Fastline Fast Track

This episode features details of the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for farmers, ranchers and consumers, with comments from President Donald Trump, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. The special Memorial Day episode also features a conversation with, and the music of, country music singer/songwriter Ryan Weaver, a 20-year U.S. Army veteran, the patriotic voice of Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and a member of a double Gold Star family.

In this episode, farmer/mental health advocate/blogger/"What the Farm" podcast co-host Lesley Kelly talks about mental health on the farm and a partnership she has with Corteva to provide resources to people in need of help; Steve Vistad, vice president of sales for Minnesota-based DakotaBio talks about how his company is using advancements in biotechnology and beneficial organisms to help farmers increase yields and improve soil health; and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides a spring planting report on various crops. The episode also features the music of Bobby Marquez, presented by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, Tennessee. Marquez about two livestream events he will hold to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

In this episode, Purdue University student Grace Hasler talks about winning the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Virtual Collegiate Discussion Meet and Hartford, Wisconsin, high school student and FFA member Ally Loosen discusses the Corona Kicker virtual livestock show she created. Hear how the pork industry is trying to navigate COVID-19 situation, and Lyle Orwig talks about the Dodge Ram Agriculture AGPack program. The episode also features the music of The Singing Sierran, Rich Price, presented by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Nashville, Tennessee.

On this episode, National FFA Organization's Christine White discusses how COVID-19 has affected the organization. Ethan Lane of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association talks about President Trump's move to keep meat-packing plants open, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer gives an update on USMCA, Kenneth Unruh of Kenneth's Sales & Service, Lewis, Kansas, talks spring equipment prep and Trevor McKeeman provides an update on HitchPin. The episode also features the music of Alex Schofield, live from the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, Tennessee.

Episode 51 features Precision Planting Agronomist Jason Webster sharing tips on avoiding spring planting pitfalls. Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers talks about how manufacturers are navigating COVID-19, U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue shares details of the feds' $19 billion aid package for farmers, Michigan farmer Nathan Engelhard talks about his farming operation, Florence Becot of the National Farm Medicine Center discusses a lack of health insurance in rural America and Tad Feaster of AquaBlast talks about keeping farms sanitary. The episode also features the second part of a two-part conversation with honky-tonk, Creole and Western swing singer/fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt.

In Episode 50, David Ottavianelli talks about how John Deere has shifted from making planters to producing face shields for health care workers and Julie Anna Potts of the North American Meat Institute discusses how pandemic-tested meat producers are faring. The episode also features the music of Hall of Fame honky-tonk-Creole-swing fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt, who just released a new album, "Same Old Me: An Homage to Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys."

Episode 49 features a discussion on the state of rural health care in light of COVID-19. Hear from Allan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association, and Beth O'Connor, Executive Director, Virginia Rural Health Association. The episode also features Glenn Pfeif, owner, G&M Implement Inc., Greeley, Colorado, talking about what business looks like during a pandemic. U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Undersecretary Brandon Lipps talk about what the USDA is doing to provide nutritious food to eligible school children and low-income Americans, and we hear the music of Dawn Anita, the 2018 Academy of Western Artists Western Female Vocalist of the Year and the aunt of country superstar Joe Diffie. We also discuss being ranked among the Top 35 Podcasts in Agriculture on Feedspot, as ranked by Anuj Agarwal.

This episode features U.S. Wheat Associates Vice President of Communications Steve Mercer talking about international wheat prices and demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a conversation with Midwest Farm Report's Pam Jahnke about milk dumping by Wisconsin dairies, and Jahnke's conversation with Wisconsin Ag Secretary Randy Romanski. It also features American Farm Bureau Federation Congressional Relations Director Allison Crittenden talking about important updates to the H-2A visa program for temporary agriculture workers, as well as the music of Justin Dukes, live from the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, Tennessee.

Episode 47 features American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, Arizona farmer John Boelts and South Carolina farmer Chalmers Carr discussing the need for temporary farm workers to be cleared to enter America from Mexico under the H-2A visa program despite a Coronavirus-related State Department halt of visa applications in Mexico. The episode also features ag economist David Widmar discussing COVID-19's short- and long-term impact on the ag economy, as well as the music of Bobby Tomberlin from Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch in Madison, Tennessee, presented by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville.

This episode features coverage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from an agricultural prospective, with interviews with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, Chief Economist Dr. John Newton and Director of Congressional Relations R.J. Karney. It also features U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and 3i Farm Show Director Eddie Estes. Also included is the music of Kalsey Kulyk, from Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch in Madison, Tennessee, presented by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Nashville, Tennessee.