North Dakota.
We're glad to have you back for another episode of the Agweek Podcast! This week we'll talk cover crop seeds (big news for all the prevent plant acres this year), crop insurance + disaster assistance claims deadlines, an interesting take on food prices and more. Our guest this week is Jayson Menke from Acres & Shares, who discusses his business helping farmers buy/sell American Crystal Sugar shares as well as his style of helping facilitate farmland deals.
On this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast we discuss silage bales as an option for the cover crops they grew on prevented planting acres and the innovative ways they prepared these bales, farm bankruptcies and just how bad the issue is across the upper Midwest (all while farm income is up on the year), winter ag events and meetings coming up in North Dakota and Minnesota and a preview of our Thankful for Ag issue of Agweek Magazine and episode of AgweekTV. This week's guest is Roger Johnson from United Lease and Finance in Fargo, ND who shares information on creative ways to finance purchases on the farm.
Welcome back for another episode of the Agweek Podcast! This week we discuss a rough sugar beet and potato harvest season (including leaving these root crops in the ground and beet farmers ending their year in the red), making silage bales or baleage from cover crops that were planted on prevent plant acres for livestock feed, and updates on South Dakota's delays on hemp legalization. Our guest this week is our very own Mikkel Pates, with some great insight on the Hunter Hanson trial as he's sentenced to federal prison this week.
In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill discuss upcoming and ongoing Agweek stories, including livestock's effects on climate change, comparing fall cattle sales to pheasant hunting's impact on the South Dakota economy and plenty of news on Hunter Hanson, the fraudulent roving grain trader, who's set to be sentenced in the next few weeks. Our guest this week is Ben Sander from Amity Technology, who works with their Concord, Wil-Rich and Wishek brands of farm equipment.
This week's episode features an Agweek story on how drain tile can help mitigate issues when we experience excessive moisture, farmers coming together to get their corn chopped for silage, consternation in the cattle markets and more stories from Agweek Magazine and AgweekTV. This week's guest is Justin Lundblad from Visjon Biologics, who discusses his company's seed innoculant products.
This episode of the Agweek Podcast features this fall's hideous weather and it's impact on harvest, silvopasture - a practice that encourages trees in pastures, sugar beet harvest's hurdles, crop progress reports, ND's statewide emergency for agriculture, tile drainage info from Mikkel Pates and Michelle Rook's story on cattle industry unrest. This week's guests are a couple of seed & ag tech experts from Peterson Farms Seed: Nolan Berg and Adam Spelhaug.
This week's episode discusses the effect Hunter Hanson's grain trading fraud has had on the North Dakota Public Service Commission as well as the North Dakota Agriculture Department, plus a story on a North Dakotan who has organized horse riding fundraisers for cancer who's battling cancer himself. We also touch on harvest weather and learn more about a Rose Dunn story on a gazebo on top of a grain silo. Our guest this week is Kevin Sponsler, an agronomist and field product specialist for Bayer, who's focus is on Dekalb and Asgrow seeds.
Welcome back to another episode of the Agweek Podcast! In our third episode, we'll dive deeper into a few stories from Agweek Magazine and AgweekTV including: a Mikkel Pates story about the North Dakota Farmers Union's new children's book about farmers with a modern twist, an update on the Ashby co-op manager case and creditor restitution, Jonathan Knutson reports on an interesting University of Minnesota research study on PRRSV (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in pigs) and a Michelle Rook story on milk prices reaching break-even levels. Our guest this week is Rodie Jelleberg, grain dryer specialist and customer service manager at Superior Grain Equipment in Kindred, ND.
Welcome back for the second episode of the Agweek Podcast! This week's topics from Agweek Magazine & AgweekTV include: North Dakota State University's research project involving turning agricultural waste (corn and soybean components) into usable plastic, 2019's soggy and difficult harvest season, issues putting up hay, the push for a Livestock Dealers Statutory Trust to protect cattle and other livestock producers, our ongoing story about the comparisons to the 1980s farm crisis and today, along with reports from the World Dairy Expo. Our guest this episode is Bruce Johnson with Summers Manufacturing who discusses his work with Summers and the journey that led him to the company.
Welcome to the first ever Agweek Podcast! We'll start with an introduction to the hosts, Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill and touch on some topics from Agweek Magazine & AgweekTV: Comparing the 1980s Farm Crisis to present day challenges, updates on the fraud case brought against the manager of Ashby Elevator, and some further details on a feedlot foreclosure in South Dakota. Our guest this episode is Jake Overby from CNH Insurance who tells us about his role in agriculture, working with equipment dealerships and their customers.