Make sure your planter is ready to hit the field when you are this spring with tips and advice from John Deere. Curt and Sarah also talk about importance of planting time and keeping a sense of humor during a stressful season. Get your planter ready to roll as you listen in on this episode of FP Next, powered by John Deere.

Links

• FP Next Shop Talk – What we learned at Commodity Classic
• 4 planter questions answered for no-till, cover crops
• FP Next, powered by John Deere

It’s not just the farmer down the road buying land; media and business moguls, companies, and even China are making significant land purchases. What does that mean for you?

Links

• Curt Arens’ story: What foreign interests control Nebraska farmland?
• Joshua Baethge, policy editor, Farm Progress: Government report raises concerns about foreign ag ownership
• FP Next, powered by John Deere

On this Shop Talk edition of FP Next, Curt and Sarah talk about Sarah’s recent trip to cover Commodity Classic in Houston, Tex. and some of the folks she visited with along the way, including Holly Spangler, Prairie Farmer; Allison Lund, Indiana Prairie Farmer; and Brian Torrey, John Deere.

Episode links

• Listen to more FP Next episodes.
• See the sights from the show gallery.
• EPA announces new initiative at Commodity Classic.
• American Agriculturalist coverage of John Deere’s new equipment.

On this Deep Dive episode of FP Next, powered by John Deere, Curt and Sarah visit with Matthew Kruse, president of Commstock Investments, about how important Brazilian weather and crop outlooks are to U.S. grain markets.

Episode links:

• Biography and columns from Matthew Kruse
• FP Next episodes

 In this Farm Files episode, Curt and Sarah discuss the ups and downs in a farm marriage and share advice for farm couples.

Episode links

• Dear farm wife
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On this Shop Talk edition of FP Next, Curt and Sarah visit with editor of American Agriculturalist, Chris Torres, about the premier indoor farm show. The show hosts more than 400 exhibitors sharing the latest in farm equipment, tractors, combines, seed and crop protection products, farm supplies, dairy and beef production, and woodlot industry supplies.

Episode links

• New York Farm Show
• American Agriculturalist
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In this episode of FP Next Deep Dive, Sarah and Curt tackle a topic on the minds of many producers – how to navigate the wild West of crop biologicals and biostimulants to discover if they will pay off. With expertise from Nebraska Extension educator Laura Thompson, who coordinates Nebraska’s On Farm Research Program, this episode looks at biologicals, what they are, how they work and some studies from Nebraska that give hints on whether they can actually pay off or not in the field.

Thompson answers these questions and more in today’s episode.

• Learn more about Nebraska On Farm Research Program and biological studies.
• Take in the Nebraska On Farm Research results meetings in 2024 across Nebraska sites
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On this Farm Files edition of FP Next, Curt and Sarah talk about their favorite stock shows and how these shows bring benefits for local communities, attendees, and exhibitors. Kids who show livestock gain great life skills, including building sportsmanship, healthy competition, and hands-on knowledge about animal care.

What show is on Curt’s bucket list to attend in 2025? What is Sarah’s favorite thing to do during the Black Hills Stock Show? Listen in to all this and more on this Farm Files edition of FP Next.

Curt and Sara talk to Missouri Ruralist Editor Mindy Ward about how to prevent and treat tar spot in corn fields.

• Missouri Ruralist coverage of tar spot
• Corn disease tracker
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On this episode of FP Next, Curt and Sarah visit with Farm Futures Grain Market Analyst Jacqueline Holland to find out what’s what with marketing. Are women better marketers? Where is the best place to find market updates? How can you make your marketing strategy better than ever?

Holland answers these questions and more in today’s episode.

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