Anita Howard’s son Colten died in a grain bin entrapment accident in Indiana and is working to get the word out about grain bin safety so no one else has to go through such a tragic and preventable loss.

Indiana Corn Connection on Brownfield is a content partnership with the Indiana Corn Checkoff.

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This week IL Corn Marketing Board Chairman Mark Wilson gives an update on the corn checkoff program, how funds are being spent and the return on investment it provides for corn farmers. He also touches on how farmers can get involved and how IL Corn works with other states and partners on checkoff programs.

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A penny per bushel of corn sold in Michigan is sent to the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan. Communications Director Angel Jenio explains how it works, how farmers decide the priorities, and how it’s different from the Michigan Corn Growers Association.

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Bob Dressen is manager of the Farm at the Arb interpretive farm at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. In this episode, he talks about Farm at the Arb's mission, programming planned for September and the involvement of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

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This week Aaron Kelley, Vice President of Manufacturing for NewLeaf Symbiotics, focuses on the unique aspects of their biologicals and how they differ from most others on the market today. He also highlights their unique approach to fermentation and manufacturing.

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Bayer’s corn breeders develop thousands of products, and making sure the best products make to market is a priority.

In this Managing for Profit, Beth Lincoln, Channel Field Sales Representative shares how Channel Seedsman use their local experience to help guide the final product portfolio.

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Body condition scoring is the best way for producers to understand the nutrient status of an animal. 

In this Managing for Profit, Sarah Linen, a cattle technical consultant with Elanco talks about how producers can use this easy, but effective tool to see if a producer’s feed management is working. 

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Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner and University of Missouri Market Analyst Scott Brown give a weekly recap of the markets. They discuss how it can impact farmers' bottom lines.

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We continue our conversation about emerging markets with Paul Dietmann, diversified markets senior lending specialist for Compeer Financial. In the first segment we talked about the impact of COVID-19 on farmers who market their products directly to consumers. Now we’re discussing how Compeer partners with farmers who have been direct marketing for a long time, but can also work with producers who are exploring emerging markets for the first time.

This episode was released August 27, 2021. 

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