Northern Ag Network Featured Podcasts

Northern Ag Network Featured Podcasts

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Northern Ag Network Featured Podcasts episodes

  • New MT 4-H Exec. Director, new Food Security bill, and an update on spring wheat tours

    Today's show is jam packed with a lot of great announcements. 

    Leading off, it's the new Executive Director for MT 4-H Foundation Jane Wolery and part of the conversation she had with Northern Ag Network intern Hannah Konen. 

    Secondly, it's NCBA supporting U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota introducing his Food and Energy Security Act to combat the SEC's proposed emissions disclosure. 

    Last but not least, the Wheat Quality Council spring wheat and durum tour is showing the crop is looking good.  

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    9 min
  • With Harvest Ramping Up, Supply Chain Issues still Plaguing the Ag Equipment Industry

    Combine sales were higher in June compared to May, a good indicator for the ag economy. However, Curt Blades with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says that unit sales for the year are down, blaming supply chain issues. 

    I spoke with Drew Lesnik with Frontline Ag Solutions at the Conrad location about those issues and how farmers and ranchers can avoid long wait times after purchasing new ag equipment. 

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    5 min
  • Stockman Bank President Discusses Ag Economy Challenges
    • Stockman Bank President Bill Coffee discusses headwinds facing producers
    • Examining average premiums for value added premiums
    • Harvest season picks up
    • Interest rates likely to increase today
    • Backlogged feedyards weighing on lamb market

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      8 min
    • Local Ranchers in the Running for National Environmental Stewardship Award
      • A national winner will be named tonight from the Regional recipients of the environmental stewardship award at the cattle industry summer business meeting. 
      • NDSA focused on weather related compensation policy at cattle industry summer business meeting 
      • Short term fundamentals unsupportive to cattle market 
      • Wheat trades higher after weekend attack from Russia

        •  Local Auctions: PAYS sheep sale, St. Onge 

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        8 min
      • ND Lamb Starter Flock, Update from NCBA meeting in Reno, and A Breakdown of the Cattle Inventory report

        Applications for the NDSU and North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers Association sheep starter flocks are due in by August 1. Youth chosen for the Starter Flock Discounted Loan Program will receive an interest-free loan to purchase 10 yearling Rambouillet ewes from the association. 

        NCBA started their member meeting in Reno this week and Ethan Lane - NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs, gives highlights of the meeting so far. 

        DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart breaks down the positive news in last week's USDA Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory reports. 

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        8 min
      • USDA Report Shows Continued Drought-Induced Cowherd Contraction
        • Breaking down the Cattle Inventory Report that shows the national beef cowherd continuing to shrink
        • Global durum production is expected to increase, but stocks remain tight
        • South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson wants Bill Gates to testify in Congress
        • Record-breaking numbers at county fair 4H sales
        • Those stories and more plus today's grain and cattle markets

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          8 min
        • Higher Combine Sales Equals Higher Farmer Optimism

          June’s agricultural equipment sales rose from the May numbers and combine sales are typically a good indicator of the overall health of the ag economy. Curt Blades is the Senior Vice President of Ag Services with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers tells us what is driving this demand. 

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          5 min

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