Mental health issues affect people from nearly every walk of life, including farmers and ranchers. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Minnesota Farm Bureau and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation lead several efforts surrounding mental health in agriculture. Farm Bureau Foundation Director Ruth Meirick and Promotion & Education Chair Cindy Durheim  join this Field Talk podcast to discuss rural mental health issues. 

Cool, wet conditions are keeping many Minnesota farmers from getting started on their spring planting. This University of Minnesota agronomy podcast features Drs. Jeff Coulter and Seth Naeve addressing concerns with corn and soybean planting. 

Maintaining global demand for Minnesota-grown agricultural commodities is an ongoing challenge. Minnesota soybean farmers help themselves through the investment of checkoff dollars into the development of new uses and new markets for soy products. Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council director Rochelle Krusemark joins this Field Talk podcast to discuss some of the organization's recent activities. 

Lynn Ketelsen addresses comments that solar power is the new corn for family farms. 

Volunteers play an integral role in making communities work. The agricultural community is no different. In this episode of Field Talk, Robin Kinney with the Minnesota Farm Bureau joins to talk about value of volunteers. 

Ethanol leaders remain committed to getting a year-round waiver for the sales of E15. Biofuels groups and farm organizations are pressing the Biden administration to once again offer an emergency waiver for the summer driving season. Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association joins the LFN to update the situation and the long-term goals for E15 use. 

Spring flooding is a worry in some parts of Minnesota in large part because of heavy winter snow. Minnesota State Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld joins the Linder Farm Network to highlight some of those concerns and explain why the chilly spring conditions are helping reduce some flood risks. 

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is among the state's most influential grassroots farm organizations. In this Field Talk podcast, we talk with MFBF President Dan Glessing about the organization, its mission and how local voices help shape organizational policy. 

U.S. farmers produce more corn and soybeans than can be consumed domestically, which means exports are an important outlet for those commodities. In this Field Talk podcast, we catch up with leaders of the U.S. Soybean Export Council and the U.S. Grains Council to address the challenges and opportunities for global grain exports.