FFA – New Century Farmer The last two summers I have made a presentation to the FFA – New Century Farmer conference.  I really enjoy doing this. In this podcast I go over the questions I always get asked when speaking to just starting out producers and what I tell…Read More102-Young Farmers

Panel on Food – No farmers or ranchers on it New Farm Service Agency Administrator – of course he is not a farmer either First the new FSA/USDA Administrator is a Lawyer with a bachelor degree in History. This is not just a D problem in Washington the Rs did…Read More101-Where’s the Farmer?

This is episode 100 of Farm and Ranch Country podcast. Thank you to lots of people for helping me make this happen.  Especially to Judi. I look back at a few favorite episodes and look forward to what the future might bring. I discuss what the future might bring. I…Read More100 – Agricultural Podcast

Thanks for listening to my farm podcast. I discuss and look at the declining influence of the true agricultural vote.  Demographics are giving us less and less agricultural voters.  These voters are also trending more and more conservative in their voting.  Progressive liberals do not really care if commercial production…Read More99-Waning Political Influence Of the Agricultural Vote

(click play for farm podcast) Farming Current Events This podcast is about what is currently going on in the world and how it is affecting agriculture. It touches on the Middle East, Ukraine, South China Sea, immigration, and how the United States just seems to not be able to get…Read More098- Current Events In Agriculture

(click play for farm podcast) Has the United States went from being the undisputed World leader to just one of the “boys”?????? Did we give it away or has others worked to take it away. Who is the competition now? I look at several things that looks to me we…Read More097 – United States no longer the World’s Leader?

(click play for farm podcast) So why all the fuss about Ukraine? Why is Putin doing what he is doing? How does this affect American agriculture? What is a bi-polar versus a uni-polar world? Blame America first crowd is now firmly in control of many of the administration’s policies. How/why…Read More096 – Ukraine, Russia, China

Update on the Farm Bill I have some additional thoughts on the farm bill I share. Other topics California Drought Trade talks with Japan Micro Breweries and distillers grains GMOs in Hawaii Bundy Cattle stand off Keystone Pipeline

(click play button to hear the presentation) 2014 FARRM ACT I was asked to do a Farm Bill presentation to the Illinois Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute.  The audience was realtors and farm managers.  To book me to speak to your group, head over to my speaker page. I…Read MoreFARM Bill presentation to Realtors Land Institute -094

(for farm podcast click play) Update on Ukraine, but before that I look at Flight 370 Global Warming MF Global End with an update on the Farm Bill, or should I say FARRM Bill. Just a good old fashion discussion on odds and ends.