The goalpost has shifted in nutrient management—are you keeping up?   Explore new insights from the University of Kentucky to help meet your soil's rising demand for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur on this episode of The Dirt.   Declining soil test levels inspired the University to revisit their nutrient management recommendations. What actually changed? How can you maintain an optimum rate of each nutrient? Find out everything you need to know in this exciting episode with Mike Howell and John H. Grove.   Looking for the latest in crop nutrition research? Visit nutrien-ekonomics.com   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NutrieneKonomics

The goalpost has shifted in nutrient management—are you keeping up?   Explore new insights from the University of Kentucky to help meet your soil's rising demand for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur on this episode of The Dirt.   Declining soil test levels inspired the University to revisit their nutrient management recommendations. What actually changed? How can you maintain an optimum rate of each nutrient? Find out everything you need to know in this exciting episode with Mike Howell and John H. Grove.   Looking for the latest in crop nutrition research? Visit nutrien-ekonomics.com   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NutrieneKonomics

What is going on with California and their move to all electric vehicles? To discuss this topic and many others, special and returning guest Matt Smorch joins hosts Jeff Jarett and Sal Sama in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.  Matt is the President and CEO of CountryMark Cooperative, one of the largest private Indiana companies by revenue.Jeff, Sal, and Matt discuss some of the changes the new administration has brought about and the impacts those changes have had on the energy industry including the new EPA tailpipe standards.  Matt will discuss the yo-yo effect the market has had with changing leadership and how CountryMark manages to stay stable in the midst of it.  You’ll learn how having their own pipeline and refineries has helped CountryMark meet demand needs and benefit their consumers.  If you’re wondering what’s going on with California’s desired gas car ban and how you can help individuals retain their ability to choose their own vehicles, you’ll want to make sure you tune into today’s episode, and get involved by visiting https://empower.afpm.org/actions/stop-californias-gas-car-ban-take-action-now-cm-emp.

On the Monday edition of the Hoosier Ag Today Daily Podcast: You’ll from some VERY smart Purdue students who were winners of the Student Soybean Innovation Challenge—and the competition’s first-ever Food Challenge! Eric Pfeiffer has the story. Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Indiana Farm Forecast. Plus, not one but TWO major reports due out today at Noon Eastern time from USDA. First, the Prospective Plantings report. The second is the Quarterly Grain Stocks Report. You’ll hear from Brian Basting with Advance Trading, as he gives us a preview of both reports. That’s all coming up your way next—on your Monday edition of the Hoosier Ag Today Daily Podcast!

Gene editing in plants – it's been heralded as the next step-function change in the advancement of agriculture. One Indiana company is advancing the technology fresh off a $144 million venture capital raise. Claudia Nari, Chief Product Officer of Inari, joins today to talk through this historic time for gene editing and biotechnology at large. They get into:  From speed to precision, Claudia lays out the differentiation of gene editing to other types of plant breeding Crops of focus for Inari right now and stresses they’re focused on to enable farmer success The company’s recent venture capital raise, their value proposition and educating investors Inari’s unique advantage (knowing what to do, having the tools to do it and being able to do those at the same time) The status of field trials and what commercialization will look like for Inari Biggest problems in-field to be solved through gene editing – from yield to resource efficiencies Regulatory hurdles and Claudia’s perspective on the acceptance of gene editing as a technology When will Inari technology be in customer fields? And what’s next?

Agbioscience comes to you from the first ever Indiana Farm Bureau Indiana Ag Threats and Security Summit hosted in partnership with Beck’s Hybrids, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. We had the opportunity to speak with Megan Ritter (Indiana Farm Bureau), Herb Stapleton (FBI) and Aaron Pierce (Pierce Aerospace) on the breadth, timeliness and criticality of keeping farming operations secure to maintain a safe, abundant food supply.  We also cover:  A March Quadrant recap and a look ahead to our May 14 event. Register here: https://agrinovusindiana.com/quadrant/ Big pre-seed funding news for startup Gripp. Listen to their recent episode of Agbioscience here: https://podcast.agrinovusindiana.com/public/215/Agbioscience-8a9a4381/f0137c47 ReproHealth Technologies as the winner of the first-ever Agbioscience Innovator Award at the TechPoint Mira Awards

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: You'll hear from Indiana farmers David Hardin and Matthew Lucas, who were both in Mexico recently with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) getting a first-hand look at the trade issues impacting both the U.S. and Mexico since our neighbor to the south was our leading destination for U.S. pork in 2024. You'll also hear from Sam Gettinger of Rush County. He's a board member and past president of the Indiana Meat Packers and Processors Association (IMPPA). He tells Hoosier Ag Today that state and federal budget cuts could end up having a negative impact on our state's meat processors. Plus, the creators of SoyShield were the top winners in the annual Soy Innovation Challenge held this past week at Purdue University's campus. You'll hear from the winners and why the contest is an important one for Indiana soybean producers. All that, plus Brian Basting with Advance Trading reviews two major reports from USDA that are being released on Monday at noon Eastern. That's all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer has the news including the Purdue student soy innovation contest moves into another year with more impressive winners and a look at the upcoming USDA acreage report. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a lot of moisture in the forecast that should impact field work plans, and the Thursday soybean futures posted strong gains. Corn and wheat went lower. Andy Eubank has the settlements and market commentary with Karl Setzer. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Andy Eubank have the news including what a port fee might do to the competitiveness of Indiana corn and soybean prices and how to get a jump on weed control this season. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for mostly dry and slightly warmer weather today but more cloud cover moves in later, and the Wednesday corn, soybean and wheat futures all sold off again even though beans worked higher most of the day. Andy has the settlements and market commentary with Tom Fritz. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Andy Eubank have the news including the importance of Indiana farmers traveling to Mexico with the U.S. Meat Export Federation and sign up soon for the dairy margin coverage program. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a lot in the forecast in what he calls a wild ride in the coming days, and the Tuesday corn, soybean and wheat futures all sold off. Andy has the settlements and market commentary with John Zanker. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.