Farm Progress Nation

Chris Torres and Andy Castillo are back with their second episode of Ag Tech Amplified, sharing all the cool ag tech, and even the cool ag equipment beginnings, they saw at Farm Progress Show. From the Fendt Momentum planter to an autonomous field robot that can map rocks, and back to cable plowing technology and the beautiful Minneapolis Moline tractors, get the highlights from FPS26.

Read about the equipment they talk about on our Farm Progress Show page.

Join Josh Baethge and Holly Spangler for this episode of Truth on the Ground, featuring University of Illinois Associate Professor Jonathan Coppas discussing critical issues facing today's farm economy.

"The diesel cost is tough, but putting food on the table is also getting more and more difficult for people,” he says. “And so this diesel cost is gonna just, I'm worried this is gonna like magnify through the food chain. We're gonna all see it in the grocery store aisle and at the restaurants pretty soon."

Plus: Our colleagues Ava Splear and Allison Lynch share their experience taste-testing 35+ varieties of ranch dressing at Twisted Ranch in Saint Louis.They also talk about some upcoming stories around fall fertilizer applications and rural childcare.

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Ranch dressing, ranked

Stories by Holly Spangler

Stories by Josh Baethge

On the latest podcast from Farm Progress Nation, Curt Arens and Sarah McNaughton-Peterson explore cutting-edge ag technology at Husker Harvest Days' Ag Tech Pavilion in Grand Island, Neb. Thirteen startups showcased innovations in robotics, crop sensors, cattle monitoring, and more. Brennen Costello, director of Nebraska Combine, discusses how these emerging solutions connect farmers with technology that solves real problems. A partnership between University of Nebraska Lincoln, the Combine and Farm Progress brings tomorrow's farming tools to today's producers.

Where We’re Planted is a new Farm Progress Nation podcast hosted by Shelley E. Huguely and Raney Rapp. They’ll share personal stories of life raising farm kids and practical advice about the finer farm family topics from health care to managing family living expenses to just life on the home front.

Farm wife and blogger Deanne Freiders, "This Farm Girl Cooks" joins the first episode to share experience-based advice on managing harvest stress, from quick meal solutions to family communication strategies.

Links:

https://www.thisfarmgirlcooks.com/

Acres to Income hosts Sarah McNaughton-Peterson and Curt Arens talk with Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress national events director, about the 2026 Husker Harvest Days.

Husker Harvest Days returns Sept. 15-17 near Grand Island, Nebraska—the World's Fair of western Corn Belt agriculture. Don't miss the new Ag Tech Pavilion featuring cutting-edge innovations, plus hands-on demonstrations including skidsteer experiences, manure spreaders, TMR demos, and nitrogen management test plots. Experience corn harvest, tillage, haying demonstrations, and more at this premier farm show.

Learn more about the show: https://www.huskerharvestdays.com/

Steve Pitstick, a northeast Illinois farmer with 52 years of experience, shared his perspective on agricultural technology adoption during a recording of the Ag Tech Amplified podcast with Chris Torres and Andy Castillo at the 2026 Farm Progress Show, offering insights into how farming has transformed from open-station tractors to AI-powered systems.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of FP Nation - Truth on the Ground, hosted by Josh Baethge, Farm Progress policy editor, and Holly Spangler, Prairee Farmer editor and Farm Progress executive editor. In this first episode the talk with Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress national events director, about all things Farm Progress Show. From meeting his wife at FPS and historical recalls from the show to the new things to find at FPS26 (think "combar" - a combine bar - and lots of useful tech).

Truth on the Ground is a new Farm Progress Nation podcast hosted by Josh and Holly. They’ll share perspective on the biggest stories in agriculture, with help from the experts and journalists who know what it means to be a farmer. Find Truth on the Ground on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms.

https://www.farmprogressshow.com/

Don't miss the new podcast Farm Progress Nation - where America's largest team of agricultural journalists brings you the insights and solutions farmers need to succeed. Our editors are in the field every day, tracking markets, testing equipment, and talking to the experts solving tomorrow's problems today. We're bringing those conversations directly to you starting Friday, August 28. Subscribe to this podcast and never miss the conversations that make your family farm run ever stronger. Look for Farm Progress Nation wherever you find your favorite podcasts."