On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including our first Indiana planting weather forecast of the season and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out budget priorities to the Senate Ag appropriations committee. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a decent forecast but rains appear to be too frequent and cool air is too common. Thursday soybean futures went sharply lower and corn followed quietly. Andy Eubank has the market closing numbers and Mike Silver has market commentary on the #HATPodcast.

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including volunteer programs for Indiana pork producers to minimize trade-impacting diseases and the Ag Secretary gets quizzed on trade. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a dry Thursday for Indiana but some additional rain is coming again for most of the state. Wednesday soybean futures worked higher but corn and wheat sold off. Andy Eubank has the market closing numbers and Tom Fritz has market commentary on the #HATPodcast.

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including changes in consumer meat purchase decisions both before and after Covid 19, and a corn disease that isn't here in the Midwest but is causing yield issues elsewhere. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says most Hoosiers will need umbrellas handy today but sunny and dry weather follows. Tuesday corn, soybean and wheat markets again sold off, soybean futures the weakside leader. Andy Eubank has the market closing numbers and Arlan Suderman has market commentary on the #HATPodcast.

On the Hoosier Ag Today Tuesday Podcast: You’ve been enjoyed the sunshine and warmer weather over the past few days—but Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says you may want to hold off before you put all your jackets away because you’ll be needing them here by this weekend. Also coming up on today’s podcast—Eric Pfeiffer chats with a Pioneer agronomist who says patience will be rewarded this planting season. Plus, Chuck Shelby with Risk Management Commodities talks about the tumble that the grain markets took on Monday. That’s all coming up—on the Hoosier Ag Today Tuesday Podcast!

What should growers be thinking about as they look to prepare for the 2024 planting season?  To answer that question, returning guest Glenn Longabaugh is back in the podcast room with hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama on this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.  Glenn is no stranger to the podcast, and he’s the Agronomist for Premier Companies.  In addition to sharing about a recent hunting trip to hunt red stag in Argentina, you’ll hear about the types of things growers should be doing to prepare for the 2024 planting season.  He’ll share his thoughts about glyphosate usage and the challenges of using and not using pre-emergent herbicides.  If you’ve ever wondered how the herbicide group charts can help you in your planning, this episode is for you!

We are living in a time of innovation crisis where most innovation isn’t driven by large corporations despite them being managed better than ever before, says High Alpha Innovation CEO Elliott Parker. One day ahead of his new book release, The Illusion of Innovation, he joins us to get into how corporations equipped for efficiency losing their resilience and why it’s dangerous to advancing innovation. Now this isn’t a hot take: Elliott believes in efficiency, but not as a lone strategy. He talks about controlled chaos, a systematic approach to experimentation and uncovering ideas to challenge things we think we know. So what do companies do? Elliott talks new funding mechanisms, finding the best home for innovations to grow and being contrarian to win over the long-term. The Illusion of Innovation comes out tomorrow, April 16. Learn more here.

On the Monday edition of the Hoosier Ag Today Podcast—Eric Pfeiffer reports on the recent trip taken by Indiana Pork members to Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers and express their concerns on behalf of Indiana’s pork producers. Sabrina Halvorson reports how one Congressman who serves on the House Ag Committee would rather see the Farm Bill split into two—with separate bills for agriculture and nutrition. Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Indiana Farm Forecast on the way. Plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading review the grain markets—and talks about a a virus that’s impacting corn yields in Argentina. That’s all coming up—on the Hoosier Ag Today Monday Podcast!

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: Eric Pfeiffer chats with Indiana Pork Board Director Todd Rodibaugh who recently met with Indiana’s congressional delegation to express the ag policy concerns of Indiana’s pork producers—including the negative impacts of Prop 12. Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Indiana Farm Forecast for the coming week. Also, Brian Basting with Advance Trading reviews the grain markets following the release of the USDA’s April WASDE Report. Plus, you’ll hear from Don Lamb, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, as he stresses the importance of sharing the road with large, slow-moving farm equipment as Hoosier farmers make their way to farm fields to begin spring planting. All of that and much more are coming up on Hoosier Ag This Week!

Grain markets finished lower on USDA report day Thursday. Kokomo Grain's Mike Silver provides analysis on today's #HATPodcast. Also, meteorologist Ryan Martin will let us know when we might escape this moisture across the state, and two different stories about improving soil health.

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including legislation to improve the federal crop insurance program and another bill important to ag is detailed. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says it is a wet one, but how long does the rain last? Wednesday corn and wheat markets were slightly higher while soybeans again sold off ahead of the Thursday supply and demand update from USDA. Andy Eubank has the market closing numbers and Tom Fritz has market commentary on the #HATPodcast.